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Start time set for Arkansas-Texas Tech basketball game

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas’ basketball game at Texas Tech, part of the sixth annual Big 12/SEC Challenge, will tip off at 5 p.m. on Jan. 26, ESPN announced Thursday.

The game will broadcast on either ESPN or ESPN2.

It is the fifth consecutive season Arkansas will participate in the inter-conference challenge. The Razorbacks are 2-2 in those games the last four seasons, most recently beating Oklahoma State 66-65 in Bud Walton Arena on Jan. 27.

The Red Raiders are coming off a 27-10 season in which they made the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. Texas Tech lost 71-59 to eventual national champion Villanova in the East Region championship game in Boston.