Game time set for Austin Peay

FAYETTEVILLE — Tipoff for theUniversity of Arkansas women’s basketball game with Austin Peay State University is 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17.

Listed on all schedules prior to this week as "TBA/FB," the game time was held until a final determination on the Razorback football game with Miss State in Little Rock on the same day.

"We did not want Arkansas fans to be forced to choose between the Razorbacks on TV and the Lady’Backs at Walton Arena," UA associate athletic director Bill Smith said.

The football game was not optioned by the SEC for next week, and will keep its originally scheduled 1 p.m. kickoff at War Memorial Stadium.

Tom Collen and the Lady’Backs open the regular season this Sunday, Nov. 11, with Lipscomb at 2 p.m. at Walton Arena.