The 12-seed High Point Panthers upset the 5-seed Wisconsin Badgers on Thursday, 83-82, for the first NCAA Tournament win in school history. Wisconsin led for 84% of the game, but High Point had 16 fastbreak points to only five for the Badgers, with the most important two coming with 12 seconds left in the game.
The 4-seed Arkansas Razorbacks easily dispatched of the 13-seed Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, 97-78. Arkansas had 24 more points in the paint, 11 more assists and 11 more fastbreak points.
The Razorbacks and Panthers will meet on Saturday with tipoff TBD.
The Razorbacks open as an 11.5-point favorite on DraftKings Sportsbook, with High Point listed at +700 on the moneyline. The points total is set at O/U 169.5.
Arkansas finished with a 27-8 regular season record, good for second in the SEC. Per Bart Torvik, Arkansas has a power ranking of 20 with the fourth-best offense and 49th-best defense.
High Point was 31-4 and finished first in the Big South. The Panthers are rated as the 88th-best team with the 72nd-best offense and 139th-best defense.
