Courtesy of Mike Cawaood
FAYETTEVILLE – A Texas-sized showdown comes to Dallas when Arkansas battles Texas Tech on Dec. 13 (Sat.) at American Airlines Center in a rematch of last season’s epic Sweet 16 game. Veteran event promoter bdG Sports announced the event today, which is dubbed the “Revocruit Rematch.”
Tip time is slated for 11 am (CT). The game will be broadcast on an ESPN Network to be determined later.
Tickets will go on sale to the public on Sept. 19 (Fri.) at 10 am (CT) through Ticketmaster. For the latest information, fans can visit www.revocruitrematch.com.
Arkansas Head Coach John Calipari
“We are excited to return to Dallas. Our experience last year in the American Airlines Center was first class and our fans and alums in the Metroplex helped make it great too. Dallas has traditionally been good to the Razorbacks, and we expect nothing different this year. The Arkansas-Texas Tech rivalry means a lot to both fan bases and, if recent history holds true, this game should be a great match-up. We like our team and have great respect for Coach McCasland. This game will help prepare both teams for another NCAA Tournament run.”
Texas Tech Head Coach Grant McCasland
“We’re looking forward to returning to downtown Dallas and matching up against Arkansas. This is a historic series that dates back to the 1940s and always proves to be a great game. I’m excited to play in front of our fanbase at American Airlines Center and to renew the rivalry.”
NOTES:
• With a loss to Texas Tech in the Sweet 16 last season, Arkansas trails the series with the Red Raiders, 40-41.
^ The last four meetings between Arkansas and Texas Tech have been decided by a total of 14 points (3.5 avg.).
^ Two of the games have gone into overtime and the other two games have been decided by three points or less.
– 1/20/2016: ARK won, 75-68 in OT – SEC/Big 12 Challenge in Fayetteville.
– 1/26/2019: TTU won, 67-64 – SEC/Big 112 Challenge in Lubbock
– 3/21/2021: ARK won, 68-66 – NCAA 2nd Rd
– 3/37/2005: TTU won, 85-83 in 2OT – NCAA Sweet 16
• Coach Calipari is 1-1 all-time versus Texas Tech.
– At Kentucky, won at Tech, 76-74 (OT) in the 2020 Big 12/SEC Challenge
– At Arkansas, lost to Tech, 85-83 (OT) in the 2024 NCAA Sweet 16
• This will be the fourth time the Razorbacks and Red Raiders have met in Dallas and Texas Tech owns a 3-1 advantage in the previous matchups.
^ The last time Arkansas and Texas Tech met in Dallas was a Razorback victory in the Reilly Christmas Classic in American Airlines Center.
^ The other three meetings in Dallas came in the Southwest Conference Tournament. Tech won all three meetings, including 1976 in the SWC semis in Moody Coliseum, the 1985 SWC final in Reunion Arena and 1987 in the SWC quarters in Reunion Arena.
ARKANSAS/CALIPARI IN DALLAS
• Last year, the Razorbacks faced Baylor in Dallas’ American Airlines Center. The #8 Bears edged #16 Arkansas 72-67.
• Arkansas is 24-14 all-time in Dallas thanks, in part, to winning four SWC Tournament titles in Reunion Arena (1982, ’89, ’90 and ’91).
^ Specifically, Arkansas is 2-3 in American Airlines Center, including a win over Texas Tech.
– beat Texas Tech, 78-65, on Dec. 21, 2005
– lost to Bucknell in the 2006 NCAA 1st round
– beat Baylor, 85-78, Jan. 5, 2008
– lost to Texas A&M, 71-62 (OT), on Dec. 18, 2010
– lost to Baylor, 72-67, on Nov. 19, 2024
• Razorback head coach John Calipari is 2-1 in American Airlines Center.
– 3/17/2006: Memphis vs Oral Roberts – W, 94-78 in the NCAA 1st round
– 3/19/2006: Memphis vs Bucknell – W, 72-56 in the NCAA 2nd round
– 11/09/2024: Arkansas vs Baylor – L, 67-72 in the 4PT Dallas Duel
