2022 College Basketball Tournament Sweet 16: (1) Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. (4) Arkansas Razorbacks March 24, 2022 by Marc Jerbs

On Thursday, top seed in the West Region Gonzaga Bulldogs will face 4th seed Arkansas Razorbacks in the 1st game of the 2022 College Basketball Tournament Sweet 16.

Game time is set 7:09PM EDT at the Chase Center in San Francisco, CA.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs was tested in the first two rounds of the tournament.

In both games against Georgia State and Memphis, the Bulldogs play lethargic in the first half but eventually refocused to win over both teams.

They could not afford to do same against Arkansas because they may have a hard time catching up with this team.

The Arkansas Razorbacks will have to slow Gonzaga's potent offensive sets.

To start, they must stop Bulldog's forward Drew Timme.

He's on fire in their first two games as he averaged 28.5 points.

Defense will be their best card to defeat Gonzaga to have a chance to advance in the next round.

The sportsbook handicappers have installed the Gonzaga Bulldogs as the favorites to win over the Arkansas Razorbacks on Thursday night.