MBB Preview: Arkansas at Missouri

January 17, 2025

Who: Arkansas Razorbacks (11-6, 0-4 SEC) at Missouri Tigers (14-3, 3-1 SEC)
What: Arkansas has won 8 of the last 10 games in the series.
When: Saturday – Jan. 18 – 5:00 pm (CT)
Where: Mizzou Arena/Norm Stewart Court (15,061)
How (to follow):
– TV/Stream: SEC Network / Watch ESPN APP (Kevin Fitzgerald and Jon Sunvold)
– Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
– Sirius/XM: Sirius: 106 / XM: 190 || SXM App Channel 960
– Arkansas Gameday App
– Live Stats

– Arkansas Game Notes
– Missouri Basketball Website
– SEC Notes/Stats

FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas stays on the road to face the Missouri Tigers on Saturday (Jan. 18). Tipoff is set for 5 pm (CT) and the game will be televised on SEC Network.

After Missouri, the Razorbacks return home for a pair of games starting Wednesday (Jan. 22) versus #23 Georgia.

NOTES:

This will be the 63rd meeting between Arkansas and Missouri all time and the first of two this season.
Arkansas leads the all-time series, 35-27 and has won 8 of the last 10.
Since Missouri joined the SEC in 2012-13 the borders rivals have played 26 times with Arkansas owning a 16-9 advantage. The Tigers lead 17-13 in games played in CoMo, including a 7-5 mark in SEC meetings.
Arkansas has blocked at least five shots 11 times this season, including 6 of the last 7 games and ranks 5th nationally in blocked shots, averaging 6.0 per game.
Arkansas has 56 blocked shots in the last seven games for an average of 8.0 per contest, including 9 vs UCA • 9 vs NC A&T • 9 vs Oakland • 10 at Tennessee • 4 vs Ole Miss • 8 vs Florida • 5 at LSU
Three Razorbacks rank among the SEC top 10 in blocked shots including Zvonimir Ivisic (5th), Trevon Brazile (6th) and Jonas Aidoo (10th).
Arkansas only shot 39.1% from the field overall at LSU. However, the Razorbacks shot 45% from 3-point range. Arkansas fell to 5-1 this year when shooting above 40% from 3-point range this season. In the first three SEC games, Arkansas was a combined 14-of-68 (20.6%) from deep. Arkansas was one of the hottest-shooting teams from 3-point range prior to the SEC schedule beginning. In fact, prior to the opener at Tennessee, Arkansas ranked 3rd in the SEC / 58th in the NCAA in 3PT% (.368).
Jonas Aidoo had an off-season injury and started the season slowly, averaging 8.6 minutes in the first five games. He then took the next three off to allow additional recovery. Then, he entered the starting lineup for the UTSA game. Since then, his stats resemble those from his All-SEC season last year.
^ After scoring a combined six points in the first two SEC games, Aidoo has scored double figures in each of the last two.
^ After getting 10 rebounds in the first two SEC games, Aidoo has 19 over his last two (9 vs Florida and 10 at LSU).
^ Also over the last nine games, he has recorded all 21 of his blocked shots so his season average is more like 2.3 blocks per game instead of his “actual” season average of 1.5.

Boogie Fland continues to be the best freshman point guard in the country. He leads all NCAA freshmen in total assists with 97 and is 1 of 37 players in the NCAA to have at least 90 assists this season. Fland leads all NCAA freshmen in assist-turnover ratio and ranks second among the rookies in assists/game. He is 12th in the NCAA overall in assist-turnover ratio and 30th in the NCAA overall in assists.

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