SEC Quarterfinal Preview: Arkansas vs. Oklahoma

Who: #17/17 (#3 seed) Arkansas Razorbacks (23-8, 13-5 SEC) vs (#11 seed) Oklahoma Sooners (19-14, 7-11 SEC)
What: The Razorbacks are 16-3 all-time in SEC Quarterfinal video games.
When: Friday – Mar. 13 – approx. 8:30 pm (CT)
Where: Nashville, Tenn. • Bridgestone Arena (19,295)
How (to comply with):
– TV/Stream: SEC Network / Watch ESPN (Tom Hart, Dane Bradshaw and Alyssa Lange)
– Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
– SEC Network on Sirius/XM: 106 or 190 || SXM App/Online Channel 960 – Live Stats

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

NASHVILLE – The third-seeded Arkansas Razorbacks will face the Eleventh-seeded Oklahoma Sooners within the quarterfinals of the 2026 SEC Tournament on Friday (Mar. 13). The sport will probably be televised on SEC Network and tipoff at Bridgestone Arena is about for about 8:30 pm (CT) – or 20 minutes after the completion of the 6 pm Alabama-Ole Miss sport.

Arkansas is 16-3 all-time in SEC quarterfinal video games, and this would be the first time Arkansas and Oklahoma have met within the SEC Tournament.

Arkansas and Oklahoma confronted off in Norman on Jan. 27 and the Razorbacks pulled out an 83-79 victory. However, the Hogs have been down 13 within the first half and trailed by 4 on the break. In the second half, Arkansas shot 50% from the sphere whereas holding the Sooners to 36% taking pictures and simply 3-of-11 taking pictures from 3-point vary. Meleek Thomas scored 14 factors within the second half on 6-of-9 taking pictures whereas Darius Acuff Jr. led the group with 21 factors and 10 assists total.

After that sport, Oklahoma fell to 1-7 in SEC video games. Since then, the Sooners have posted an 8-4 file, together with two wins within the SEC Tournament. Nijel Pack has led the best way, averaging 17.3 factors and taking pictures 49.4% from 3-point vary.

The winner of Arkansas-Oklahoma will face the winner of Alabama-Ole Miss within the SEC semifinal on Saturday (Mar. 14). Tipoff is about for about 2:30 pm (CT) and the sport will probably be televised on ESPN.

NOTES:

• The Arkansas and Oklahoma sequence consists of 33 video games courting again to 2 video games on back-to-back days in the course of the 1938-39 season. Those two video games have been performed on Dec. 20 and Dec. 21, 1938. Arkansas gained the primary sport, 39-31, and the second, 36-30.
• Arkansas owns an 18-15 benefit within the sequence, together with a 6-2 benefit in video games performed on impartial courts.
• Arkansas is 12-12 all-time in Bridgestone Arena.
• John Calipari is 25-9 (.735) on the SEC Tourney. He was SEC Champion in ’10, ’11, ’15, ’16, ’17 and ’18 and was runner-up in ’12 and ’14. Calipari is 59-17 (.776) total in convention excursions as head coach with 15 titles.

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