Arkansas faces Illinois State

FAYETTEVILLE – The University of Arkansas women’s basketball team learned it would travel to Normal, Ill., to face Illinois State in a quarterfinal game in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament Sunday at 1 p.m.

Arkansas (22-11) defeated Oral Roberts Wednesday to advance but had to wait for Thursday night’s game between Illinois State and Duquesne to discover who they would play in the next round.

The Redbirds (23-10) defeated the Dukes, 79-66, to advance.