Overview
- Tipoff is listed at 9:45 p.m. ET by The Sporting News/Yahoo, with a possible delay because it follows Gonzaga–Texas.
- USA TODAY lists 8:45 p.m. ET at Portland's Moda Center, highlighting a discrepancy common with late starting windows.
- The game will air on TBS and truTV, with Brad Nessler, Wally Szczerboak and Jared Greenberg on the broadcast.
- Arkansas enters as the No. 4 seed and High Point as the No. 12 after the Razorbacks beat Hawaii and the Panthers upset Wisconsin.
- Opening odds from USA TODAY showed Arkansas -1300 on the moneyline with a -13 spread and a 169.5 total, and USA TODAY picks leaned 3–1 toward the Razorbacks.