TAMPA, Fla. — The Arkansas Razorbacks (seeded fourth) will face the LSU Tigers (seeded fifth) in the quarterfinal of the SEC Tournament Friday. Tipoff is set for approximately 1:20 pm (CT) and the game will be televised on ESPN.
Arkansas received a double-bye to the SEC quarterfinal thanks to a fourth-place finish during the SEC regular season. LSU had a first-round bye and advanced to the quarters after defeating Missouri, 76-68, in the second round Thursday afternoon.
-This will be the 75th meeting between Arkansas and LSU, the third meeting between the schools this year and the second meeting in nine days. Arkansas leads the all-time series, 40-34.
-Arkansas won both meetings versus the Tigers this season. The first meeting came on Jan. 15 in Baton Rouge. The Hogs: won at then #12 LSU, 65-58, thanks to 17-2 run to end the game. The second meeting came on March 2 in what was Arkansas’ home finale. The Razorbacks beat LSU, 77-76, thanks to two J.D. Notae free throws with eight seconds left.
-Arkansas is 15-2 all-time in SEC Tournament quarterfinal games.
-Arkansas is 28-28 all time at the SEC Tournament but is just 2-3 versus LSU in the tourney.
-Arkansas 1-1 all-time in Tampa. The Razorbacks defeated Purdue, 78-68, in the 1983 NCAA Midwest Regional (3/19/83) at Tampa’s Sun Dome. Arkansas lost to Florida, 73-58, in the first round of the 2009 SEC Tournament (3/12/09) at the St. Pete Times Forum.
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