SWEET 16 AGAIN!!!! Council, Davis lead Hogs by Kansas

DES MOINES, Iowa – For the third straight season, the Razorbacks are headed back to the Sweet 16 with a 72-71 win over top-seeded Kansas (ranked #4.5) on Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena.

It also marked the third straight year Arkansas faced a #1 seed and the Razorbacks are 2-1 in such games – falling to Baylor in the 2021 Elite 8, defeating overall #1 seed Gonzaga in the 2022 Sweet 16 and defeating Kansas Saturday in the second round.

Devo Davis was spectacular in the second half and Ricky Council IV was clutch down the stretch. Davis poured in 25 points, including 21 in the second half, to help erase a 12-point deficit in the second half. After Davis fouled out late, Council sealed the victory by scoring 11 of the Hogs’ final 15 points, including the final five from the line.

A Jordan Walsh 3-pointer with just under nine minutes remaining capped an 11-0 run and put Arkansas in front for the first time since scoring the game’s first points. The run set up a back-and-forth final stretch.