Basketball (W)

Preview – Arkansas Hosts Missouri for Pink Out Game

kylie magar February 11, 2023

FAYETTEVILLE – The Arkansas women’s basketball team (18-8, 5-6 SEC) will look to get back on the right foot, as the team hosts Missouri (15-9, 4-7 SEC) on Sunday. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. at Bud Walton Arena, with the contest serving as the Pink Out game. The game will be broadcast on SEC Network+.

GAME INFORMATION

Date: Sunday, Feb. 12
Time: 2 p.m.
Opponent: Missouri
Location: Bud Walton Arena
Watch: SECN+
Listen: Razorback Sports Network from Learfield
Promotions: Pack the Palace Pink and Play4Kay Game, pregame breast cancer survivor recognition, Alumni Day, Junior Spirit Day, Area School Team Day and Signature Sunday
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Arkansas Game Notes
Missouri Game Notes
Live Stats

STORYLINES

  • Arkansas is coming off a disappointing 78-70 loss at Vanderbilt, marking the team’s fifth loss in the last six games. The Razorbacks are looking to turn things around in the final five games of SEC play
  • The Razorbacks will face Missouri for the second time this season, a team Arkansas beat by 22, 77-55, in early January and have eight straight wins against
  • Arkansas is 18-7 overall, with its win total matching last season’s amount. A win would give the Razorbacks an opportunity to get back to .500 in SEC play
  • Erynn Barnum leads the team in scoring and rebounding with 16.5 points per game and 6.9 rebounds per game. Her .585 field goal percentage is the second best in the SEC
  • Barnum is one of 10 candidates for the Katrina McClain Award, given to the best power forward in the country
  • Samara Spencer is the second leading scorer with 14.3 points per game and leads the team in assists with 114 (4.4 assists per game)
  • Makayla Daniels leads the team in steals with 42 and averages 13.7 points per game
  • Daniels’ 31 points against Vanderbilt moved her up three spots on the all-time scoring list at Arkansas, progressing ahead of Amber Ramirez, India Lewis and Malica Monk, to now sit at No. 17 with 1,328 points. She is also No. 6 in career starts (111), No. 9 in career 3-pointers (156) and No. 15 in career assists (279)
  • Saylor Poffenbarger leads the team with 29 blocks and averages 9.0 points and 6.8 boards per game
  • Poffenbarger is No. 2 in school history in individual season defensive rebounds with 154. She needs 190 to tie the record set by Lauren Ervin
  • Chrissy Carr logs 10.8 points per game and leads the squad with 56 3-pointers
  • The team is second in least turnovers committed per game in the SEC with 14.0 per game
  • Arkansas gets to the line 24.4 times per game, which is second in the conference and third in the country. The Razorbacks’ 16.1 makes from the free throw line per game is second in the SEC and ninth in the NCAA
  • Arkansas leads the SEC in 3-point attempts per game (26.1), which is 18th in the country, and is No. 2 in 3-pointers per game (8.0) in the league
  • The Razorbacks’ 29.4 defensive rebounds per game is No. 3 in the SEC

 SCOUTING MISSOURI

  • Missouri is 15-9 and 4-7 in SEC play, while coming off a bye on Thursday
  • Hayley Frank leads the way with 15.8 points per game and 17 blocks
  • Sara-Rose Smith pulls down a team’s most 7.0 rebounds per game
  • Mama Dembele has a team’s most 72 assists, while Lauren Hansen has 27 steals to lead the team
  • Missouri was projected to finish 12th in the SEC Media and Coaches polls
  • Robin Pingeton is in her 13th year at the helm, having led the Tigers to four NCAA Tournament berths and nine postseason appearances

HISTORY AGAINST THE TIGERS

  • Arkansas holds the 19-12 advantage over Missouri in the all-time series
  • The Razorbacks are on an eight-game winning streak over the Tigers
  • The first game of the series was in 1986 in Arkansas’ first NCAA Tournament appearance, resulting in a 66-65 loss for the Razorbacks in Columbia
  • Arkansas is 9-4 in Fayetteville and 13-8 as SEC opponents against Missouri
  • In last month’s meeting, Arkansas defeated Missouri, 77-55. Poffenbarger logged a career-high 24 points, while holding the Tigers’ leading scorer Frank to just five points. Barnum followed with a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Carr added 16 points

LAST TIME OUT

  • Arkansas’ struggles of playing at Memorial Gymnasium continued, as the Razorbacks lost 78-70 to Vanderbilt
  • Daniels logged a game-leading 31 points, which also marked a season high. She added three steals
  • Carr made big shots and followed with 18 points and five rebounds
  • Barnum registered 12 points and seven boards
  • Arkansas registered seven 3-pointers and shot 41.9 percent (26-of-62) from the field

UPCOMING

Arkansas hosts Tennessee on Thursday, Feb. 16 at Bud Walton Arena. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. with the game being broadcast on SEC Network.

MORE INFORMATION

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