*****Basketball Game Thread: Texas @ No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks*****

[HornSports Staff]

Texas heads to Fayetteville tonight for a high-stakes SEC showdown with Arkansas that feels like a March tune‑up for both teams’ postseason hopes. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. CST (7:00 p.m. EST) at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with television coverage on ESPN2. The Longhorns enter at 18–11 overall and 9–7 in SEC play, still searching for a true statement road win to lock in their NCAA Tournament positioning. Arkansas comes in at 21–8 overall and 11–5 in the league, ranked No. 20 nationally and once again turning Bud Walton into one of the toughest environments in college basketball.

Texas leans on an offense that has lived in the mid‑80s, posting a strong record when it clears the 80‑point mark, while Arkansas couples a 50‑percent shooting profile with a defense designed to fuel transition and early-clock threes. That combination sets up a shot‑making contest more than a grinder, and the key subplot becomes whether Texas can survive Arkansas’ trademark early surge and reach the under‑4 timeout of each half within a possession or two. If the Longhorns can blunt that initial Razorback wave and control tempo in the final four minutes of each half, they give themselves a real chance to walk out of Bud Walton with the kind of signature road win that resonates on Selection Sunday.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

This would be the time for the upset. Arkie is not at full strength.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Well, the Hogs raced out to a 24-4 lead and just never looked back. Texas couldn't overcome it. Arkansas is a very good team, even though their depth is an issue right now.

88-68 Ark with 7:10 left in the game

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Arkansas wins 105-85. Razorbacks played a helluva game. They're good.

Jordan Pope and his foul trouble put him where he only played about 6 minutes of the game.

Matas had 21 points to lead Texas. Swainn led in rebounds (9) and assists (6)

Swain had 16 pts. Mark had 18. Nic Codie had 11. Chendall Weaver had 10, including a thunderous dunk.

For Arkie, Brazille and Acuff had 28 pts each.

 

[83Dee]

That was a punch in the gut. I don't do this often, but I shut this one off. It was clear pretty early that they were the better team that night. Let's see how we bounce back against the gooners. I believe they are our final game of the regular season??

 

[Sirhornsalot]

That was a punch in the gut. I don't do this often, but I shut this one off. It was clear pretty early that they were the better team that night. Let's see how we bounce back against the gooners. I believe they are our final game of the regular season??

Thats right, and we get them at home.