Chris Beard and the Ole Miss Rebels will square off against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Thursday afternoon with an opportunity to punch their ticket to the SEC Tournament quarterfinals. Beard and Co. received a first-round bye after entering the tourney as the No.

Despite Thursday's loss to Ole Miss, Arkansas has been playing some strong basketball as of late, winning three of its last five games before losing on Thursday afternoon.

Ole Miss made certain the next game for the Arkansas basketball team in March will be the waiting game. A three pointer with 1.7 seconds remaining put the eighth-seeded Rebels over the ninth-seeded Razorbacks,