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Arkansas vs. Auburn women’s basketball: How to watch and listen, notables, projected starters | Whole Hog Sports

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WHEN Sunday, 5 p.m.

WHERE Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville

RECORDS Auburn 14-7, 3-5 SEC; Arkansas 16-7, 4-4 SEC

STREAK Auburn lost 1; Arkansas lost 1

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SERIES Auburn leads 23-21

LAST MEETING Arkansas defeated Auburn 54-51 on Feb. 5, 2023, in Auburn, Ala.

COACHES Arkansas: Mike Neighbors 136-85 in seventh season at Arkansas and 234-125 in 11th season overall; Auburn: Johnnie Harris — 40-40 in third season at Auburn and overall

RADIO The Razorback Sports Network can be accessed on KQSM-FM, 92.1 and KYNG-AM, 1590 in Fayetteville; KFPW-AM, 1230 and KHGG-AM, 1580 in Fort Smith; and through the Varsity Network app.

RADIO ANNOUNCERS Phil Elson (play-by-play) and Erin Portmann (analyst)

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TELEVISION The game will be televised by SEC Network and can be accessed via WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app (carrier login required).

TV ANNOUNCERS Brenda VanLengen (play-by-play) and Aja Ellison (analyst)

NOTABLE Arkansas lost to Alabama 86-70 on Thursday in Fayetteville.…. Auburn was defeated by top-ranked South Carolina 76-54 on Thursday in Auburn, Ala…. The Razorbacks will be wearing white unforms with pink accents for the team’s Play4Kay game.…. Arkansas has won six consecutive games against Auburn…. The last time the Tigers defeated the Razorbacks was Feb. 10, 2019, in Fayetteville…. Auburn has held SEC opponents an average of 13 points below their season average…. The Tigers defeated reigning national champion LSU on Jan. 14…. Auburn is 0-3 in road SEC games…. Arkansas forward Maryam Dauda is third in the SEC averaging 2.5 blocks per game, and her 58 total blocks are sixth most in Division I…. Auburn guard Honesty Scott-Grayson is seventh in the SEC in scoring (17 points per game) and fourth in conference-only games (19.25) …. Auburn coach Johnnie Harris was an assistant coach at Arkansas from 2004-07…. Arkansas guard Samara Spencer is averaging 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4.4 assists in SEC play…. Auburn freshman center Savannah Scott starred at Conway High School…. Arkansas freshman guard Taliah Scott (21.5 points per game) returned for the Razorbacks’ game against Alabama after missing six consecutive games with a back injury…. Arkansas sophomore guard Carly Keats is likely inactive due to injury…. Keats left a 67-58 victory over Missouri last Sunday when she took an inadvertent elbow to the face on a rebound attempt, and did not play against Alabama…. Arkansas guard Saylor Poffenbarger is third in the nation with 12.1 rebounds per game…. Poffenbarger scored 24 points during the victory at Missouri to tie a career high, and followed with a 23-point performance against Alabama…. In the latest ESPN “Bracketology,” Auburn was projected as one of the last four teams in the field of 68 teams, and the Razorbacks were forecasted among the first eight out…. The Crimson Tide were voted to finish 12th out of 14 teams in the SEC preseason media poll. The Razorbacks were predicted to finish sixth.

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

POS. NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG

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Auburn

G JaMya Mingo-Young, 5-8, Gr. 9.1 4.7

G Kaitlyn Duhon, 5-10, So. 5.0 2.6

G Honesty Scott-Grayson, 5-8, Gr. 17.0 3.9

F Taylen Collins, 6-0, Sr. 8.1 6.4

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C Savannah Scott, 6-4, Fr. 5.3 3.7

Arkansas

G Makayla Daniels, 5-8, Gr. 11.5 4.3

G Samara Spencer, 5-7, Jr. 14.0 5.0

G Taliah Scott, 5-9, Fr. 21.5 3.5

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G Saylor Poffenbarger, 6-2, R-So. 11.3 12.1

F Maryam Dauda, 6-4, R-So. 9.1 6.7



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