After a road-heavy start to SEC play, No. 20 Arkansas returns to Bud Walton Arena on Tuesday night to open a stretch of three home games in four outings, beginning with a matchup against No. 14 Vanderbilt.
Tipoff is set for 8, with the game televised on ESPN.
The Razorbacks are 13-5 overall and 3-2 in SEC play, while Vanderbilt enters at 16-2 and also 3-2 in the league. It will mark Arkansas’ eighth game this season in which both teams are ranked.
Vanderbilt opened the season with 16 straight wins before suffering back-to-back losses, falling at Texas last Wednesday and again on Saturday against the defending national champion.
Arkansas holds a 31-15 edge in the all-time series, including a 16-5 advantage in games played in Fayetteville. The Razorbacks have won nine of the last 12 meetings, though Vanderbilt has won three straight at one point in recent seasons, including two games at Bud Walton Arena.
Arkansas coach John Calipari enters the game with 890 on-court career wins, sitting 10 shy of 900 as a Division I head coach. Freshman guard Darius Acuff Jr. leads the SEC in assists at 6.3 per game, ranking 19th nationally and second among NCAA freshmen.
Following Tuesday’s game, Arkansas will remain at home to host LSU on Saturday with tipoff set for 7:30 on SEC Network.
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