Arkansas Hosts Arkansas State at Bud Walton Arena

FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas women’s basketball (3-3) will host Arkansas State (2-2) for the Hogs’ first Sunday home game of the season.

Tipoff at Bud Walton Arena is set for 2 p.m. and the game will air on SEC Network+ with Shawn Murnin (play-by-play) and Matt Zimmerman (analyst) on the call. The game will also be broadcast on the radio, with Phil Elson and Erin Portman calling the action courtside.

Game Info
Opponent: Arkansas State (2-2, 0-0 Sunbelt)
Tipoff: 2:00 p.m. CT
TV/Streaming: SEC Network+
Radio: Listen | RSN Affiliates
Live Stats: Click here

Head-to-Head

Arkansas
Head Coach: Mike Neighbors
Record at Arkansas: 141-95 (eighth season)
Career Record: 239-136 (12th)
Leading Scorer: Izzy Higginbottom (22.7 PPG)
Leading Rebounder: Jenna Lawrence (7.7 RPG)

Arkansas State
Head Coach: Destinee Rogers
Record at Arkansas State: 36-48 (fourth season)
Career Record: Same
Leading Scorer: Crislyn Rose (15.0 PPG)
Leading Rebounder: Anna Griffin (5.3 RPG)

Game Notes

• The Hogs are coming off a 94-73 loss to ORU on Thursday, Nov. 21
• Arkansas will face Arkansas State for the 12th time in program history. Arkansas owns an 8-3 advantage in the all-time series and the Hogs have won all three meetings since the moratorium on playing in-state schools was lifted.
• The two teams last met in 2023 in Jonesboro, where the Hogs picked up an 82-67 victory. Carly Keats, Arkansas’ only returning player to play in the game, went 1-2 from three, her only points of the game.
• Izzy Higginbottom, a former Arkansas State standout, leads Arkansas with 22.7 PPG and 4.2 APG while Jenna Lawrence leads the team with 7.7 RPG
• Higginbottom has cemented herself as one of the best scorers in the NCAA through the first six games and ranks No. 12 in the country and No. 2 in the SEC in points per game (22.7). She also leads the team and ranks third in the SEC in FT%, going 46-51 (.902) from the charity stripe. Higginbottom leads the SEC and ranks second in the NCAA in FTA (51) and FTM (46).
• The Razorbacks are 17-1 against in-state schools since the moratorium on playing instate schools was lifted five years ago  Arkansas’ records against in-state schools since 2019: Little Rock (7-0), Central Arkansas (4-0), UA-Pine Bluff (3-1), Arkansas State (3-0)

Up Next

Arkansas will travel to Daytona, Fla. for the Daytona Classic on Thursday and Friday next week. The Hogs will face Oklahoma State on Thursday and Bowling Green on Friday.