MBB Preview: Arkansas vs Texas Tech in Dallas (Revocruit Rematch)

December 11, 2025

Who: #17 Arkansas Razorbacks (72, 0-0 SEC) vs #16 Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-2, 0-0 Big 12)
What: Long-time rivals Arkansas and Texas Tech met in last year’s Sweet 16 and will run it back at this year’s Revocruit Rematch.
When: Saturday – Dec. 13 – 11:00 am (CT)
Where: Dallas, Texas • American Airlines Center (20,000)
How (to follow):
– TV/Stream: ESPN2/Watch ESPN (Mike Monaco and Jon Crispin)
– Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
– Sirius/XM: Sirius: 106 || XM: 190 || SXM App/Online Channel 960
– Live Stats

– Arkansas Game Notes
– Texas Tech Game Notes
– SEC Men’s Basketball Release/Stats

FAYETTEVILLE – Last year, the Razorbacks faced Baylor in Dallas’ American Airlines Center. This year, Arkansas returns on Dec. 13 to face Texas Tech in a repeat of last year’s NCAA Sweet 16 match-up, dubbed the “Revocruit Rematch.” Tipoff is set for 11 am (CT) and the game will be televised on ESPN2.

Arkansas and former Southwest Conference rival Texas Tech have met on 81 previous occasions with the Red Raiders owning a 41-40 advantage, thanks to Tech’s overtime win in last year’s Sweet 16.

After the trip to Dallas, Arkansas returns to Bud Walton Arena to host Queens on Tuesday (Dec. 16). Tipoff is set for 8 pm (CT) and the game will be televised on SEC Network.

NOTES:

The Red Raiders lead the series, 7-5, in games played on neutral courts and 3-1 in games played in Dallas. HOWEVER: Arkansas is 1-0 versus Texas Tech in games played in American Airlines Center, beating the Red Raiders, 78-65, in the O’Reilly Christmas Classic (Dec. 21, 2005). The other three meetings in Dallas came in the Southwest Tournament. Tech won in the 1976 SWC semis in Moody Coliseum, won in the 1985 SWC Championship in Reunion Arena and won in the 1987 SWC quarters in Reunion Arena.
Overall, Arkansas has won 10 of the last 14 meetings.
The last two meetings between the programs have come in the NCAA Tournament. — Arkansas defeated Tech in the NCAA 2nd round in 2021 and Tech defeated Arkansas in last year’s Sweet 16.
Arkansas is 24-14 all-time in Dallas thanks, in part, to winning four SWC Tournament titles in Reunion Arena (1982, ’89, ’90 and ’91).
Arkansas is 2-3 in American Airlines Center … with a win over Texas Tech. Coach Calipari is 2-1 all-time in American Airlines Center.
Karter Knox is quietly having a great start to his sophomore season. He leads the team in 3-point shooting, making 50% of his attempts (11-of-22); leads the team in free throw shooting, making 8537% of his attempts (12-of-14); and is second on the team in rebounding (5.5 avg.). In nine games, Knox has two double-doubles this season — the first two of his career.
Darius Acuff Jr. had 18 assists over the last two games. With that, he moved from 119th in the NCAA (7th SEC) to 41st in the NCAA (2nd SEC) in assists per game. Acuff ranks second among all NCAA freshmen in assists (5.4 avg.) and seventh among all NCAA freshmen in scoring (17.4 avg/).
With its last two wins, Arkansas climbed from 45th in the NCAA NET rankings to #23.
Also, by holding Louisville and Fresno State a combined 12-of-63 (19.%) shooting from 3-point range, Arkansas climbed from 114th in the NCAA in 3-point field goal percentage defense to 28th, now at 27.7%.
Arkansas is second in the NCAA in fastbreak points, averaging 22.2 points per game in the category, while opponents are averaging just 9.4 fastbreak points per game.

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