Arkansas-Kentucky tickets sold out

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – General public reserved tickets for the Arkansas-Kentucky men’s basketball game scheduled for Saturday, March 2, at Bud Walton Arena are sold out it was announced by the Razorback Ticket Office on Monday.

The Razorbacks and Wildcats are scheduled for a 3 p.m. tip in a game that will be nationally televised on CBS.  This marks the fourth time since Arkansas hired head coach Mike Anderson that the Razorbacks have sold out of general public reserved tickets and the second time during the 2012-13 season.  Other sellouts include the Michigan and Florida games last year and Missouri on Feb. 16.

Student tickets not claimed by Razorback Access Pass holders will be made available to the general student body for $10 at approximately 2:45 p.m. the day of the game.  All student tickets must be purchased at the east entrance to Bud Walton Arena with cash only and a valid student ID.

Arkansas (16-9, 7-5 SEC) is 14-1 at Bud Walton Arena this year with its only loss coming against No. 6/5 Syracuse in late November. Arkansas is a combined 31-4 (.886) at Bud Walton Arena since Anderson took over the program prior to the 2011-12 season, setting a school record for home wins in his first year with 17.  The Bud Walton Arena environment has been instrumental in the best winning percentage by an Arkansas team over a two-year span since the 1997-98 and 1998-99 teams went a combined 29-2 (.935).  The Razorbacks play Georgia at Bud Walton Arena on Thursday night at 6 p.m.