FAYETTEVILLE – The Arkansas girls’s basketball group (19-10, 6-8 SEC) is ready to face Mississippi State (19-8, 8-6 SEC) in a pivotal bubble match on the highway. Arkansas is on the lookout for a final push to earn an NCAA Match bid with two common season video games remaining earlier than the SEC Match. The sport will tipoff at 8 p.m. Thursday with protection of the sport being broadcast on SEC Community from Humphrey Coliseum.

GAME INFORMATION

Date: Thursday, Feb. 23
Time: 8 p.m.
Opponent: Mississippi State
Location: Humphrey Coliseum
Watch: SECN
Hear: Razorback Sports activities Community from Learfield
Arkansas Sport Notes
Reside Stats

STORYLINES

• Arkansas’ recreation in opposition to Mississippi State, two bubble groups, is sort of a must-win for the Razorbacks
• The Razorbacks began out the season 13-0 and completed the non-conference slate with a formidable 13-2 mark. Arkansas is 6-8 in a aggressive league that’s the SEC
• Arkansas and Mississippi State have performed an excellent collection, because the Bulldogs have a slight 22-21 edge, however the Razorbacks are going into Starkville with three straight wins over State
• The group is 19-10 with the chance to earn this system’s twenty second 20-win season in program historical past, third underneath head coach Mike Neighbors
• Erynn Barnum leads the group in scoring and rebounding with 16.7 factors and 6.8 rebounds per recreation. Her .581 area objective share leads the SEC, because it has majority of the season. She is coming off attaining 1,000 factors in her profession and have become the 18th Razorback to hitch the 1,000 factors/500 rebound membership
• Barnum is considered one of 10 candidates for the Katrina McClain Award, given to one of the best energy ahead within the nation
• Samara Spencer is the second main scorer with 13.4 factors per recreation and leads the group in assists with 127. Her 4.4 assists per recreation is the fourth most within the SEC
• Makayla Daniels leads the group in steals with 50 and averages 12.8 factors per recreation
• Daniels retains shifting up in profession prime 10-20 lists, sitting No. 16 in factors (1,347), No. 4 in profession begins (114), No. 9 in profession 3-pointers (157) and No. 14 in profession assists (293)
• Chrissy Carr logs 11.6 factors per recreation and leads the squad with 69 3-pointers
• Saylor Poffenbarger has a group’s most 33 blocks and with 166 defensive rebounds. She wants 25 extra to earn the person season defensive rebound report
• The group is second in least turnovers dedicated per recreation within the SEC with 14.0 per recreation
• Arkansas will get to the road 23.2 occasions per recreation, which is second within the convention and sixth within the nation. The Razorbacks’ 15.5 makes from the free throw line per recreation is third within the SEC and sixteenth within the NCAA
• Arkansas leads the SEC in 3-point makes an attempt per recreation (26.5), which is twelfth within the nation, and No. 2 in 3-pointers per recreation (7.9) within the league

SCOUTING MISSISSIPPI STATE

• Mississippi State is 19-8, additionally trying to find 20 wins just like the Razorbacks, together with being 8-6 in SEC play
• Jessika Carter paces the Bulldogs with 14.8 factors and seven.6 rebounds per recreation together with 55 blocks
• Anastasia Hayes has a group’s most 116 assists
• JerKaila Jordan leads the best way in steals with 59, whereas additionally averaging double digits with 11.5 factors per recreation
• Within the SEC Preseason Coaches Ballot, Mississippi State was picked to complete in a tie for fifth (with Arkansas), in addition to eighth within the Media Ballot
• Hayes was tabbed to the Preseason Coaches All-SEC First Group, whereas Carter was picked to the Second Group. Each have been picked to the Second Group by the media
• Sam Purcell is present process a profitable first 12 months at Mississippi State as a first-year head coach

HISTORY AGAINST THE BULLDOGS

• Arkansas is behind barely within the collection, 21-22, however in SEC common season video games, the Razorbacks have a 20-18 edge
• The primary recreation of the collection was in 1992, which resulted in favor of Mississippi State with a 76-66 loss for Arkansas in Starkville
• Arkansas is on a three-game profitable streak in opposition to Mississippi State after beforehand dropping 10 straight to the Bulldogs
• The Razorbacks are 7-12 in video games performed in Starkville
• Arkansas noticed Mississippi State twice final season, selecting up two wins, together with an essential 87-79 highway victory to in the end clinch an NCAA Match bid. In that win, all 5 starters reached double digits in scoring. Sasha Goforth led Arkansas with 20 factors and three blocks, whereas Jersey Wolfenbarger logged 13 factors and 6 rebounds. Daniels had 14 factors and Spencer put up 12 factors

LAST TIME OUT

• Arkansas was down by six to Georgia with 9 minutes remaining, however was outscored 23-8 within the fourth quarter to drop the sport, 71-48
• Carr led the Razorbacks with 21 factors and making all of Arkansas’ 5 3-pointers to tie a career-high
• Barnum joined the 1,000-point membership within the fourth quarter and completed the sport with 16 factors, seven rebounds and a block
• Poffenbarger pulled down seven defensive rebounds and Daniels logged an SEC-high six assists

UPCOMING

Arkansas will put a wrap to the common season by internet hosting Texas A&M on Sunday, Feb. 26. The 11 a.m. recreation can be broadcast on SEC Community, whereas additionally serving as Senior Day. Arkansas will honor seniors Carr and Avery Hughes following the conclusion of the sport.

MORE INFORMATION

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