WHEN Thursday, 6:15 p.m. Central
WHERE T-Mobile Arena (18,000) in Las Vegas
RECORDS Arkansas 22-13; Connecticut 27-8
STREAK Arkansas won 2; Connecticut won 2
SERIES Connecticut leads 3-1
LAST MEETING Arkansas defeated Connecticut 102-67 on Nov. 26, 2017, at the Phil Knight Invitational in Portland, Ore.
COACHES Arkansas: Eric Musselman — 95-41 in fourth season at Arkansas and 205-75 in eighth season overall; Connecticut: Dan Hurley — 100-55 in fifth season at Connecticut and 251-160 in 13th season overall.
RADIO Razorback Sports Network can be accessed through local FM and AM affiliates, and through the Varsity Network app. The game will be broadcast nationally by Westwood One.
TELEVISION The game will be televised by CBS and can be accessed via the NCAA March Madness Live and Paramount-Plus (subscription required) apps.
ANNOUNCERS Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Dan Bonner (analyst), Stan Van Gundy (analyst) and Lauren Shehadi (sideline)
NOTABLE The winner of Thursday's game will advance to the Elite Eight at the NCAA West Regional in Las Vegas against the winner of a game between UCLA and Gonzaga. The loser will be eliminated....Connecticut is the No. 4 seed in the West Region. The Huskies defeated Iona and Saint Mary's during the first two rounds of the tournament in Albany, N.Y....Arkansas is 8-2 in NCAA Tournament games under fourth-year coach Eric Musselman....Musselman has an NCAA Tournament record of 10-5. Musselman coached Nevada to the tournament three times before coaching the Razorbacks....Alabama, Florida and Creighton were common opponents for Arkansas and Connecticut during the regular season. The Huskies went 3-1 in games against those teams and the Razorbacks were 1-3....Connecticut forward Adama Sanogo was an Honorable Mention All-American by The Associated Press.
CONNECTICUT PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP
POS. NAME, HT., YR.; PPG; RPG
G Jordan Hawkins, 6-5, So.; 15.9; 3.8
G Tristen Newton, 6-5, Sr.; 10.1; 4.2
G Andre Jackson, 6-6, Jr.; 6.8; 6.3
G Alex Karaban, 6-8, R-Fr.; 9.4; 4.3
F Adama Sanogo, 6-9, Jr.; 17.3; 7.5
ARKANSAS PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP
POS. NAME, HT., YR.; PPG; RPG
G Nick Smith, 6-5, Fr.; 12.6; 1.6
G Anthony Black, 6-7, Fr.; 12.6; 5.1
G Davonte Davis, 6-3, Jr.; 11.1; 4.4
G Ricky Council, 6-6, Jr.; 16.1; 3.6
F Kamani Johnson, 6-7, Sr.; 2.3; 3.1
TEAM COMPARISONS
Connecticut – Arkansas
78.5 Points for 74.3
64.7 Points against 67.4
+9.3 Rebound margin +2.7
EVEN Turnover margin +1.5
46.3 FG pct. 47.1
36.2 3-PT pct. 31.3
75.8 FT pct. 69.6