Arkansas basketball coach Eric Musselman delivers snacks to fans waiting for Auburn game

A line of Arkansas students snaked around Bud Walton Arena on Tuesday afternoon in anticipation of the the Razorbacks' game against Auburn.

Men's basketball coach Eric Musselman was so impressed by the students' enthusiasm that he decided to hand deliver food to the crowd gathered to watch his team play.

"Great energy outside Bud Walton Arena over 5 hours before tipoff!" the coach wrote in a tweet, sharing pictures he took with students.

See video of Musselman passing out chips to students and visiting with fans camping outside the arena below.

Tuesday's game between Arkansas and Auburn — 6 p.m. CT, ESPN2 — marks the first time a team ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press' top 25 poll will visit Bud Walton Arena. With an overall record of 22-1, Auburn is No. 1 in the AP poll and No. 2 in the Ferris Mowers Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports.

Students have been camping outside Bud Walton Arena for the Southeastern Conference matchup since at least Monday afternoon. That's when Musselman tweeted a video of him visiting students in two tents outside the arena.

By Tuesday afternoon, the line outside Bud Walton Arena stretched into a surrounding parking lot, according to video tweeted by the Arkansas men's basketball team's account. Fans also gathered near the Auburn team bus and jeered the Tigers as they arrived on campus and made their way inside the arena.

The last time Arkansas beat the No. 1 team in the country was Feb. 12, 1984, when the Razorbacks defeated Michael Jordan and top-ranked North Carolina 65-64 in the Pine Bluff Convention Center.

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Arkansas is 18-5 overall and 7-3 in SEC play heading into Tuesday night's game against Auburn. The Razorbacks have won eight games in a row, most recently a 63-55 victory against Mississippi State on Feb. 5.

Auburn is 10-0 in SEC play heading into Bud Walton Arena after beating Georgia 74-72 in the final seconds of regulation on Feb. 5.

This article originally appeared on Fort Smith Times Record: Arkansas basketball's Eric Musselman feeds fans waiting on Auburn game