Arkansas was playing Memphis for the first time in over 20 years on Thanksgiving Day, and for a while it resembled the type of game that fans of the programs remember from the teams’ heyday in the 1990s.
Ultimately the Tigers (5-0) prevailed and will play Villanova in the championship tomorrow afternoon.
Here are some of the best photos from the Bad Boy Mowers semifinal showdown between Penny Hardaway’s Tigers and Eric Musselman’s Hogs.