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Looking back: Arkansas Part 2

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11 months ago

February 23, 2025

Looking back: Arkansas Part 2

Here’s a look at some numbers and thoughts that didn’t get into the initial thoughts after last night’s game against Arkansas.

Mark Mitchell

He didn’t play as incredible as his career-high setting performances against Oklahoma or Alabama, but Mark Mitchell produced a team-high 17 points and a game-high seven rebounds to go with three assists.

He also had six of the Tigers’ 18 turnovers, so not all good.

It was the fourth consecutive game that Mitchell has outscored his season average (now 13.7), while his seven rebounds made the performance the third time this season that Mitchell has led the Tigers in both points and rebounds.

Turnovers

Missouri had 18 turnovers, a high through the SEC schedule.

And those extra opportunities led to 30 Arkansas points.

The Tigers had been very good at holding onto the ball recently, they committed only three turnovers against Tennessee, 14 against Texas A&M, 12 against Oklahoma, three against Georgia and eight against Alabama.

The Tigers hadn’t surpassed 15 in a game since the home win against Ole Miss.

But they were a major issue Saturday night, led by Mitchell with six and Tony Perkins with four.

Dennis Gates’ favorite stat to hit on in press conference’s in assist to turnover ratio, and the Tigers had a negative one for the first time since Oklahoma (11 assists to 12 turnovers that game), and the first with more than a one-turnover difference since Texas A&M.

“We had a lot of turnovers to begin the game,” Gates said. “They obviously did a great job. We had five turnovers on the first nine possessions and they built a 10-4 lead. You can’t win on the road like that and we’ve got to do a better job.”

3-point shooting

The Tigers attempted 36 shots from beyond the arc Saturday, a season high. And they made 12 (33.33 percent) which is not terribly far behind their season average (36.9 percent), but Caleb Grill was certainly behind his average at just 2-of-12 (16.67 percent), which dropped him to 43.3 percent for the year as he attempts to reach 50 percent shooting from deep.

He was at 49-of-100 for the season recently, but since then is just 12-of-41 (29.26 percent) as teams have changed how they guard him.

He would have to hit his next 19 attempts consecutively to get to 50 percent for the year.

Defense

Going into Saturday, the Tigers were 15-1 this season when scoring 80 points because Missouri had allowed more than 80 just seven times this season.

After allowing 83 to Memphis, Missouri didn’t allow 80 again until Cal when both teams reached 90. For the most part, when Missouri scores 80 points, its defense responds and holds the opponent to less than 80, there’s only been five Missouri games this season (including Saturday) where both teams scored 80 or more points.

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University of Arkansas selects Oak View Group for event bookings at Razorback Stadium, Bud Walton Arena

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January 30, 2026

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University of Arkansas selects Oak View Group for event bookings at Razorback Stadium, Bud Walton Arena

Kyle Parkinson
January 30, 2026

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas today announced a strategic partnership with Oak View Group, the global leader in premium live entertainment infrastructure and services, to secure live event bookings at the 76,000-seat Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium and the 19,000-seat Bud Walton Arena. As part of the new partnership, Oak View Group will work closely with Live Nation Arenas to help secure concert bookings.

“We continue to look for new ways to support our student-athletes while bringing new entertainment opportunities to our fans and the region,” said Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Hunter Yurachek. “Our partnership with Oak View Group accomplishes both of those things. The experience, resources and knowledge Oak View Group brings to the table will give us the edge we need to bring concerts and events to Razorback Stadium and Bud Walton Arena. We look forward to this new partnership bringing concerts for our venues very soon.”

“Fayetteville is a vibrant live event market with a proven track record for strong ticket sales, artist-friendly routing, and high fan engagement,” said Peter Luukko, Co-Chairman, Oak View Group. “Razorback Stadium and Bud Walton Arena create additional opportunities for larger-size acts to continue to grow their fan base in Northwest Arkansas and across the south. We look forward to working closely with the University of Arkansas in bringing more events to Northwest Arkansas.”

OVG has a similar relationship at Carter-Finley Stadium at NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.); and Thompson-Boling Arena at University of Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.). The University of Arkansas joins OVG’s growing roster of top college properties also includes Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz.; University of Houston in Houston, Texas; University of Texas in Austin, Texas; University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass.; University of Rhode Island in Kingston, R.I.; and Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Mo.

About Oak View Group
Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in premium live entertainment infrastructure and services, with a platform spanning venue development and end-to-end capabilities across venue management, hospitality, and sponsorship sales. Founded in 2015, the Company serves a collection of seven world-class owned venues and a client roster of the most iconic arenas, stadiums, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions, spanning four continents.
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LSU Defeats Arkansas, 92-70, In Play4Kay Game

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January 29, 2026

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LSU Defeats Arkansas, 92-70, In Play4Kay Game

BATON ROUGE, LA – The sixth-ranked LSU women’s basketball team defeated Arkansas, 92-70, on Thursday night inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

The Tigers are back in action on Sunday, Feb. 1 to face the 24th-ranked Alabama. The game will tip off at 11:00 a.m. CT inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

With the victory, LSU improves to 20-2 overall, while Arkansas drops to 11-11 on the season.

The Tigers opened the game with a made layup. Arkansas followed with a three-pointer, beginning a tightly contested first half. The Razorbacks went on a 7-2 run, gaining its largest lead, 15-8. The Tigers responded, outscoring Arkansas 14-7 to close the first quarter 22-22. LSU rallied ahead in the second quarter to hold the 36-33 advantage over the Razorbacks going into the break. The Tigers shot 36.2 percent on 17-of-47 shots. The Razorbacks shot 36.4 percent on 12-of-33 shots from the field. Arkansas knocked down five threes in the first half while LSU was 1-for-7. The Tigers dominated in the paint, owning 20 points to Arkansas’ 10.

In the second half, the Tigers put its foot on the gas and didn’t let up. Paced by Flau’Jae Johnson with 11 points, LSU outscored Arkansas 33-17 to extend its lead in the third quarter. They maintained the momentum into the fourth quarter to seal the game. LSU had 24 rebounds and 13 assists on the half.

Flau’Jae Johnson and Mikaylah Williams led the Tigers in scoring with 17 points. Kate Koval earned a double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds. In addition to Johnson, Williams and Koval, Grace Knox (12), Jada Richard (12) and ZaKiyah Johnson (11) scored double digits.

The Razorbacks were led by Taleyah Jones with 23 points on 8-of-20 shots and five treys.

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Three people arrested on suspicion of various charges in Northwest Arkansas | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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1 day ago

January 29, 2026

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Three people arrested on suspicion of various charges in Northwest Arkansas | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Arrests

Madison County Sheriff’s Office

Brandon Deschane, 50, of West Braymore Drive in Rogers was arrested Sunday on suspicion of aggravated assault. Deschane was initially held in the Madison County Jail, but then transferred to the Benton County Jail, where he was being held Wednesday in lieu of $15,000 bond.

Washington County Sheriff’s Office

Jada Summers, 24, of West Hickory Flat Road in Springdale was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of permitting child abuse. Summers remained at the Washington County Detention Center on Wednesday in lieu of $5,000 bond.

Donald Cotton, 57, of Avila Road in Springdale was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of rape-forcible fondling. Cotton remained at the Washington County Detention Center Wednesday in lieu of $250,000 bond.

Colton Cotton, 21, of North Leverett Avenue in Fayetteville was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of permitting child abuse and possession of a Schedule IV or V controlled substance with intent to deliver. Cotton remained at the Washington County Detention Center on Wednesday in lieu of $10,000 bond.

Carlos Hugo Rostro-Mejia, 42, of West Hendrix Street in Rogers was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of second-degree battery. Rostro-Mejia remained in the Benton County Jail on Wednesday in lieu of $500,000 bond.

Ron Wood

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Ron Wood has been a professional journalist in Arkansas for about 40 years. He has covered state and federal courts in Northwest Arkansas since 1995. Over the course of his award-winning career, he has covered a wide range of beats including city and county governments, police and fire, regional planning and transportation, education and business.

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