Fastest 40 Minutes Weekly Update

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Arkansas went 1-1 on the week, upsetting No. 2/2 Florida at home, 80-69, before losing to Vanderbilt on the road, 67-49 ... the Razorbacks win against No. 2/2 Florida was the first victory for Arkansas over a No. 2 ranked team in the Associated Press Poll since Feb. 24, 1999, when Arkansas defeated Auburn at Bud Walton Arena ... the win against the Gators is the fourth victory for Arkansas against a ranked opponent in the last two years ... eight Razorbacks scored at least seven points in the win against the Gators and nine players saw at least 13 minutes of action ... during the first half of the game with the Gators, Arkansas was presented with a surfboard to commemorate their participation in the 2013 Maui Invitational ... the Razorbacks were led by BJ Young and Mardracus Wade this week who each averaged 10.0 points ... Wade had his best week shooting the basketball since SEC play started, hitting 4-of-10 from three while also contributing four assists and three steals ... Young led the Razorbacks in scoring against Florida with 13 points, he ranks No. 3 in the SEC in scoring and assists (all games) and his assist total would be the best by a Razorback since the 2009-10 season if the year ended now ... Against the Gators, Arkansas dominated the specialty stats: points off turnovers (21-12), fast break points (14-9) and bench scoring (40-12), the bench production was the fifth highest total of the season by the Razorbacks ... junior Marshawn Powell moved into 25th on Arkansas’ all-time scoring list this week and now has 1,157 career points … the Razorbacks continue to lead the SEC in turnover margin and rank No. 2 in the league in assists, steals and assist-turnover ratio for all games played and lead the league in steals and turnover margin for SEC only statistics ... with the Razorbacks’ win against Florida, Arkansas improved to 30-4 (.885) in Fayetteville with Mike Anderson as head coach, the best percentage by an Arkansas head coach since Eddie Sutton in the early 80s ... for the season Arkansas has forced teams into 418 turnovers (18.2 per game) and turned those into 509 points (22.1 per game) ... Arkansas returns to the court on Wednesday, Feb. 13, when it travels to Auburn, Ala., to play the Auburn Tigers at 8 p.m. before returning to Bud Walton Arena to face the No. 21/20 Missouri Tigers on Saturday, Feb. 16, at 3 p.m.
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