Arkansas Associate Head Basketball Coach David Patrick and his team will be playing in its first NCAA Sweet 16 since 1996 when the 10th-ranked and 3rd-seeded Razorbacks face 15th-seeded Oral Roberts in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament.
Arkansas and Oral Roberts met earlier this season on December 20th in Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas trailed at halftime (40-30) but it out-scored Oral Roberts 57-36 in the second half to win 87-76.
Justin Smith and Desi Sills each posted double-doubles in the win and each had career highs in rebounds.
Smith led all players with 22 points and pulled down a game-high 17 rebounds. Smith hauled in 10 offensive rebounds as Arkansas had 24 offensive boards and out-rebounded Oral Roberts, 58-32, overall.
