Thursday night kicks off the start of the Sweet Sixteen in what is one of the best weekends of the college basketball season. In the West Region, the eighth-seeded Arkansas Razorbacks will square off against the fourth-seeded UConn Huskies for the right to play in the West Region Final on Saturday in Las Vegas. Arkansas comes in after upending top-seed Kansas this past weekend. UConn reached the Sweet 16 following a resounding win over 5th-seeded St. Mary's. The opening tap for this matchup is scheduled for 7:30 PM EST.
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The Arkansas Razorbacks are now just two wins away from a spot in the Final Four following a thrilling win over top-seeded Kansas on Saturday. With the win on Saturday, Arkansas has now reached the Sweet 16 for three straight seasons. Devo Davis carried the Razorbacks for much of the second half, scoring 21 of his game-high 25 points in the second frame. Davis' exploits helped Arkansas overcome a 12-point halftime deficit before he fouled out with under four minutes to play. From there, his backcourt mate, Ricky Council IV took over. Council scored 11 of the Razorbacks' final 15 points and finished with 21 points, including 5-of-6 from the 3pt line.
“It's such an unbelievable win for our program,” Musselman told CBS Sports after the game. “I keep telling people we keep getting better. Not many teams can get better this time of year. I've never been prouder of a team than I've been tonight.”
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The Razorbacks have now earned three straight Sweet 16 trips in the tournament and, after Saturday, have now gone 2-1 against #1 seeds in the last three tournaments. Arkansas is averaging 72.5 points per game in the tournament thus far. The Razorbacks are shooting 43% from the field and 33% from long range thus far in two tournament games. On the defensive end, the Razorbacks are holding teams to 66 points per game and just 40% from the field. The Razorbacks have been stellar on the perimeter with teams shooting just over 23% from long range. On the glass, Arkansas has a +16 rebounding margin in the tournament. The team has a -12 turnover margin in the two games.
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