Associated Press

Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-1) vs. Indiana State Sycamores (3-3)

Nassau, Bahamas; Friday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Wolves -8.5; over/under is 157.5

BOTTOM LINE: Indiana State takes on Arkansas State in Nassau, Bahamas.

The Sycamores are 3-3 in non-conference play. Indiana State ranks third in the MVC with 16.3 assists per game led by Samage Teel averaging 4.8.

The Red Wolves are 4-1 in non-conference play. Arkansas State is 4-0 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 11.2 turnovers per game.

Indiana State averages 11.2 made 3-pointers per game, 6.2 more made shots than the 5.0 per game Arkansas State gives up. Arkansas State has shot at a 41.4% rate from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points less than the 42.6% shooting opponents of Indiana State have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Camp Wagner is shooting 38.7% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Sycamores, while averaging 9.2 points.

Joseph Pinion averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Red Wolves, scoring 9.6 points while shooting 44.4% from beyond the arc.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

On a bitter afternoon in Kansas City, Missouri, the No. 19 Arkansas Razorbacks (5-2) were defeated by the Illinois Fighting Illini (6-1), 90-77, inside the T-Mobile Center.

Right out of the gates, Arkansas’ lack of physicality and focus was noticable. Not only did that result in 11 total turnovers throughout the contest, but the Razorbacks couldn’t stop the Illini from finishing white-hot from distance (15-of-31 from three), either.

Leading the Hogs was forward Adou Thiero, who racked up 26 points, six rebounds, an assist and a steal. 12 of his points came from the charity stripe, where he shot 21 attempts in total.

Below are social media reactions from fans and media throughout the Hoop Hogs’ non-conference loss:

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -— If Taylen Green and Luke Hasz needed more motivation going into his first Battle Line Rivalry game this Saturday, then being ticked off at Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz for blatantly butchering their names should do it.

Green’s name isn’t hard to pronounce given it sounds just like it looks Tay-Len, not Tal-On as Drinkwitz said. It’s obvious that Missouri’s coach knows exactly what he’s doing given his antics over the previous four seasons that get under other SEC fanbase’s and coaches skin.

The Boise State transfer has shown himself to be a playmaker when he can take care of the ball. Green has recorded 3,052 yards of total offense and 20 touchdowns this season and could make a statement with a clean performance and victory at Missouri.

Not seen in the short clip is a few seconds later Drinkwitz saying Luke Hasz’ name as “Halls” which is totally off and a pronunciation most haven’t heard. It’s the small things like this which Missouri’s coach is allowed to get away with by most conference members.

Nearly 20 years ago, former LSU coach Les Miles had an infamous press conference as he was being courted by Michigan to be its next coach in 2007. The Tigers were No. 1 in the nation with a 10-1 record overall going up against 7-4 Arkansas.

As he was being asked about the Michigan noise, Miles assured media and fans that he was focused as LSU’s head coach and playing its rival “Ar-Kansas” that Black Friday.

Arkansas coach Houston Nutt used the soundbite above as motivation for his team that day as the Razorbacks pulled out a memorable 50-48 triple overtime victory which was thought to end LSU’s title hopes. Two-time Heisman runner up Darren McFadden had one of his finest performances in one of the Hogs’ greatest wins in program history with 206 yards rushing and four total touchdowns.

Immediately after the game, Nutt and McFadden met with CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson to celebrate their monumental upset. The Razorbacks’ coach embraced his star running back and proclaimed him as the best player in the country. The proud Little Rock native responded with a correction of Miles stating “It ain’t Ar-Kansas, it’s Arkansas, baby!”

For the sake of talking about one of the most memorable Arkansas games of all-time, it would be shameful to not at least include highlights of McFadden’s epic performance. That game ended an era as Nutt resigned and moved onto Ole Miss where he spent his next four seasons before becoming an analyst for CBS Sports.

The Tigers ended up winning the SEC Championship with several other teams ranked ahead losing to regain a spot in the national title game, ultimately winning it. On that fateful day, it was all about the Razorbacks who brought the wood and beat LSU without doubt similar to what Green could do in response to Drinkwitz.

“That’s how you pronounce it. It ain’t Ta-Lon or Halls, it’s Taylen and Hasz, baby.”

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