Texas Vs Arkansas preview: Razorbacks host Longhorns in Fayetteville
The Arkansas Razorbacks will host the Texas Longhorns in a marquee regular-season meeting, a texas vs arkansas matchup set for Wednesday in Fayetteville with tipoff at 6 p. m. CT (7 p. m. ET) and televised on ESPN2. The game is Arkansas’ final home contest of the season and comes with senior Trevon Brazille slated to play his last game in Bud Walton Arena.
Texas Vs Arkansas: kickoff, TV and immediate stakes
Tipoff for the texas vs arkansas meeting is scheduled for 6 p. m. CT (7 p. m. ET) on Wednesday and will be shown on ESPN2. Arkansas enters ranked #20/19 and sits at 21-8 overall and 11-5 in conference play, third in the standings, with a 15-1 record at Bud Walton Arena; their only home defeat this season came against Kentucky. Texas arrives on the road off a 76-70 win over Texas A& M that snapped a two-game skid after losses to Georgia and to the then-ranked No. 7 Florida Gators.
Brazille, Pringle and home-court storylines
Four-year Razorback Trevon Brazille will play his final game in Bud Walton Arena. He has been SEC Player of the Week twice and is averaging 12. 3 points this season (6. 8 ppg last year). Brazille has posted a career-high 198 rebounds (184 last year) and a career-high 44 steals (he had 62 in his first four seasons combined). Career totals listed include 1, 056 career points (905 as a Razorback, 9. 3 avg), 709 career rebounds (589 as a Razorback, 6. 1 avg), 171 career blocked shots (125 as a Razorback), and 94 career steals (93 as a Razorback). He is 8 3-pointers away to become the only Hog with 40 made 3’s • 40 blocked shots • 40 steals. Transfer Nick Pringle will also be playing his final home game as a collegian.
What Texas brings and the last leg of the regular season
Texas is traveling to Fayetteville with two regular-season games remaining on its schedule. Guard Tramon Mark led the Longhorns in the recent road win over Texas A& M with 23 points while shooting 53 percent from the field and adding four rebounds and two assists. The Longhorns’ road trip to face Arkansas represents their second-to-last regular-season test before conference play concludes.
After the Arkansas-Texas game, Arkansas closes the regular season at Missouri on Saturday, Mar. 7, with tipoff in Columbia set for 11 a. m. CT (12 p. m. ET) and the game televised on.
