Who: #8 seed Arkansas Razorbacks (21-13) vs #1 seed #4/5 Kansas Jayhawks (28-7)
What: Arkansas will be playing a #1 seed for the third consecutive year.
When: Saturday – Mar. 18 – 4:15 pm (CT)
Where: Des Moines, Iowa – Wells Fargo Arena (16,110)
How (to follow):
- Television: CBS (Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Allie LaForce)
- Stream/Online: NCAA GAME CENTER
- Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
- Gameday Info and How to Listen Online/Mobile: Razorback Gameday App
- Sirius/XM National Broadcast: 136 (Sirius) / 206 (XM) || SXM App: Channel 967
- Live Stats: NCAA GAME CENTER
- Arkansas Game Notes: CLICK HERE
- Kansas Game Notes: CLICK HERE
- SEC Notes/Stats: CLICK HERE
DES MOINES, Iowa – For the third straight year, Arkansas will be facing a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament when the #8 seed Razorbacks face #1 seed Kansas (ranked #4/5) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament West Region on Saturday (Mar. 18). Tipoff is set for 4:15 pm (CT) and the game will be televised on CBS.
- Arkansas and Kansas have me on 13 previous occasions. The Jayhawks own an 8-5 advantage in the series.
- This is the second time Arkansas has faced Kansas in the NCAA Tournament. Then #2 Razorbacks (also seeded 2nd) lost 93-81 to then #12 Kansas (seeded #3) in the 1991 NCAA Elite 8 in Charlotte.
- Arkansas is coming off a first-round win over Illinois. This is the first time since 1996, ’95 and ’94 that the Razorbacks have won three straight NCAA openers.
- For the third straight year, Arkansas will face a #1 seed. Previously, Arkansas lost to #1 seed (#3 ranked) Baylor in the 2021 Elite 8 and defeated #1 overall seed Gonzaga in the 2022 Sweet 16.
- Ricky Council recorded his first double-double as a Razorback and the third for his career in the win over Illinois. He had 16 points (11-of-12 at the free throw line) and pulled down a season-high 10 rebounds, including eight defensive.
- Anthony Black is THE ONLY player in the SEC to rank among the top 25 in five major categories (Pts • Rebs • Asts • Stl • Blk). He ranks 3rd in STEALS (2.00), 4th in ASSISTS (4.06), 18th in POINTS (12.82), 22nd in REBOUNDS (5.11) and 23rd in BLOCKED SHOTS (0.62).