UA students get free tickets for Texas game

Arkansas players celebrate with students following an 84-72 win over Houston on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, in Fayetteville.

— University of Arkansas students will have the opportunity to receive a free ticket to the Lone Star Shootout in Houston on Saturday when the Razorbacks face Texas at the Toyota Center.

Thanks to the company 811, students interested in watching the Razorbacks face the Longhorns in Houston can go to the Toyota Center box office, show their student ID and receive a free ticket.

The Arkansas-Texas game is scheduled to tip-off at 1:30 p.m., following the matchup with Arizona and Texas A&M, which tips at 11 a.m. Student tickets will be valid for both games of the doubleheader.