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The Arkansas Razorbacks (19-10, 8-8 SEC) have the chance to knock off the No. 12 Tennessee Volunteers (21-8, 10-6) and achieve a Quad 1 street win Tuesday night time at Thompson-Boling Area in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Arkansas is coming off an in depth 86-83 loss at No. 2 Alabama that featured three Hogs scoring at the least 20 factors, together with freshman Nick Smith Jr., who scored 24 in opposition to the Crimson Tide and earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors on Monday.

Tennessee snapped a two-game dropping streak with a dominant 85-45 beatdown in opposition to South Carolina on Saturday. The sport featured the return of senior ahead Josiah-Jordan James, who had missed the earlier 4 video games for the Volunteers.

“His presence has such a significant impression on our workforce as a result of he’s been in so many massive alternatives, big-game conditions,” Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes mentioned after the sport. “I feel his presence takes a whole lot of stress off of fellows. He offers his teammates a consolation. I assumed when he got here on the ground tonight within the first half he was clearly terrific. I assumed he performed with nice poise and tempo.”

Although James is again, the Volunteers have a pair of key gamers that will likely be game-time choices — Julian Phillips (hip flexer) and Tyreke Key (ankle).

Arkansas, however, has lastly discovered a rotation that it might depend on down the stretch. Although the Razorbacks had been down by 12 with three minutes left in Saturday’s loss to Alabama, they fought again and had an opportunity to tie the sport on the ultimate possession. It was a troublesome loss, however head coach Eric Musselman acknowledged his workforce’s battle afterwards.

“This Alabama workforce is clearly ranked second within the nation, and enjoying at residence it hadn’t misplaced a recreation,” Musselman mentioned. “I assumed our effort was large. Some guys performed rather well, and we had some guys wrestle at this time. That is occurred to us on the street. However, we have to get again and a fast turnaround clearly for Tennessee.”

The Volunteers are ranked within the prime 10 by nearly each service aside from the Related Press, and that features KenPom, who has them at No. 4 total and No. 1 in defensive effectivity. Tennessee’s opponents have scored simply 56.7 factors per recreation this season, so the Hogs must be on their A-game offensively in the event that they wish to steal a victory on the street.

Listed here are particulars on watch/pay attention, notes, projected lineups, stats, odds and extra for Tuesday’s recreation between Arkansas and Tennessee:

~ This would be the forty seventh assembly between Arkansas and Tennessee. All however 4 have come since Arkansas joined the SEC within the 1991-92 season. Tennessee is certainly one of three SEC groups to guide the all-time sequence with Arkansas (Florida and Kentucky). The Vols personal a slight 24-22 benefit within the sequence, together with a 23-19 cushion for the reason that Hogs joined the SEC.

~ The Volunteers are 15-4 in opposition to Arkansas in video games performed in Knoxville.

~ Rick Barnes is 3-2 in head-to-head matchups with Eric Musselman.

~ Tuesday marks the fourth straight assembly on this sequence for which Tennessee has been ranked No. 16 or greater within the AP Prime 25.

~ In a bizarre schedule quirk, Arkansas and Tennessee solely play as soon as in 2022-23, marking the fifth time over 9 years the faculties may have a single-game sequence. 4 of these 5 have one factor in frequent … they have been performed in Thompson-Boling Area (2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023). Since 2014 and together with Tuesday, Arkansas will likely be enjoying in Knoxville for the ninth time as in comparison with 5 conferences being performed in Fayetteville and two on the SEC Match.

~ Arkansas had its streak of capturing at the least 44% from the sector snapped at 12 straight video games, capturing simply 41.4% at Alabama. Nevertheless, Arkansas nonetheless leads the SEC (and ranks twenty second within the NCAA) in subject objective proportion at 48.3%. In SEC video games, the Hogs lead the league in FG% (.472).

~ Regardless of going 3-3 over its final six video games, Arkansas has climbed from twenty eighth to 14th within the NET rankings.

~ Tennessee and Baylor are the one groups within the nation that personal at the least three wins over groups at the moment ranked within the prime 10 of the NET rankings.

~ Throughout SEC play, Tennessee leads the league in scoring protection (58.8 ppg), assists per recreation (16.7) and help/turnover ratio (1.54). The Volunteers personal Division I’s greatest 3-point protection (.247), second greatest field-goal proportion protection (.359) and the nation’s third-best scoring protection (56.7 ppg).

Who: Arkansas Razorbacks (19-10, 8-8 SEC) at No. 12 Tennessee Volunteers (21-8, 10-6 SEC)

When: Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. CT

The place: Knoxville, Tenn. – Thompson-Boling Area (21,678)/The Summitt

Tv: ESPN2 (Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes, Marty Smith)

Stream/On-line: Watch ESPN

Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports activities Community (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)

Gameday Data and Find out how to Hear On-line/Cellular: Razorback Gameday App

Sirius/XM: 380 (Sirius) / 380 (XM) || SXM App: Channel 976

#0 – G Anthony Black – Fr., 6’7″, 198 lbs.

2022-23 Stats per recreation: 34.7 min, 12.7 factors, 5.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.0 steals, 3.1 turnovers, 0.5 blocks, 46.2 fg%, 31.6 3fg%

#3 – G Nick Smith Jr. – Fr., 6’5″, 185 lbs.

2022-23 Stats per recreation: 23.9 min, 12.9 factors, 1.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.7 steals, 1.1 turnovers, 0.1 blocks, 40.5 fg%, 35.9 3fg%

#4 – G Davonte Davis – Jr., 6’4″, 185 lbs.

2022-23 Stats per recreation: 33.3 min, 10.9 factors, 4.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.4 steals, 2.1 turnovers, 0.1 blocks, 41.4 fg%, 34.0 3fg%

#13 – G/F Jordan Walsh – Fr., 6’7″, 205 lbs.

2022-23 Stats per recreation: 24.1 min, 7.2 factors, 4.0 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 1.0 steals, 1.0 turnovers, 0.5 blocks, 45.1 fg%, 28.8 3fg%

#15 – F Makhi Mitchell – Sr., 6’9″, 230 lbs.

2022-23 Stats per recreation: 20.0 min, 7.0 factors, 5.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.9 turnovers, 1.4 blocks, 66.1 fg%, 100 3fg%

#5 – G Zakai Zeigler – So., 5’9″, 171 lbs.

2022 Stats per recreation: 29.6 min, 11.0 factors, 2.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 2.0 steals, 2.3 turnovers, 0.2 blocks, 37.3 fg%, 31.1 3fg%

#25 – G Santiago Vescovi – Sr., 6’3″, 192 lbs.

2022 Stats per recreation: 32.3 min, 12.3 factors, 4.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 2.0 steals, 1.5 turnovers, 0.1 blocks, 39.0 fg%, 34.9 3fg%

#15 – G Jahmai Mashack – So., 6’4″, 201 lbs.

2022 Stats per recreation: 16.9 min, 4.2 factors, 2.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.4 steals, 1.0 turnovers, 0.3 blocks, 41.0 fg%, 31.0 3fg%

#13 – F Olivier Nkamhoua – Sr., 6’9″, 236 lbs.

2022 Stats per recreation: 25.6 min, 10.6 factors, 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.5 steals, 1.8 turnovers, 0.7 blocks, 51.4 fg%, 32.4 3fg%

#0 – F Jonas Aidoo – So., 6’11”, 241 lbs.

2022 Stats per recreation: 17.4 min, 4.9 factors, 5.2 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.5 steals, 0.8 turnovers, 1.3 blocks, 48.7 fg%, 29.4 3fg%

Vegas: Arkansas is a 7.5-point underdog (BetSaracen)

ESPN: Tennessee has an 84.4% likelihood to win

(some info courtesy of Arkansas and Tennessee Communications)

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