Arkansas Dominates Texas, Secures SEC Tournament Double-Bye

0:00On March 22nd, 20th ranked Arkansas dominated Texas on Wednesday night at Bud Walton Arena. The Razorbacks, now 22 wins, and eight losses overall with a 12 and five SEC mark, got career high 28 points from Trevon, Brazil. Freshman Darius A. Cove, Jr. matched that total while dishing out 13 assists. Texas fell to 18 and 12, 9 and 8 in conference play. Arkansas built a 19 to 4 lead just six minutes in and stayed ahead by at least nine points throughout. A late first half surge sealed things early, keeping the long horns at a distance until the closing moments. On senior night, Brazil added seven rebounds in three blocks in his final home game, while teammate Nick Pringle snapped out of a scoring slump with eight efficient points. Texas struggled without production from their senior guard Jordan Pope, who played just four minutes and scored nothing amid foul trouble. The victory locks in a double buy for Arkansas in the SEC tournament. They can clinch the number two seed with a win Saturday in Missouri

1:04provided Alabama loses to Auburn. The Razorbacks wrapped the regular season with an 11 a.m. tip-off in Columbia, setting up rest before action resumes March 13th in Nashville.