Overview
- Tip-off was 8 p.m. CT at the Sandy and John Black Pavilion in Oxford with television coverage on SEC Network.
- Early in-game update: Arkansas led 28-23 with 5:39 left in the first half, as Ole Miss guard Ilias Kamardine had 8 points and Arkansas’ Billy Richmond had 7.
- Arkansas enters 11-3 (1-0 SEC) after an 86-75 win over then-No. 19 Tennessee in which freshman Darius Acuff Jr. scored 29.
- Ole Miss is 8-6 (0-1 SEC) with a 6-1 home mark, features leading scorer Malik Dia (14.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg), and saw freshman Patton Pinkins post 25 in the SEC opener.
- BetMGM listed Arkansas as a 4.5-point favorite with a total of 152.5, as the series stands 52-36 Razorbacks and Beard is 3-0 against Arkansas at Ole Miss.