Arkansas, the No. 8 seed in the West Region, will face No. 9 seed Illinois in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday, March 16. The game will be live streamed on Sling, which offers half off the first month.

The Razorbacks finished SEC play at 8-10 but put together a 12-3 non-conference mark. Arkansas is fourth in the SEC scoring 74.4 points while shooting 47.6% from the field.

Davonte Davis averages 1.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Razorbacks, scoring 10.5 points while shooting 34.4% from beyond the arc. Ricky Council IV is averaging 15.9 points over the last 10 games for Arkansas.

Terrence Shannon Jr. is averaging 17.1 points for the Fighting Illini. Matthew Mayer is averaging 15.8 points over the last 10 games for Illinois.

When is Arkansas-Illinois?

Arkansas and Illinois plays in the first round of the NCAA tournament at 3:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. ET)

Streaming options

SlingTV

SlingTV is one of the cheaper live streaming services. It offers three different channel packages for its users: Sling Orange, Sling Blue and Sling Orange + Blue.

Sling Blue, which is offering half off the $40 a month for the first month, streams TruTV.

What TV channel is game on?

Arkansas and Illinois will be broadcast on TBS.

Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.