Tobacco roadblock: Hogs look to advance to Sweet 16 for 1st time since 1996

Posted Mar 19, 2017
The No. 8 seed Razorbacks (26-9) play the No. 1 seed Tar Heels (28-7) at 5:10 p.m. today at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, with the winner advancing to the South Regional semifinals in Memphis. North Carolina beat Arkansas 108-77 in 2008 and 87-78 in 2015 in the teams' previous two second-round matchups. (Arkansas Democrat Gazette)

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