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What to know about Texas Tech as Arkansas basketball prepares for NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Arkansas men’s basketball team advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 with its 75-66 win over St. John’s on Saturday at Amica Mutual Pavilion.

The Razorbacks will face 3rd-seeded Texas Tech, which defeated 11th-seeded Drake 77-64 on Saturday in Wichita, Kan., to advance to the next round.

Arkansas and Texas Tech will play Thursday in San Francisco. A time for the game has yet to be announced.

“I'm going to celebrate this one and celebrate our guys being here, and we'll talk about [Arkansas],” Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland said. “We'll have plenty of time to celebrate that.