Basketball (M)

MBB Preview: Arkansas-Lipscomb

Mike Cawood December 4, 2020

Who: Arkansas Razorbacks (3-0) vs. Lipscomb Bisons (1-2)
What: GAME TIME CHANGED TO 4:00 PM (CT) AND WILL BE BROADCAST ON SEC NETWORK
When: Saturday – Dec. 5 – 4:00 pm (CT)
Where: Fayetteville, Ark. – Nolan Richardson Court at Bud Walton Arena
How (to follow):
– TV: SEC Network (Josh Haley and Manuale Watkins)
^ CLICK HERE to Watch SEC/ESPN Online
– Radio: Learfield IMG College Razorback Sports Network (Phil Elson and Matt Zimmerman)
^ Listen to Razorback Sports Network Online: CLICK HERE
– Sirius/XM: XM Channel 192 – Streaming Online on channel 963
– Live Stats: www.Arkansas.StatBroadcast.com

– Arkansas Game Notes: CLICK HERE
– Lipscomb Basketball Website: CLICK HERE
– SEC Standings / Stats: CLICK HERE
– Fan Game Day Information: CLICK HERE

FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas hosts defending Atlantic Sun champion Lipscomb Bisons on Saturday (Dec. 5). The start time has been moved to 4:00 pm (CT) and the game will be nationally telecast on SEC Network.

  • This will be the second meeting between Arkansas and Lipscomb. The Razorbacks won the previous meeting 83-54 on Dec. 20, 2004.
  • Arkansas has five players averaging double digits — Moses Moody (17.0), Justin Smith (14.0), Connor Vanover (13.7), Desi Sills (12.0) and JD Notae (11.3) — and four players averaging at least five rebounds per game — Vanover (8.7), Jaylin Williams (6.7), Smith (6.3) and Jalen Tate (5.0).
  • ^ Arkansas is just a few tenths away from having six players in double digits and five averaging 5.0 rebounds as Tate is averaging 9.3 pints and Moody is averaging 4.7 rebounds.
  • In each of the first three games, Arkansas has had a different player lead the team in scoring and rebounding.    Moses Moody ranks sixth in the NCAA in free throws made (23) and 15th in free throws attempts (26).
    ^ Razorback Mason Jones led the NCAA in free throws made last season.
    ^ Eric Musselman’s Nevada squad led the NCAA in free throws made in 2016.
    ^ In five years as a college coach, Musselman’s teams ranked 1st (3x) or 2nd (2x) five times in the league in free throws made.
  • Connor Vanover ranks ninth in the nation in blocked shots (3.67 avg.).
    ^ Vanover also ranks second in the SEC in FG% (.762) and defensive rebounds (6.7 avg.)­

 

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