PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Victory tasted sweet for John Calipari and his Arkansas basketball team Saturday at Amica Mutual Pavilion.
Coaching against his long-time rival Rick Pitino, Calipari’s 10th-seeded Razorbacks kept their NCAA Tournament dancing shoes on with a 75-66 upset over second-seeded St. John’s.
Arkansas (22-13) punched a ticket to the Sweet 16 for the 15th time in program history and for the fifth time since 2021. The Razorbacks will play either 11th-seeded Drake or third-seeded Texas Tech next week at Chase Center in San Francisco.
A date and time will be announced.
St. John’s (31-5) had its 10-game winning streak snapped.