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Follow Arkansas vs. Arizona live news updates entering Sweet 16 of 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket. SAN JOSE, Calif. — Arkansas basketball had to go through Arizona on its way to the program's only national title.
Arizona blew past Arkansas 109-88 in the Sweet 16 of the 2026 NCAA men's basketball tournament on Thursday. Here are the highlights:
What we saw from Arizona after beating Arkansas.
Arkansas completely fell apart Thursday night in San Jose. The Razorbacks had a player ejected, another player foul out and head coach John Calipari receive a technical foul down the stretch of what ended up being a blowout 109-88 loss to No.
Arizona finally got over the Sweet 16 hurdle under coach Tommy Lloyd, getting 23 points from Brayden Burries and a dominant offensive effort in a 109-88 win over Arkansas on Thursday night in the NCAA Tournament.
Arizona took a lead 18 seconds into the game and never trailed. After leading 54-43 at halftime, the Wildcats imposed their will in the second half and handed Arkansas what tied for the sixth-most lopsided loss in program history in an NCAA Tournament game.
No. 1-seeded Arizona routed No. 4 Arkansas 109-88 Thursday night and reached Saturday’s West Region final vs. No. 2 Purdue at SAP Center.
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