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Arizona Meets Arkansas for Sweet 16 Matchup
Arkansas's Darius Acuff Jr. scored 36 points, the second-highest by a freshman in NCAA Tournament history, as both teams feature top freshman scorers averaging over 38 points combined.
- On Thursday, the Arkansas Razorbacks face the Arizona Wildcats in San Jose, California, in a historic Sweet 16 matchup marking the first time in tournament history where both teams' top two scorers are freshmen.
- For Arkansas, guards Darius Acuff and Meleek Thomas lead the offense, while Arizona counters with Brayden Burries and Koa Peat—players who previously competed in the 2025 McDonald's All-American Game.
- Arkansas enters with a 9-1 record over its last 10 games, shooting 49.6% from the field, as Acuff and Thomas became the first freshmen duo to finish with at least 20 points and five assists in a tournament game.
- Arizona leads the Big 12 in rebounding, averaging 40.2 boards per game, while Peat told CBS Sports the class is "really talented and special" after Sunday's win over Utah State.
- This season's freshman class draws comparisons to Duke's Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel; while those prior freshman-led teams failed to win national titles, this matchup highlights whether this historic class can break that pattern.
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Jay Bilas names area of concern for Arkansas ahead of Sweet 16 showdown with Arizona
The 4-seed Arkansas Razorbacks are out in San Jose tonight for a showdown with the 1-seed Arizona Wildcats. The Wildcats have barreled their way through the Big 12 Tournament and NCAA Tournament so far and look unstoppable with their 11-game winning streak, but the Razorbacks are on a 7-game winning streak of their own and won the SEC Tournament. This figures to be a high-level matchup featuring a pair of lottery picks — Arkansas’s Darius Acuff …
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