Pregame
No. 23 Arkansas (10-2) is set to take the court for one last time in 2024, and for the final time before SEC play starts Saturday at top-ranked Tennessee.
The Razorbacks are scheduled to tip off against Oakland (4-9) at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
For first-year Arkansas coach John Calipari, who spent the previous 15 seasons coaching Kentucky, the matchup provides an opportunity for revenge. Calipari's final game coaching the Wildcats was a shocking 80-76 loss to 14th-seeded Oakland in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
Arkansas enters the matchup hot.