Several times they've flirted with disaster, but Texas Tech took advantage, ended Arkansas' season at worst time

Do the Commodores have the pitching staff to slow down an explosive Razorbacks' lineup? Here's the starters for all three games.

NASHVILLE – Second-ranked Arkansas (23-3, 5-1 SEC) heads off to No. 14 Vanderbilt (20-5, 4-2 SEC) this weekend for a three-game set from March 28-30 seeking its first road series win at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tenn., since 2010.

Madness has lacked drama to this point, but Texas Tech and Arkansas arguably had enough of it down the stretch Thursday night to make up for the rest of the tournament. After the Razorbacks pulled ahead by as many as 16 points,

Arkansas head coach John Calipari reacts, Thursday, March 27, 2025, during the second half of the Razorbacks' 85-83 overtime loss to the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament West Regional Semifinals at Chase Center in San Francisco. (Hank Layton/WholeHogSports)

The No. 9 Texas Tech Red Raiders and Arkansas Razorbacks square off in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. Thursday's meeting is the first of the season for the teams.

John Calipari's daughter, Megan, is going viral for her pictures she posted just days before the team's Sweet 16 elimination.

The first overtime game of the NCAA Tournament came thanks to a furious comeback by the Red Raiders from 16 points down midway through the second half.