ARKADELPHIA — Henderson State begins NCAA Regional play on Thursday when the No. 3 seed Reddies take on the No. 6 seed Northeastern State at 2 p.m. in Magnolia, Ark. Regardless of result, HSU will play again on Friday at either 2 p.m. with a loss or 6 p.m. with a victory.

REDDIES REPORT
– The Reddies (38-15) put together a strong showing in the 2022 GAC Tournament last week in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and finished as the league’s runner-up. With three wins in Hot Springs, HSU jumped up to the No. 3 seed in the Central Region, earning a spot in Southern Arkansas’s regional just 75 miles from campus in Arkadelphia. The tournament format is double-elimination, so each team is guaranteed at least two postseason contests.

– Henderson is the highest-seeded at-large team in the region and will be playing an NCAA Tournament contest as the higher seed for the first time in program history on Thursday. In each of their last two trips to the Central Regional Tournament in 2015 and 2021, the Reddies were the No. 6 seed and the final team to make the bracket. HSU set program records this spring with 38 wins, 23 conference victories and a 14-0 winning-streak to open the season.

– HSU was the top pitching team in the GAC this year and boasts a team ERA of 4.28 — a mark which ranks 28th nationally. Henderson had two 2022 First Team All-GAC pitchers in starter Spencer Taack and reliever Brayden Bebee, while starter Ryan Galvan is 6-0 on the year with a 3.28 ERA. Reliever Andrew Howard, who was a 2022 GAC All-Tournament honoree, has a 6-3 record, 2.81 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 41.2 innings pitched. Opponents hit a conference-low .239 against HSU pitching this season.

– As a team, the Reddies are hitting .288 and slugging .464. Henderson finished second in the GAC with 111 doubles and outscored its opponents 391-262 on the season. HSU has five everyday position players hitting .290 or better and counts nine players who have 20 or more RBIs this spring.

– First baseman Greyson Stevens and second baseman Kaden Argenbright are the only two Reddies who have started all 53 games this spring for the red and gray. Stevens bats .356 with a team-high 72 hits, 19 doubles and 47 RBIs. Argenbright is hitting .304 with 65 hits, 17 doubles and 35 RBIs as the lead-off man. Left fielder David Vilches, who has set a new school record with 17 home runs this year, has played in all 53 contests, while centerfielder Bryson Haskins has played and started in 52 of the 53.

– Stevens has written his name across the Reddie record books and has a chance to do so further at the NCAA Tournament. The 2022 All-GAC selection is HSU’s all-time leader in RBIs (130), ranks second in program history in hits (183) and third in home runs (24). He needs 12 more hits and four more home runs to become Henderson’s program leader in both categories. The Pottsville, Arkansas native is currently one of just five players in school history to record 70 or more hits in a single season.

– Third baseman Dillon Thomas vaulted his way into the Reddies’ lineup in March and has been a staple ever since. Thomas leads the team with a .406 batting average and has recorded at least one hit in 28 of Henderson’s last 31 games. He earned 2022 All-GAC Tournament honors in Hot Springs after going 9-for-18 in four games at the plate.

– Henderson was impressive this season against good teams and enters the Central Regional 23-10 on the year against teams with records over .500. HSU was 2-3 against regional host-Southern Arkansas and 5-1 against No. 8 seed and regional qualifier Ouachita Baptist.

– HSU is 7-4 all-time at the NCAA DII Tournament and 5-2 all-time in the Central Regional. Six of those victories came in 2015, when Henderson won the region title and captured two wins at the College World Series in Cary, North Carolina. The Reddies lost to eventual national runners-up Central Missouri and Minnesota State last season, but eliminated Augustana in Warrensburg, Missouri.

– The Reddies are 30-3 this year when leading after six innings and are 53-4 overall in the last two seasons when holding a lead after six complete. Henderson is 21-1 this spring when it commits no errors and is 23-7 when it scores first.

SCOUTING THE MAGNOLIA REGIONAL FIELD
– No. 2 seed Southern Arkansas enters its 14th NCAA Tournament riding high after capturing the 2022 GAC regular season and tournament titles this spring. The Muleriders (41-11) won 27 games in the GAC and were 16-3 at home inside Walker Stadium and Goodheart Field. SAU hits .314 as a club and is led by a barrage of offensive weapons. Brandon Nicoll and Brett McGee have each driven in 64 runs this season, while Tucker Burton has blasted 16 home runs. Southern Arkansas also boasts 2022 GAC Pitcher of the Year, Jeremy Adorno, who has a 14-0 record in 14 starts, a 2.16 ERA and 124 strikeouts in 95.2 innings pitched. The Muleriders are hosting the regional tournament for the third time in program history.

– No. 6 seed Northeastern State is making its first-ever appearance at the NCAA Tournament after finishing a terrific campaign with a record of 37-16 overall. The RiverHawks are one of the best offensive teams in the country with a batting average of .330 and a national-high 117 home runs this season. NSU is one of just 12 teams in the country with 600 or more hits as a club and is No. 3 nationally in team slugging percentage (.609). Northeastern has one of the top outfield duos in all of NCAA DII in Blake Freeman and Brock Reller. Freeman is No. 3 in the country with 89 hits this year, while Reller ranks No. 3 nationally in home runs (27) and RBIs (82). The RiverHawks’ ace is Jonathan Smithey, who has a 7-2 record in 13 starts, a 3.18 ERA and 65 strikeouts compared to just 18 walks.

– No. 7 seed Washburn is also making its inaugural NCAA Tournament appearance at the Magnolia Regional. The Ichabods finished 33-20 overall and won four games at the MIAA Tournament in Edmond, Oklahoma to seize the No. 7 seed in the final rankings. Washburn is batting .301 as a team and has a staff ERA of 5.78. The Ichabods’ top hitters are Brett Ingram, who has a .365 average, 80 hits, 20 doubles, 11 home runs and 45 RBIs this spring, and slugger Parker Dunn, who has racked up 17 home runs and 59 RBIs while slugging .626. Washburn has a deep pitching staff with 14 players who have made 10 or more appearances on the mound this season. Reliever Dalton Huggins has pitched in a whopping 28 contests and carries a 3.82 ERA with five saves in 68.1 innings pitched.

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“The NCAA continues to assess the impact of COVID-19 in consultation with public health officials and our COVID-19 advisory panel,” Emmert said. “Based on their advice and my discussions with the NCAA Board of Governors, I have made the decision to conduct our upcoming championship events, including the Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, with only essential staff and limited family attendance.

“While I understand how disappointing this is for all fans of our sports, my decision is based on the current understanding of how COVID-19 is progressing in the United States. This decision is in the best interest of public health, including that of coaches, administrators, fans and, most importantly, our student-athletes.

“We recognize the opportunity to compete in an NCAA national championship is an experience of a lifetime for the students and their families. Today, we will move forward and conduct championships consistent with the current information and will continue to monitor and make adjustments as needed.”

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EDMOND, Okla. – The tandem of Kristen Dempsey and Bailey Shaffer combined to hold No. 17 Southern Arkansas to five hits, while timely hitting by the Arkansas Tech offense led the way as the No. 12 Golden Suns (45-12) topped SAU (45-12) 4-3 in the opening round of the Central Region 1 Championship on Thursday at Broncho Stadium.

NEXT UP

• The Golden Suns play the Central Oklahoma/Minnesota Duluth winner in a winners’ bracket game at noon on Friday, May 10.

SOUTHERN ARKANSAS LINEUP

1. Laina Suesue (C)
2. Sarah Evans (SS)
3. Faith Otts (3B)
4. Elisa Favela (DP)
5. Chelsea Fagan (1B)
6. Savannah Martinez (LF)
7. Rachel Miller (CF)
8. Sarah Pitre (2B)
9. Hallie Saintignan (RF)
   Victoria Taylor (P)

ARKANSAS TECH LINEUP

1. Gaby Vasquez (RF)
2. Sydnie Henson (LF)
3. Megan Goodnight (1B)
4. Tymber Riley (DP)
5. Ashton Sangster (CF)
6. Sarah Coronado (SS)
7. Paty Loredo (3B)
8. Makenzie Addis (C)
9. Bailey Bunch (2B)
   Kristen Dempsey (P)

SCORING PLAYS

• SAU 2^nd– L. Suesue homered to right field, 3 RBI; S. Pitre scored; S. Martinez scored. (SAU 3, Tech 0)
• Tech 3^rd–T. Riley singled up the middle, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; M. Goodnight advanced to third; G. Vasquez scored. (SAU 3, Tech 1)
• Tech 3^rd–A. Sangster singled to second base, RBI; T. Riley advanced to third; M. Goodnight scored. (SAU 3, Tech 2)
• Tech 3^rd–S. Coronado reached on a fielding error by cf; A. Sangster scored, unearned; T. Riley scored, unearned. (Tech 4, SAU 3)

NOTABLES

• Goodnight was 2-for-2 in the win.
• Dempsey picked up her 15^thwin of the season after scattering four hits in four innings, allowing three earned runs, walking one and fanning two.
• Bailey Shaffer notched her sixth save of the year after allowing one walk and one hit in three scoreless innings. The senior fanned three.
• Seniors Gaby Vasquez, Sydnie Henson, Bailey Shaffer, and Sarah Coronado received their bachelor’s degrees in a pre-game on-field ceremony.

OF RECORD

• Winning Pitcher: Kristen Dempsey (15-3)
• Losing Pitcher: Victoria Taylor (11-5)
• Save: Bailey Shaffer (6)

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MAGNOLIA – It was nothing but fight for No. 14 Southern Arkansas on Monday afternoon from Walker Stadium at Goodheart Field as the Muleriders rallied to take the first game of the day over No. 11 Augustana, 5-3, to force the “if necessary,” winner-take-all contest, which resulted in the Vikings claiming a 6-3 victory, as they held off a gritty Mulerider rally, to win the Central Region Championship.

Southern Arkansas’ postseason run comes to an end, but not before the Muleriders posted an impressive 9-2 mark when facing elimination. Additionally, the 2018 club reached and topped the 40-win mark giving the program its tenth 40-win season of the last 17 years.

In the opener, the Muleriders trailed 3-1 heading into the seventh inning, but back-to-back singles from junior Dakota Wright and redshirt freshman Cole Boyd set the table for freshman Riley Orr, who after fouling the first pitch he saw in the at bat off of his leg, singled into the opposite field in right to chase home Wright and pull Southern Arkansas within a run of the lead.

The Muleriders weren’t finished as they struck for three more runs in the eighth inning. Senior Sam Mrstik, who put SAU on the board with a solo blast in the fourth inning, walked to leadoff the frame. Classmate Jacob Richardson then plated Mrstik by hammering the first pitch he saw from Viking reliever Zach Reeg off the centerfield wall to tie the game at 3. The run surrendered by Reeg was the first of the season for the senior who entered having tossed 25.0 innings of shutout baseball while allowing only seven hits.

The next pitch Reeg threw did not have a positive result for the Vikings either as senior Cortland McPherson launched a two-run shot out the right field to give Southern Arkansas a 5-3 lead, while energizing the Walker Stadium faithful in the process.

The two-run cushion would be more than enough for junior reliever Nick Starr who, after entering with one out in the sixth inning, worked the eighth and the ninth innings with the lead as he finished off the Vikings to earn the win for SAU in relief.

As was the case all postseason, the Southern Arkansas pitching staff thrived in elimination contests as senior Jacob Stroder, on just two days’ rest, went 5.1 innings and scattered seven hits and a pair of earned runs to hold the Augustana bats at bay before the Muleriders broke through in the aforementioned eighth inning.

In the winner-take-all game, the Muleriders saw redshirt freshman Hunter Brantley post another quality postseason outing as he lasted a career-long relief stint with 7.1 innings of work following senior Hunter Vasquez’s start on three days rest. Junior reliever Eric White pitched the final two thirds of an inning for the Muleriders.

Trailing 6-1 heading into the home half of the eighth inning, the Muleriders received what ended up being their final run of the season on a solo blast down the left field line from the bat of Richardson. SAU threatened in the ninth inning with runners at the corners and one out, before the Vikings managed to escape the threat.

Orr pushed an outside pitch in the air that for a moment looked like it was going to drop in right field to plate a run and keep the inning alive, but a running catch was made to end the game.

The Muleriders collected 15 hits on Championship Monday and Richardson accounted for a third of them. McPherson led the team with three RBI, while Richardson, Wright and Mrstik each scored a pair of runs for Southern Arkansas.

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RUSSELLVILLE – Arkansas Tech will compete in the 2018 NCAA Division II Women’s Golf National Championships this week at Bay Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas on May 16-19.

The Golden Suns are scheduled to make their fourth appearance at the championships in five years. In 2017, Arkansas Tech finished first in the regional championships before placing 11th at the national tournament.

This season, the Suns won their fourth consecutive Great American Conference championship, earning the automatic bid to the Division II Central Regional in St. Charles, Mo. Arkansas Tech finished the first of the three-round region tournament in first place but fell to fifth after day two. In the final round, the Golden Suns posted the second-lowest team score of the day, led by Peerada Piddon’s tournament-low 68, to climb to third and advance to the national championships by two strokes.

Arkansas Tech currently ranks 21st in Division II with an average score of 77.93. Individually, Piddon ranks 12th nationally with an average round of 74.26 strokes. Piddon leads the Suns with eight rounds of even-par or better in 12 events this year. At the GAC Championships on April 22-24, Piddon recorded the only two rounds under par among the 43 participants, winning the event by a record nine strokes. At the regional tournament, Piddon tied for second with the fifth-lowest 54-hole tournament score in program history, leading the event with 13 birdies, including six in the final round.

Pia Nunbhakdi follows with an average round of 76.52 this year, 82nd-best in Division II. Nunbhakdi has three top-10 finishes, which includes tying for second at the GAC Championships. In the regional tournament last week, Nunbhakdi tied for 24th with a three-round 229. In 2017, she won the Central Super Regional by three strokes, helping Tech advance to the national championships where she tied for 33rd.

Avery Struck joins Nunbhakdi as the only two Golden Suns from last year’s national championships. Struck finished 52nd at the 2017 national tournament, after finished fourth at the region championships and seventh at the conference tournament. In 2018, Struck has four top-10 finishes, including fifth place at the Central Region Spring Preview in Springfield, Mo. last month.

Holly Standing and Allie Weiner have combined for two top-10 finishes this year. Standing tied for eighth at the GAC Championships while Weiner tied for the 17th, as Tech was the only team to have all five golfers finish in the top 20. At the region championships last week, Weiner opened the tournament with a team-low 73 in the first round. She finished the event tied for 32nd, while Standing posted a career-low three-round score to tie for 24th.

The championships feature 12 teams and 12 individuals from four different regions, totaling 72 participants. The tournament will consist of both team and individual competition conducted concurrently. All participants will compete through the entire 72 holes of competition. In the team competition, the low four scores for each team will count in each day’s total score.

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MAGNOLIA – The Lady Muleriders used the long ball in their contest against #15 Augustana that allowed SAU to advance to Championship Saturday in the Central Region Tournament after a 4-1 win over the Vikings on Friday afternoon.

TEAM RECORDS 
(No. 8) Southern Arkansas Lady Muleriders (54-9)
(No. 15) Augustana Vikings (42-14)

PITCHING DECISIONS – GAME 1
W – Brooke Ford-Nelson (12-4)
L – Ashley Mickschl (20-7)
S – None

HIGHLIGHTS & HAPPENINGS

• All of the runs from both teams in the contest came via home runs as the Vikings took the first lead in the top of the third inning, 1-0, with a solo homer to left field from the pitcher, Ashley Mickschl.
• SAU was hitless until the fourth inning, and scoreless until the fifth when Brooke Goad went big-fly to deep right-center field and pulled the Lady Muleriders ahead 3-1.
• Brooke Ford-Nelson came on in relief in the circle for Southern Arkansas in the fifth inning and was very efficient as the junior did not allow any hits or any runs through three innings of work.
• Marina Duran hit a solo shot out to straight-away center field in the bottom of the sixth to cushion SAU’s lead out to its eventual, 4-1.

AT THE PLATE

• Goad led the offense for SAU with 3 RBIs on a homerun
• Duran collected the other RBI for SAU on a home run and also had a single
• Faith Otts and Sarah Pitre each collected one hit apiece

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SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The most decorated men’s basketball player in University of Central Arkansas history will get to represent the Purple and Gray one more time at the NABC Reese’s College All-Star Game on Friday in conjunction with the NCAA Final Four.

UCA graduate Jordan Howard was one of 20 players named to the All-Star teams and will compete at 3:35 p.m. Friday at the Alamodome on CBS Sports Network.

Howard, the career scoring leader at UCA and in Arkansas Division I history, will pay for the East All-Stars, coached by Yale University head coach James Jones. His brother Joe Jones from Boston University will coach the West team. Howard is joined on the team by players from Creighton, Clemson, UCLA, TCU, Bucknell, Davidson, Colorado, Winthrop and St. Bonaventure.

Howard, the Southland Conference Player of the Year for 2017-18, is the career three-point leader in the SLC, at UCA and in Arkansas Division I with 384 career three-pointers. He set UCA records for career points (2,524), career free throws (558) and free-throw percentage (86.8), season three-pointers (113) and season points (880).

Howard scored in double figures in 120 of his 124 career games at UCA and made at least one three-pointer in 120 of 124 games. He led the SLC in scoring this season at 25.1 points per game led the nation in total points scored at 880. Howard was the active career scoring leader in the NCAA and was second in three-pointers.

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Senior Cheyenne North stuffed the stat sheet, scoring 11 points, blocking nine shots and dishing out eight assists but the No. 4 seed Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (26-4) season came to an end as they fell to fifth-seeded Northern State (26-5) by a final score of 76-65 in the first round of the NCAA Division II Central Region Tournament being played at the Elmen Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. Friday night.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Arkansas Tech scored the first points of the game on a jumper by North to claim a 2-0 lead. The Golden Suns forced four turnovers in the opening three minutes to spark a 7-0 run, Tech led 9-2 with 6:53 remaining in the first quarter.
• Northern State scored four straight point to trim the lead to three points. Jayana Sanders came off the bench for Tech and scored six straight points, draining a three and converting a 3-point play to give Tech a nine-point advantage (15-6).
• The Wolves chipped into the Suns lead and were able to cut it down to four at 17-13 with 3:30 to go in the first quarter.
• Tech scored four of the last five points of the quarter to take a 21-14 lead going into the second quarter.
• North gave the Suns their first double digit lead (28-18) after hitting a contested 3-pointer from the top of the key. Sanders scored a fast break layup to make it a 12-point advantage (30-18) at the 7:45 minute mark.
• The Golden Suns opened up a 15-point lead, their largest lead of the first half, after Ryann Goodsell hit a jumper. (36-21)
• Northern State answered with an 8-1 run to cut the lead to nine points (37-29) with 2:44 remaining in the first half.
• Both teams traded baskets over the final two minutes of the first half, Tech held a nine-point advantage (43-34) going into the break.
• The Suns forced ten turnovers and North blocked five shots in the first half, while the Wolves held a 20-14 advantage in rebounding.
• The Wolves used a 7-3 run in the opening minutes of the third quarter to pull to within five (46-41) with 6:38 remaining.
• Jill Conrad cut the Suns lead to three points after hitting a jumper at the 5:23 minute mark (48-45).
• Ke’Vonshaye Stackhouse made it a five-point game after driving through the lane and connecting on an off-balance floater to put the score at 52-47 with 4:07 remaining in the third quarter.
• Jessi Marti hit Northern State’s first 3-pointer of the second half to trim the Suns lead to two points (50-52) then Conrad hit a layup to knot the game up at 52-52 at the 2:14 minute mark.
• North answered for Tech, scoring the next four points to give the Suns a 56-52 lead with 1:40 remaining in the third quarter.
• Kylie Ladd scored the last points of the quarter, draining a 15-foot jumper to give Tech a four-point advantage (58-54) going into the fourth.
• After hitting a pair of free throws, Northern State cut the lead to one point with 8:13 remaining in regulation.
• Northern State took its first lead of the game (63-61) after Miranda Ristau converted on a 3-point play with 5:53 left in the game.
• The Wolves ended the game on an 11-3 run, claiming a 76-66 win.

NOTABLES

• The Golden Suns shot just 15-percent (3-of-20) from the floor in the fourth quarter, which allowed for Northern State to put an 18-2 run together to come back and defeat Tech.
• Northern State outshot Tech 45.6 percent to 34.8 percent. The Wolves also out rebounded the Suns 48-32 and went 22-26 from the free throw line while Tech went 13-20.
• In her final game as a Golden Sun, North finished with 11 points, nine blocks, eight assists and four rebounds.
• Williams ended her season with a team-high 17 points and grabbed three rebounds. Ladd scored 11 points and Sanders added 12 points.
• Arkansas Tech ends the season with a 26-4 record and closed it out with its fourth consecutive 20-plus-win season and fourth straight trip to the NCAA Central Region Tournament.

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COMMERCE, Texas – An incredible run that began with three straight losses followed by an improbable 11-game winning streak came to end Saturday with a 31-17 loss to No. 8 Texas A&M-Commerce in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II Playoffs. It was the deepest postseason run in program history.

Commerce (13-1) advanced to meet West Florida, a team in only its second season of football, next Saturday in the national championship game in Kansas City.

Harding (11-4) battled from behind from midway through the second quarter on and pulled to within one score at 24-17 on a 30-yard field goal by Tristan Parsley with 4:40 remaining.

The Bisons needed one stop to have a chance to regain possession and tie the game. But Commerce quarterback Luis Perez hit D’Arthur Cowan on a screen pass on the first play of the next drive. Cowan broke a tackle and raced 90 yards for the game’s final score.

Texas A&M-Commerce led 14-7 at halftime.

Harding scored on its first drive of the game, needing only three plays to go 75 yards with Grant Kimberlin taking a pitch around the left side and racing 51 yards for a touchdown.

Commerce responded with a seven-play, 63-yard scoring drive. Lion quarterback Luis Perez completed all six of his passing attempts on the drive, and backup quarterback Gabe Rodriguez finished the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run.

The Lions took their first lead of the game with 5:28 left in the second quarter. A Tristan Parsley 42-yard punt pinned Commerce on its own 1. Three plays later, Commerce had 4th-and-1 at its own 10, and punter Tristan Perry completed an 18-yard pass to Vincent Hobbs to keep the drive going.

Commerce completed the 99-yard scoring drive on a 3-yard pass from Perez to Hobbs.

The only points of the third quarter came on Commerce’s first drive of the third quarter. The Lions drove to the Harding 15 before the drive stalled, and Kristov Martinez kicked a 32-yard field goal to give Commerce a 17-7 lead.

Harding cut the lead to 17-14 early in the fourth quarter. Freshman Cole Chancey scored on a 1-yard run after Bison linebacker Shedrick Robinson recovered a fumble near midfield.

Commerce went back up by 10 points with 8:54 left in the game. Carandal Hale scored on an 11-yard run that capped an 88-yard drive, giving the Lions a 24-14 lead.

Facts and Figures
Parsley had an 83-yard punt in the second quarter that broke the previous Harding record of 82 yards by Andrew Patton against Southwestern Oklahoma in 1999.

Harding rushed for 260 yards on 64 carries, its 28th straight game over 200 rushing yards. Kimberlin led Harding with 107 yards on nine carries, his fifth 100-yard game of the season. Kimberlin also had three receptions for 60 yards. His 167 all-purpose yards were a career high.

Chancey rushed for 98 yards on 26 carries and one touchdown. He finished the season with 1,337 rushing yards, second most in an HU single season.

Commerce had 396 total yards, 295 passing and 101 on the ground. Perez was 24-of-34 for 288 yards and two touchdowns.

Sam Blankenship had seven tackles to lead Harding and finished the season with 130 tackles.

Harding is 24-5 over the last two seasons with a national quarterfinal appearance and a national semifinal appearance.

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The University of Arkansas is one of 16 programs hosting regional tournaments this weekend as the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

This will mark the sixth time that Baum Stadium will be a regional site and the first time since 2010. Arkansas has also hosted the super regional tournament twice (2004, 2015) and won each time.

The Razorbacks (42-17) and the top seed in the regional and will meet No. 4 seed Oral Roberts (42-14) on Friday at 7 p.m.

No. 2 seed Missouri State (40-17) will face No. 3 Oklahoma State (30-25) in the first game on Friday, with first pitch set for 2 p.m.

2017 NCAA Fayetteville Regional Schedule 

Friday, June 2
Game 1 – No. 3 Oklahoma State vs. No. 2 Missouri State, 2 p.m. CDT (ESPN3)
Game 2 – No. 1 Arkansas vs. No. 4 Oral Roberts, 7 p.m. CDT (ESPN3)  

Saturday, June 3
Game 3 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 2 p.m. (ESPN3)
Game 4 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 7 p.m. (ESPN3) 

Sunday, June 4
Game 5 – Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 3 p.m. (ESPN3)
Game 6 – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 4, 8 p.m. (ESPN3) 

Monday, June 5
Game 7 – Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 (if necessary), 6 p.m. (ESPN3)

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