It’s been five days since Arkansas basketball defeated No. 7 Duke and picked up their biggest win of the year, thus far.
Now, the Hogs welcome Furman, a mid-major from the Southern Conference. Don’t let their mid-major status fool you, though, the Furman Paladins are legit.
You might remember them as one of last year’s early “Cinderella” stories in the NCAA Tournament after they upset No. 4 seed Virginia as a No. 13 seed.
They return a lot of key playmakers from that team and are hungry to continue building their resume for a second-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
This will be the second Southern Conference opponent the Razorbacks have played this season, their first game was against a pesky UNC-Greensboro team that came into Bud Walton Arena and upset the Hogs.
It should be another good one in Fayetteville, and here’s how you can catch all of the action, key players to watch and much more.