MBB Preview: Arkansas vs Georgia

January 8, 2021

Who: Arkansas Razorbacks (9-2, 1-2 SEC) vs Georgia Bulldogs (7-2, 0-2 SEC)
What: Arkansas leads the all-time series, 23-16, and are 11-3 versus the Bulldogs in Fayetteville
When: Saturday – Jan. 9 – 2:30 pm (CT)
Where: Fayetteville, Ark. – Bud Walton Arena/Nolan Richardson Court
How (to follow):
– TV: SEC Network (Kevin Fitzgerald and Dane Bradshaw)
^ Watch SEC Network/ESPN Online: CLICK HERE
– Radio: Learfield IMG College Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
^ Listen to Razorback Sports Network Online: CLICK HERE
– Sirius/XM: XM Channel 190 – Streaming Online on Channel 961
– Live Stats: www.Arkansas.StatBroadcast.com

– Arkansas Game Notes: CLICK HERE or HERE
– Georgia Game Notes: CLICK HERE
– SEC Standings / Stats: CLICK HERE

FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas returns to Bud Walton Arena to host the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday (Jan. 9). Tipoff is set for 2:30 pm (CT) and the game will be televised on SEC Network.

Georgia won the meeting last year in Athens, Ga., 99-89. In that game, three current NBA players – Mason Jones and Isaiah Joe from Arkansas and overall first pick Anthony Edwards of Georgia – each scored 26 points in the shootout.

While Georgia won the last meeting, Arkansas was won 7-of-the-last-10.
Arkansas dropped five spots to 29th in the NCAA NET after losing, 79-74, at Tennessee (#4 NET) on Wednesday.
Georgia leads the SEC in assists per game and offensive rebounds per game while ranking second in defensive rebounds per game, steals per game and rebound margin. Sahvir Wheeler ranks sixth in the NCAA in assists. Wheeler (3) and Toumani Camara (4) have combined for seven double-doubles.
Arkansas leads the SEC in free throws made and attempted, ranking 16th and 26th in the NCAA in each, respectively. The Razorbacks lead the SEC in scoring and defensive rebounds while ranking second in assists.
Moses Moody and Georgia’s Toumani Camara are two of the only three people in the SEC to average at least 15 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.

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