Pregame
Arkansas and Illinois are scheduled to get underway at 3 p.m. at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.
The Razorbacks are ranked 19th in the AP poll and the Fighting Illini are receiving votes. Illinois was ranked 25th earlier this season. Both teams are 5-1.
This is the final game of a multi-team event that also included on-campus games against Arkansas-Little Rock and Maryland-Eastern Shore. The Razorbacks defeated UALR 79-67 and UMES 109-35, and Illinois won those games by scores of 92-34 and 87-40, respectively.
Perhaps some good news for Arkansas, big man Jonas Aidoo is going through warmups.