Basketball (M)

Mike Cawood February 28, 2020

Who: Arkansas Razorbacks (18-10, 6-9 SEC) at Georgia Bulldogs (14-14, 4-11 SEC)
What: This will be just the 16th Arkansas has played at Stegeman Coliseum.
When: Saturday – Feb. 29 – 6:00 pm (ET) / 5:00 pm (CT)
Where: Athens, Ga. – Stegeman Coliseum
How (to follow):
– TV: SEC Network (Dave Neal and Debbi Antonelli)
^ CLICK HERE to Watch ESPN/SEC Network Online
– Radio: Learfield IMG College Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
^ Listen to Razorback Sports Network Online: CLICK HERE
– Sirius/XM: XM Channel 381, Streaming Online on channel 971
– Live Stats: www.Arkansas.Statbroadcast.com

– Arkansas Game Notes: CLICK HERE
– Georgia Game Notes: CLICK HERE

Versus Georgia

  • This will be the 39th meeting between Arkansas and Georgia, all coming since the Razorbacks joined the SEC for the 1991-92 season.
  • Arkansas has won three straight and six-of-the-last-seven to take a 23-15 advantage in the series. However, Georgia owns a 9-6 advantage in games played in Stegeman Coliseum.

LAST TIME THEY MET: • Jan. 29, 2019 in Bud Walton Arena

  •  With the game tied 52-52 and 6:23 left in the game, Isaiah Joe and Mason Jones hit back-to-back 3-pointers and the Razorbacks never looked back in a 70-60 victory over Georgia.
  • The 3-pointer by Joe was his only made field goal in the game. Jones not only led the team with 23 points, but he tied for the team lead with six rebounds and led the team with four assists.
  • The Razorbacks only committed four turnovers – the third-lowest total ever by the Razorbacks – and blocked 14 shots – the most by the Razorbacks in an SEC game and fourth-most all-time.
  • Arkansas got a basket at the buzzer by Jalen Harris to take a two-point lead at halftime (31-29). Arkansas rode that momentum to start the second half, leading by five (36-31) after a Gabe Osabuohien 3-pointer.
  • The Bulldogs fought back and took a one-point lead, 41-40, after a Nicolas Claxton 3-pointer at the 13:47 mark. The Razorbacks answered with a run of their own and led by seven (52-45) courtesy of a Daniel Gafford dunk with 8:32 left. However, Georgia rallied to tie the game at 52-52 on a 3-pointer by William Jackson III.
  • From that point, Joe and Jones took over. Georgia temporarily got to within four, but Harris had a layup and Reggie Chaney blocked a shot on one end before racing down to convert a layup on the other to give Arkansas a 62-54 lead with 2:08 remaining. Arkansas made 7-of-10 free throws inside the final 1:34 to secure the win.
  • Harris scored 13 points and had two blocked shots while Gafford added 11 points and four rejections. Chaney contributed six points, six rebounds and a career-high five blocked shots.

Jones and Joe Up for National Awards

  • Mason Jones was one of 30 players named to the midseason list for the 2020 Citizen Naismith Trophy, the Atlanta Tipoff Club.
    ^ Also making the 30-player list from the SEC were Anthony Edwards (UGA) and Nick Richards (UK).
  • Isaiah Joe was named 1 of 10 finalists for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award, given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
    ^ Also making the 10-player list were fellow SEC players — Anthony Edwards (Georgia), Tyrese Maxey (Kentucky) and Skylar Mays (LSU)..

Reflections of the Last Two Games

  • Arkansas had five players score in double figures versus Missouri. Isaiah Joe 21, Desi Sills 17, Jimmy Whit Jr. 14, Mason Jones 12 and Adrio Bailey 10. The only other time Arkansas had five players score in double digits in a game was …. an overtime loss at Missouri.
  • Mason Jones is averaging 24.5 ppg and Isaiah Joe 21.5.
  • Desi Sills (63.6%) and Isaiah Joe (38.9%) have each made 7 3-pointers.
  • Jones (7) and Joe (4) has 11 of the team’s 22 assists.
  • Arkansas is shooting 43.8% from 3-point range … Opponents 21.1%.
  • Arkansas has committed single-digit turnovers twice (8 vs Mizzou and 7 vs Tenn).

30 7x … In the NCAA This year / SEC in the Last 20 Years

  • Mason Jones ranks third (tied) in the NCAA for most 30-point games this season with 7.
    ^ 13 by Markus Howard (Marquette) • 10 by Jhivvan Jackson (UTSA) • 7 by Jermaine Morrow (Hampton)
  • Mason Jones is one of three SEC players over the last 20 years to have seven games with at least 30 points in a season.
    ^ Jodie Meeks (UK) and Marcus Thornton (LSU) each had 7, 30-point games in 2008-09).

Joe Free Throw Success Since Return

  • Isaiah Joe has made 16 straight free throws since his return, going 4-of-4 at the line versus Mizzou and 12-of-12 versus Tennessee.
  • Joe is now shooting 86.3% from the stripe this season to rank 36th nationally and 3rd in the SEC.
  • By going 12-of-12 at the free throw line versus Tennessee:
    ^ He is the first Razorback since Daryl Macon (14-of-14 vs. Texas Dec. 17, 2016) and ninth Razorback to go perfect at the line with at least 11 attempts.
    ^ Joe’s 12-of-12 is the best by a Razorback in an SEC game, becoming the fourth player with at least 10 attempts to be perfect at the line.

 

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