No. 1 Arizona dominates No. 4 Arkansas to advance to Elite Eight for the first time since 2015
The Razorbacks were no match for the Wildcats.
Arizona showed why it’s a favorite to win the NCAA tournament against Arkansas. The No. 1 Wildcats throttled the No.
4 Razorbacks 109-86 in the Sweet 16 to advance to the Elite Eight on Saturday against No. 2 Purdue in the West region. Arizona was absolutely unstoppable on offense as the Razorbacks could not do a single thing to stop the onslaught.
The Wildcats shot 64% in the first half as they led by 11 at the break. They immediately extended that lead in the second half. The lead grew to 18 points less than three minutes into the second half and broke the 20-point mark less than seven minutes into the half.
Arkansas did its best on the offensive end to cut into the deficit. But it’s hard to cut into a lead when you can’t prevent the other team from scoring. Arizona shot 64% from the field in the second half too.