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After surviving the Sweet 16, Arkansas and Baylor are going face-to-face in the Elite 8. The long-time Southwest conference foes are going at it for the 94th time and the Hogs lead the series 58-35, but this time it is for a spot in the Final Four.
It took a clutch Devo Davis mid-range jumper and a missed 3-pointer at the buzzer by Max Abmas, but Arkansas held on to a 72-70 win over Oral Roberts to advance to the Elite 8 for the first time since 1995. This will arguably be their toughest test yet.
Baylor muscled their way past Villanova, 62-51, in the Sweet 16, after overcoming a 7-point halftime deficit. The 2-loss Bears have had a remarkable season that resulted in them getting the 1-seed in the tournament.
Here's everything you need to know heading into the game...
Important Times
Tip-Off: 8:57 p.m. (CT) (Lucas Oil South Court)
TV/Radio
CBS (Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery, Tracy Wolfson)
Razorback Sports Network: (Chuck Barrett, Matt Zimmerman)
Westwood One: (Ryan Radtke, Robbie Hummel)
Satellite Radio: XM Channel 84 – Sirius Channel 84 – Streaming Online 84
Vegas Line
Arkansas +7.5, O/U 148
ESPN BPI gives Arkansas a 25.2% chance to win
Bears to Watch
G Jared Butler: The junior out of Reserve, Louisiana, leads the team in points per game (16.6 ppg) and steals (2.1 spg).
G MaCio Teague: The senior out of Cincinnati, Ohio, is second on the team in points (15.7 ppg), third in rebounds (4.1 rpg), and is getting the second-most minutes (31.6 mpg).
G Davion Mitchell: The junior from Hinesville, Georgia, leads the team in assists (5.3 ppg) while being third on the team in points (14.1 ppg).
Stat Comparison + Rankings (Arkansas | Baylor)
Scoring Offense: 11 (81.7 ppg) | 6 (83.0 ppg)
Scoring Defense: 184 (70.4 ppg) | 49 (65.3 ppg)
FG%: 106 (45.07%) | 17 (48.65%)
3pt%: 190 (33.29%) | 1 (40.79%)
3pt DEF: 145 (33.2%) | 141 (33.1%)
AdjO: 47 (110.8) | 3 (122.5)
AdjD: 10 (89.3) | 27 (92.0)
AP Top 25: 10th | 3rd
NET: 14 | 2
KenPom: 18 | 2
Sagarin: 13 | 2
ESPN BPI: 13 | 2
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