FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (Interstat) — A surging Texas team aims to continue its march toward a high seed in the NCAA tournament when it visits struggling Arkansas in a Southeastern Conference women’s basketball matchup Thursday night at Bud Walton Arena. The Longhorns (24-3, 12-2 SEC) enter on a roll, having won six of their last seven games, including a gritty 65-63 road victory at then-Tennessee last Sunday. Guard Madison Booker, a national player of the year candidate, leads Texas with a versatile all-around game. Over her last seven contests, she is averaging 16.9 points and 4.1 assists, including a 14-point, 4-rebound, 4-assist performance in the win over the Lady Vols. Arkansas (11-16, 2-12) looks to snap a seven-game losing streak that has defined a difficult conference slate. The Razorbacks fell 75-66 to Mississippi State in their last outing. Guard Taleyah Jones has been a consistent bright spot, scoring in double figures in 14 consecutive games and averaging 18.4 points during the current skid. She logged 40 minutes and scored 18 points in the loss to the Bulldogs. The matchup presents a stark contrast in trajectories. Texas, tied for second in the SEC, boasts one of the nation’s most efficient defenses and a balanced offense featuring Booker, Rori Harmon and Jordan Lee. Arkansas, near the bottom of the league standings, has struggled to find consistent support for Jones, particularly on the defensive end where they allow an SEC-worst 78.2 points per game in conference play. History and momentum heavily favor the visitors. Texas has won nine of the last ten meetings in the series, including a 67-64 victory in Austin last season. The Longhorns’ three losses this season have come by a combined 15 points, all to teams currently ranked in the AP Top 25. For Arkansas, the challenge is monumental: upsetting a top-five team to salvage momentum for the final stretch of the regular season. For Texas, it’s a business trip to avoid a letdown against a determined opponent on the road before returning home to host Mississippi State on Sunday. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CST.