FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas set opening weekend attendance records for its series against Central Michigan.
The Razorbacks sold 28,492 tickets for the series and had a combined actual attendance of 24,032.
Arkansas' previous record for opening weekend ticket sales was 26,084 for a series against Villanova in 2012.
"I appreciate them coming out this early in the season when...high school basketball and college basketball is still going on," Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn said. "There's a lot to do around the state, so for them to come out shows they enjoy our stadium, enjoy our team and enjoy the way things have gone over the last few years.