Arkansas turned up the defense Thursday night, holding off No. 11 seed South Carolina, 69-64, in the second round of the SEC Tournament.
The 13-game homestand continues for fifth-ranked Arkansas as it welcomes in Kent State for a three-game set starting with a doubleheader on Friday.
Fresh off winning its 12th-consecutive SEC Championship No. 2 Arkansas returns to College Station this weekend for the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championship.
Arkansas will look to build on its 1-0 start in Southeastern Conference play when it hosts No. 17 Kentucky and No. 4 Vanderbilt this weekend.
After splitting its first two conference matches of the season last weekend at home, Arkansas hits the road for the first time in conference this weekend.
Arkansas will face its final challenge of the indoor season this weekend in College Station, in pursuit of the program’s 42nd national title.
| Fri, Dec 27 |  | Liberty Bowl vs Texas Tech (Memphis) | W, 39-26 |
| Thu, Aug 29 |  | vs UAPB (Little Rock) | W, 70-0 |
| Sat, Sep 7 |  | @ Oklahoma State | L, 31-39 2OT |
| Sat, Sep 14 |  | vs UAB | W, 37-27 |
| Sat, Sep 21 |  | @ Auburn | W, 24-14 |
| Sat, Sep 28 |  | vs Texas A&M (Arl) | L, 21-17 |
| Sat, Oct 5 |  | vs Tennessee | W, 19-14 |
| Sat, Oct 19 |  | vs LSU | L, 34-10 |
| Sat, Oct 26 |  | @ Mississippi State | W, 58-25 |
| Sat, Nov 2 |  | vs Ole Miss | L, 63-31 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Texas | L, 20-10 |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | vs Louisiana Tech | W, 35-14 |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | @ Missouri | L, 28-21 |