MBB Preview: #13 Arkansas hosts #20/21 Missouri

Who: #13 Arkansas Razorbacks (11-2, 0-1 SEC) vs. Missouri Tigers (12-1, 1-0 SEC)
What: Arkansas’ SEC home opener.
When: Wednesday – Jan. 4 – 7:30 pm (CT)
Where: Fayetteville, Ark. – Bud Walton Arena/Nolan Richardson Court

 How (to follow):
– Television: SEC Network (Dave Neal and Pat Bradley)
– Stream/Online: Watch ESPN
– Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
– Gameday Info and How to Listen Online/Mobile: Razorback Gameday App
– Sirius/XM: 134 (Sirius) / 190 (XM) || SXM App: Channel 961
– Live Stats: Arkansas Live Stats

 – Arkansas Game Notes: CLICK HERE
– Missouri Game Notes: CLICK HERE
– SEC Notes/Stats: CLICK HERE
– Purchase Single-Game Mizzou Tickets (GA Only): CLICK HERE

FAYETTEVILLE – The #13 Razorbacks will face #20/21 Missouri for Arkansas’ SEC home opener on Wednesday (Jan. 4). Tipoff at Bud Walton Arena is set for 7:30 pm (CT) and the game will be televised on SEC Network.

• This will be the 59th meeting between Arkansas and Missouri, the 22nd since Missouri joined the league in 2012-13 and the first of two meetings this season. Arkansas leads the all-time series, 32-26, and is 18-10 versus the Tigers in Fayetteville. In SEC play, Arkansas leads 13-8, including an 8-2 mark in Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas has won four straight and 5 of the last 6.
• This will be the 98th time in Razorback history that a ranked Arkansas team will play a ranked opponent. Arkansas is 47-50 in such games and 17-5 in such games at home. This will mark the fourth time in the last three years a ranked Arkansas team has hosted a ranked opponent. Prior to that, it had not happened since 1998 (twice). Arkansas has won five straight when ranked and hosting a ranked opponent including these under Coach Muss: #20 ARK def. #6 Bama (Feb. 24, 2021) • #23 ARK def. #16 TENN (Feb. 19, 2022) • #18 ARK def. #6 Kentucky (Feb. 26, 2022.
• The 2022-23 season is the 100th basketball season for Arkansas basketball. Did you know, this Mizzou game is the same date as the Razorbacks’ first home game (Jan. 4, 1924). It was the ninth game of the inaugural season and Arkansas improved to 8-1. Arkansas defeated Northeastern State, 43-22. Elbert Pickel scored 16 points in the win. Arkansas turned around the following day to once again host and defeat Northeastern State (42-14).
• This game features two of the top statistical teams in the SEC.
  – MIZ: #1 in FG% • #1 in Fastbreak Pts • #1 in STLS • #1 TO Mar • #3 in Scoring Mar
  – ARK: #2 in FG% • #2 in Fastbreak Pts • #3 in STLS • #3 TO Mar • #2 in Scoring Mar
• Arkansas hosts Missouri for its 2022-23 SEC home opener.
  ^ The Razorbacks are 19-12 all-time in SEC home openers.
  ^ Of the 31 previous SEC home openers, 15 were not the overall SEC openers too.
  ^ This will be the third straight year — and the eighth time in 11 years — Arkansas’ home SEC opener is coming after the overall SEC opener.
  ^ Arkansas lost its last two SEC home openers (vs #12 Missouri in 2021 and vs Vanderbilt in 2022).
  ^ Arkansas is ranked #13 which is the program’s best ranking for an SEC home opener since being #3 for the 1994-95 SEC opener. Overall, it is the eighth time Arkansas has been ranked when playing its SEC home opener and the first time to be ranked for an SEC home opener since 2014-15.
  ^ With Missouri being ranked #20, it will mark the first time a ranked Arkansas team has hosted a ranked opponent for the Hogs’ SEC home opener.

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