Courtesy of Mike Cawood
Who: #20/19 Arkansas Razorbacks (21-8, 11-54 SEC) vs Texas Longhorns (18-11, 9-7 SEC)
What: The Razorbacks’ final home game of the season.
When: Wednesday – Mar. 4 – 6:00 pm (CT)
Where: Fayetteville, Ark. • Bud Walton Arena / Nolan Richardson Court (19,200)
How (to follow):
– TV/Stream: ESPN2 / Watch ESPN (Roy Philpott and Daymeon Fishback)
– Radio: 92.1 The Ticket and the 92.1 The Ticket App (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
FAYETTEVILLE – The #20/19 Arkansas Razorbacks play their final home game of the season – and second-to-last game of the regular season – on Wednesday (Mar. 4) versus rival Texas. Tipoff is set for 6 pm (CT) and the game will be televised on ESPN2.
Texas was on the Razorbacks’ schedule in their inaugural season (1923-24), with the Longhorns as the Hogs’ final two games.
Four-year Razorback Trevon Brazille will play his last game in Bud Walton Arena. Brazile:
^ Has been SEC Player of the Week twice
^ Having a career year, averaging 12.3 points (6.8 ppg last year) with a career-high 198 rebounds (184 last year) and a career-high 44 steals (had 62 in his first four seasons combined).
^ Is 8 3-pointers away to become the only Hog with 40 made 3’s (32) • 40 blocked shots (44) • 40 steals (41) – (HogStats)
^ Has scored 1,056 career points || 905 as a Razorback (9.3 avg)
^ Has 709 career rebounds || 589 as a Razorback (6.1 avg)
^ Has 171 career blocked shots || 125 as a Razorback
^ Has 94 career steals || 93 as a Razorback
^ Career: 52.8% FG • 34.9% 3PT || 52.6% FG • 35.3% 3PT as a Razorback
Transfer Nick Pringle will be playing his final home game as a collegian.
NOTES:
• Overall, Arkansas and Texas have met on 157 previous occasions. The only other program the Hogs have played more is Texas A&M at 171 meetings, thanks to the Aggies joining the SEC for the 2012-13 season (13 years).
• Arkansas leads the all-time series versus Texas, 89-68, including a 47-21 advantage in games played in Fayetteville.
• With a sweep of the Longhorns last year, Arkansas has won 34 of the last 49 games dating back to the 1974-75 season.
