Arkansas vs. Arizona box score: Full stats from 2026 March Madness Sweet 16 game
Arkansas vs. Arizona box score: Full stats from 2026 March Madness Sweet 16 game originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
With the Sweet 16 underway, the most tuned-into game may be No. 4 Arkansas against No. 1 Arizona.
For Razorbacks' coach John Calipari, tonight's game is his 17th appearance in the Sweet Sixteen. If Calipari were to coach his way into the Elite Eight, it would be his 13th time reaching the stage. Tonight's game also has significant value for the Arizona Wildcats.
If they were to win, it would be the team's first appearance in the Elite 8 in over 10 years, when they lost in the round during the 2015 NCAA Tournament. With Wildcats' coach Tommy Lloyd being linked to UNC's head coaching vacant spot, tonight's game may be his last with Arizona if the team were to lose. En route to tonight's Sweet 16 matchup, the Razorbacks easily defeated No.
13 Hawaii 97-78 in the opening round, and ended No. 12 High Point’s brief Cinderella run in the Round of 32 with a 94-88 win. On the other side, for the Wildcats, they cruised to a 92-58 win over the No.