Updated March 21, 2026, 9:57 p.m. ET
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We’re operating out of Cinderellas. Will the slipper nonetheless match for High Point?
The Panthers knocked off No. 5 seed Wisconsin in a dramatic first round win.
John Calipari is no stranger to March slip-ups. But his Arkansas Razorbacks are on a roll, led by SEC Player of the Year Darius Acuff Jr.
No. 4 seed Arkansas received the SEC match and had no downside with Hawaii in Thursday’s first spherical, profitable 97-78.
So what occurs in Saturday’s Round 2?
Here’s what it is advisable know for Saturday’s second spherical recreation with a visit the Sweet 16 to face the winner of No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 9 Utah State subsequent week in San Jose.
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High Point vs Arkansas stay rating
| TEAMS | 1H | 2H | F |
| High Point | 9 | — | — |
| Arkansas | 10 | — | — |
High Point vs Arkansas stay updates
Arkansas, High Point tip off
We’re underway in Portland, and the Panthers and Razorbacks will search for a bid in the Sweet 16.
High Point vs Arkansas practically underway
Round 1 Cinderella High Point is trying to make an enormous splash, because it takes on John Calipari and Arkansas. Tip-off is simply across the nook.
What time is Arkansas vs High Point?
- Time: 9:45 p.m. ET, Saturday.
What channel is Arkansas vs High Point? How to observe, streaming data
- The recreation is airing on TBS/truTV, streaming through Fubo.
Where is High Point?
High Point University is positioned in High Point, North Carolina, southwest of Greensboro.
Arkansas vs High Point prediction, odds
- Ehsan Kassim: Arkansas
- Jordan Mendoza: Arkansas
- John Leuzzi: Arkansas
- Blake Schuster: High Point
- Moneyline: Arkansas (-1300)
- Spread: Arkansas (-13)
- Over/beneath whole: 169.5
Darius Acuff Jr. 2026 NBA Draft mock draft prediction
No. 6 total to Dallas Mavericks
Kalbrosky’s Analysis:
Now led by Cooper Flagg, the Mavericks want to seek out gamers who may also help Dallas keep aggressive on offense and Arkansas freshman Darius Acuff Jr. can do precisely that. The SEC Player of the Year is excellently environment friendly at working ball screens or in isolation. He leads freshmen for factors created per 40 minutes (43.1) both by himself or by way of an help, per CBB Analytics. He can rating properly from both facet of the courtroom and is among the many freshmen leaders in each alley-oop assists (15) and area objectives made in transition (62) this season. There is a motive rival coach Sean Miller thinks this generational guard ought to have his title in the combo at No. 1 total.
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Darius Acuff Jr. stats
(all stats as of March 15)
- 22.9 factors per recreation
- 3.2 rebounds per recreation
- 6.5 assists per recreation
- 48.6% area aim share
- 44.5% three-point area aim share
Who is High Point March Madness hero Chase Johnston?
Johnston is a seventh-year senior guard for High Point, who entered the Panthers’ first-round win over Wisconsin on March 19 averaging 6.1 factors and an help per recreation on 47.1% capturing.
He’s on the courtroom for one motive: to shoot 3-pointers. In truth, his game-winning transition layup towards the Badgers with 11 seconds remaining was his first 2-point shot of all the season. He averages 4.3 area objectives per recreation in 2025-26, 4.1 of that are from 3-point vary.
Johnston is, expectedly, prolific from distance. He’s capturing a ridiculous 48.5% from 3-point vary this season, and has a 39.8% mark on 3-pointers for his profession.
To put his function into additional perspective, he entered the sport with solely 4 2-point makes an attempt on the season, with 4 free-throw makes an attempt, all of which he made.
Johnston is in his second season at High Point after transferring from Florida Gulf Coast, the place he spent two seasons. He noticed his first profession motion at Stetson and averaged 13.5 factors and 15.2 factors in his first two seasons with the Hatters, respectively, though he spent the autumn semester in 2019 at Purdue-Fort Wayne.
Clayman is in his first season as High Point’s case, having assumed the function after Alan Huss left after final season to turn out to be the affiliate head coach and head-coach-in-waiting at Creighton, his alma mater.
Clayman had been Huss’ high assistant for the earlier two seasons, a time in which the Panthers went 56-15 and made one NCAA match look. When Huss left, Clayman was promoted.
“As affiliate head coach, Flynn Clayman has performed a pivotal function in HPU’s recruiting and offensive success throughout the previous two seasons,” High Point president Nido Qubein said when Clayman was hired. “Players recognize his management, and his values align with the values of our college. We are excited to have him lead the lads’s basketball program as head coach.”
Clayman has made the many of the alternative, enhancing to 30-4 this season after the win over Wisconsin. The 30 wins are a single-season program document and the NCAA match victory was the primary in High Point’s historical past.
