MBB Preview: Arkansas vs Georgia
Who: Arkansas Razorbacks (11-7, 0-5 SEC) vs Georgia Bulldogs (14-4, 2-3 SEC)
What: Arkansas has won 10 of the last 13 games in the series and owns a seven-game win streak over the Bulldogs in Bud Walton Arena.
When: Wednesday – Jan. 22 – 8:00 pm (CT)
Where: Bud Walton Arena/Nolan Richardson Court (19,200)
How (to follow):
– TV/Stream: SEC Network / Watch ESPN APP (Roy Philpott and Jimmy Dykes)
– Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
– Sirius/XM: Sirius: 381 / XM: 381 || SXM App Channel 971
– Arkansas Gameday App
– Live Stats
– Arkansas Game Notes
– Georgia Game Notes
– SEC Notes/Stats
FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas returns to Bud Walton Arena for the first of two home games this week starting Wednesday (Jan. 22) versus Georgia. Tip-off versus the Bulldogs is set for 8 pm (CT) and the game will be televised on SEC Network.
After Georgia, the Razorbacks will host Oklahoma on Saturday (Jan. 25) at 7:30 pm (CT).
NOTES:
- Arkansas and Georgia have met on 44 previous occasions, all coming since the Razorbacks joined the SEC for the 1991-92 season.
- Arkansas leads the all-time series 27-17 versus the Bulldogs including a 14-3 mark in games played in Fayetteville.
- The teams split games last year, each winning on their home court.
- Arkansas has won 10 of the last 13, including seven straight in Bud Walton Arena.
- Arkansas has blocked at least five shots 12 times this season, including 7 of the last 8 games, and ranks 4th nationally in blocked shots, averaging 6.11 per game. Arkansas has 64 blocked shots in the last eight games for an average of 8.0 per contest.
- Zvonimir Ivisic is coming off a career game, and personally ended an eight-game slump. The sophomore not only led the team in scoring (14 pts) and rebounds (10 rebs) but also did so in blocked shots (3) and steals (2). He produced his first career double-double, had a career-high 10 rebounds and played a career-high 29:30.
- Prior to Mizzou, in the previous eight games, he only scored 14 points with 19 rebounds. However, at Missouri, he scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
- Over the past three games, Arkansas has grabbed double-digit offensive rebounds including 15 versus Florida, 17 at LSU and 10 at Missouri. Ironically, Arkansas is just 2-5 this year when grabbing at least 10 offensive rebounds.
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