Arkansas-ORU Sweet 16 game set for primetime

Arkansas and Colgate play during the second half of a first round game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Friday, March 19, 2021, in Indianapolis. Arkansas defeated Colgate 85-68. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Arkansas' first Sweet 16 basketball game since 1996 will be shown in primetime Saturday.

The 3-seed Razorbacks are scheduled to tip off against 15-seed Oral Roberts at 6:25 p.m. on TBS. The game will be played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Saturday’s game will be Arkansas’ second in this year’s tournament played at the Indiana Pacers’ home arena. The Razorbacks defeated 14-seed Colgate 85-68 there Friday.

Arkansas and Oral Roberts are scheduled to meet for the second time this season. The Razorbacks won the first matchup 87-76 on Dec. 20 at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville.

ORU (18-10) is the second No. 15 seed to advance to the Sweet 16 in the history of the tournament. The Golden Eagles defeated Ohio State 75-72 in overtime Friday, and their 81-78 victory over Florida on Sunday was their seventh win in a row.

Arkansas (24-6) advanced with a 68-66 victory over Texas Tech.