Arkansas baskeball vs. Ole Miss: How to watch, stream with coaches, key players
At this point, it’s must-win, isn’t it?
If the Arkansas basketball team goes on the road Wednesday night and loses to Ole Miss, a middling SEC team, no one can really expect the Razorbacks to pick up the necessary victories over the final half of the SEC season to have a real shot at the NCAA Tournament.
A win isn’t some magical savior, either. It’s a call to the shoreline for help. Arkansas’ fans will see if those calls are fielded at about 8 p.m. Wednesday when the two teams tip from Oxford, Mississippi.
Arkansas leads the all-time series, 52-33, and has dominated the last couple years, too. The Rebels have lost nine of the 10 games in the matchup with the last win other than that one coming back 2016.
Ole Miss looks like a different bunch in 2023-24 with coach Chris Beard in his first year. The Rebels found themselves in the “Last Four In” part of Joe Lunardi’s Bracketology update on Tuesday. Arkansas, with its 1-4 start in SEC play, isn’t even close.
Take a look at the key players, the coaching matchup and how to watch, stream and listen below.
How to watch, stream
Date: Wednesday, January 24
Time: 8 p.m. CT
TV Channel: ESPNU
Live Stream: fuboTV (watch here)
How to listen
Basketball Radio Affiliates
Conway | KASR-FM | 92.7 |
El Dorado | KELD-FM | 107.1 |
Fayetteville | KQSM-FM | 92.1 |
Fayetteville | KYNG-AM | AM 1590 |
Forrest City | KJXK-FM | 106.5 |
Forrest City | KJXK-AM | AM 950 |
Fort Smith | KERX-FM | 95.3 |
Hot Springs | KTTG-FM | 96.3 |
Little Rock | KABZ-FM | 103.7 |
Marshall | KBCN-FM | 104.3 |
Rogers | KURM-FM | 100.3 |
Rogers | KURM-AM | AM 790 |
Russellville | KARV-FM | 101.3 |
Russellville | KARV-AM | AM 610 |
KW1400AK-FM | 105.5 | |
Texarkana | KKTK-AM | AM 1400 |
Arkansas' key players
Wing Tramon Mark: 17.8 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 53% from the field
Forward Trevon Brazil: 9.2 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 1.3 BPG
Guard Devo Davis: 6.7 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 2.2 APG
Ole Miss key players
Wing Matthew Murrell: 16.9 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 2.2 SPG
Guard Allen Flanigan: 16.1 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 3.2 SPG
Forward Jaemyn Brakefield: 11.9 PPG, 5.5 RPG
Arkansas coach Eric Musselman
Fifth season at Arkansas: 105-50 (22-14 last season)
Three-straight Sweet Sixteen appearances (2021-2023)
Two Elite Eight appearances (2021 and 2022)
Upset No. 1 seed Kansas in Second Round of 2023 NCAA Tournament (advanced to Sweet Sixteen)
Ole Miss coach Chris Beard
First season at Ole Miss: 15-3
Previously coached at Texas, Texas Tech, Little Rock and in Division II
Five NCAA Tournaments
National runner’s-up with Texas Tech in 2019
