Arkansas to play
Arkansas to play former Southwest Conference foe Texas Tech as the 10-seeded Hogs, the lowest seed left in the NCAA Tournament, will face #3 seed and ninth-ranked Texas Tech in basketball the Sweet 16 Thursday in the Chase Center.
Tipoff is set for 9:09 pm (CST) and the game will be televised on TBS and on truTV.
Arkansas advanced to the Sweet 16 after upsetting #7 seed Kansas and #2 seed (fifth-ranked) St. John’s in the NCAA first and second rounds, respectively, in Providence, R.I. Texas Tech, the third seed in the West Region, advanced to the Sweet 16 with wins over #14 seed UNC Wilmington (82-72) and #11 seed Drake (77-64) in Wichita, Kansas.
The winner of the Arkansas-Texas Tech game will advance to the Elite 8 on Saturday and face the winner of Maryland-Florida.
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