Hogs Welcome Lumberjacks For Thursday Showdown
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Arkansas men’s basketball team continues its five-game homestand on Thursday, Dec. 1, welcoming Stephen F. Austin to town for an 8 p.m. tip-off on SEC Network.
The Rundown
Tipoff: 8:01 p.m. CT
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TV: SEC Network
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The #Fastest40 Facts
• Arkansas is 4-0 all-time against Stephen F. Austin, a team that defeated No. 3 seed West Virginia in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament last year. The Razorbacks have a 17.3 average margin of victory in those four wins.
• The Razorbacks are 50-1 (.980) against unranked non-conference opponents in Bud Walton Arena under head coach Mike Anderson. The only loss came on Nov. 18, 2015 against Akron.
• Arkansas has outscored all five of its opponents in fast break points and holds a commanding 78-23 edge in the transition game.
• Arkansas recorded 20 assists Monday against Mount St. Mary’s and is tied for eighth in the country with three games of 20-plus assists this season. The Razorbacks are 35-3 in the Mike Anderson era when dishing out 20-plus assists.
• After turning the ball over on its first two possessions Monday night, Arkansas committed just five turnovers the rest of the game and finished with fewer than eight turnovers for the 21st time in the last 20 years.
• The Razorbacks committed less than half of their season average in turnovers against Mount St. Mary’s and went from a -0.2 turnover margin to +0.6 in 40 minutes of action.
• Moses Kingsley is tied for fourth in the country with 4.0 blocks per game and his 20 total blocks are more than 172 of the 351 Division I college basketball teams in the nation.
#Fastest40 Starts
• The Razorbacks are looking to win five of their first six games for the 16th time since joining the SEC for the 1991-92 season. Arkansas has started 5-1 in 31 of the last 43 years dating back to the start of the Eddie Sutton era in 1974-75.
• In those 31 times starting 5-1 since the beginning of Eddie Sutton’s tenure, Arkansas has made 21 NCAA Tournament appearances, eight Sweet Sixteen’s, six Elite Eight’s, three Final Four’s, two Championship Games and captured one National Title.
Ticket Packages
Season tickets, mini plans, mobile passes and single-game tickets for the 2016-17 season are available now at the Razorback Ticket Center by calling at 1-800-982-HOGS (4647) and online by clicking here.
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