MBB Preview: Arkansas Hosts Florida for “Red Out”

February 17, 2023

Who: Arkansas Razorbacks (17-9, 6-7 SEC) vs Florida Gators (14-12, 7-6 SEC)
What: It will be a “Red Out” at Bud Walton Arena.
When: Saturday – Feb. 18 – 1 pm (CT)
Where: Fayetteville, Ark. – Bud Walton Arena (19,200) / Nolan Richardson Court

How (to follow):
– Television: ESPN2 (Kevin Fitzgerald and Jimmy Dykes)
– 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: 111 (Sirius) / 192 (XM) || SXM App: Channel 963
– Live Stats: Arkansas Live Stats

– Arkansas Game Notes: CLICK HERE
– Florida Game Notes: CLICK HERE
– SEC Notes/Stats: CLICK HERE

FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas will play to first of consecutive home games on Saturday (Feb. 18) when the Razorbacks host the Florida Gators for this year’s “Red Out” game. Tipoff is set for 1 pm (CT) and the game will be televised on ESPN2.

Arkansas and Florida have met on 40 previous occasions, all coming since the Razorbacks joined the SEC for the 1991-92 season.
Arkansas has won two straight versus Florida and leads 9-7 in games played in Fayetteville. The series is tied, 3-3 over the last six, but the Gators own a 26-14 overall advantage in the series including wins in 11 of the last 14.
Over the last 10 games, Arkansas has shot at least 44% from the field each game. With its recent success, Arkansas now leads the SEC (and ranks 35th in the NCAA) in field goal percentage at 47.7%.
In SEC games, Arkansas is shooting 45.5% from the field, which ranks second behind Alabama (45.9%). NOTE: Texas A&M is 3rd at 44.1% in SEC games. At its current rate, Arkansas’s SEC FG% of .455 would tie for the 7th-best in school history and best in SEC play since shooting 47% in 2018.
Arkansas ranks 13th in the NCAA (3rd in the SEC) in blocked shots 5.3 per game. Makhel Mitchell is 4th in the SEC in rejections (1.9) and Makhi Mitchell ranks 7th (1.38). Arkansas has blocked at least six shots in each of the last six games
Despite back-to-back losses, Arkansas has remained among the NCAA NET top 25. After the Kentucky win, Arkansas went from 28 to 23 in the NCAA NET. After the Mississippi State loss (Feb. 11), Arkansas stayed at 23 and improved to 20 (Feb. 14) without even playing a game. After the Texas A&M loss (Feb. 15), Arkansas only dropped one to 21.

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