MBB Preview: Arkansas vs. Missouri

Who: #20/17 Arkansas Razorbacks (19-7, 9-4 SEC) vs Missouri Tigers (18-8, 8-5 SEC)
What: Arkansas and Missouri will play twice in a 14-day span, going through the Tigers in CoMo within the regular-season finale.
When: Friday – Feb. 21 – 3:00 pm (CT)
Where: Fayetteville, Ark. • Bud Walton Arena / Nolan Richardson Court (19,200)
How (to observe):
– TV/Stream: ESPN / Watch ESPN (Matt Schumacker and Richard Hendrix)
– Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
– Sirius/XM: 106 or 190 || SXM App/Online Channel 960

– Razorback Gameday App
– Live Stats

– Arkansas Game Notes
– Missouri Game Notes
– SEC Men’s Basketball Release/Stats

FAYETTEVILLE – The #20 Arkansas Razorbacks will play the primary of two consecutive dwelling video games, internet hosting the Missouri Tigers on Saturday (Feb. 21). Tipoff is about for 3 pm (CT) and the sport will likely be televised on ESPN.

Arkansas is coming off a troublesome 117-115 double additional time loss at Alabama on Wednesday, whereas Mizzou held on to beat #19 Vanderbilt, 81-80, on Wednesday.

Both groups shoot the ball effectively. Arkansas leads the SEC and ranks fifteenth within the NCAA in area purpose proportion at 50.4% and the Tigers rank twenty seventh within the NCAA at 49.0%. Those numbers will likely be challenged on the defensive finish. Missouri ranks ninth within the NCAA in blocked pictures (5.6 avg.) and the Razorbacks rank 14th nationally (5.3 avg.).

After Missouri, Arkansas hosts Texas A&M on Wednesday (Feb. 25) at 8 pm.

NOTES:

• In a scheduling quirk, the Arkansas-Missouri sport on Saturday would be the groups’ twenty seventh sport of the season and will likely be performed on Feb. 21 in Bud Walton Arena. Last 12 months, Arkansas and Missouri met on Feb. 22 in Bud Walton Arena and it was additionally the groups’ twenty seventh sport of the 12 months.
• This would be the sixty fifth assembly between Arkansas and Missouri all time and the primary of two this season. The groups will play once more within the regular-season finale (Mar. 7) — 14 day span.
• Arkansas leads the all-time collection, 36-28, and has gained 9 of the final 12.
• Since Missouri joined the SEC in 2012-13 the border rivals have performed 27 occasions with Arkansas proudly owning a 17-10 benefit.
• Arkansas leads 21-10 in video games performed in Fayetteville, together with an 11-2 mark for the reason that Tigers joined the SEC.
• Karter Knox underwent a profitable process (Feb. 19) to restore his left meniscus, carried out by Dr. Walt Lowe in Houston. No timetable has been set for his return.
• Arkansas not solely leads the SEC in area purpose proportion (50.4%), nevertheless it additionally leads the league in 3-point proportion (37.7%), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.89) and fewest turnovers (9.1).
• In SEC video games solely, Arkansas leads the league in area purpose proportion (51.6%), blocked pictures (6.08) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.88). Individually in SEC video games, Darius Acuff Jr. leads the league in scoring 25.77), assists (6.31) and 3-point proportion (44.3%).

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