Basketball (W)

Preview - Arkansas vs. Auburn

Mario Bravante
Mario Bravante February 9, 2022

INFO
Date: Thursday, Feb. 10
Time: 7 p.m.
Opponent: Auburn
Location: Bud Walton Arena
Stream: SEC Network+
Listen: Tune-In
Tickets: Click HERE ($5 Adult/$3 Youth Online, $10 Adult/$8 Youth Walk-Up)
Game Program: Click HERE

LAST TIME OUT

  • Arkansas Women’s Basketball fell for the second time in four days on Thursday night in Reed Arena, as Texas A&M downed the Hogs, 77-64.
  • Arkansas only made four of their 23 three-point attempts, and the Aggies dominated the Razorbacks on the glass, 58-46.
  • Kayla Wells took things over for Gary Blair, who collected his 850th win, scoring a game-high 30 points.
  • Freshman guard Samara Spencer led the way for Arkansas, scoring 20 points, hitting eight of her 15 shots. Spencer, who has won back-to-back SEC Freshman of the Week awards, has now scored 17 or more in five straight games.
  • Amber Ramirez chipped in with 17 points, while Jersey Wolfenbarger notched a double-double, scoring 12 points while pulling down 10 rebounds.
  • The Aggies started the game playing some impassioned basketball, with former Arkansas head coach Gary Blair coaching in his last season and in his last game against the Hogs.
  • Arkansas traded the lead with A&M for the first couple minutes of the game, but the hometown Aggies put the pedal down midway through the first stanza, extending the lead to double digits by the start of the second quarter. The Razorbacks looked to the deep ball to try to chip at the deficit in the second frame, but could not find the touch from three, making only two of 11 long balls in the second quarter, resulting in a nine-point margin at the half.
  • The second half was much of the same. Wells was on a mission Thursday night, going for a game-high 30 points and keeping the Hogs at bay. Arkansas did manage to bring the deficit down to four with just under seven minutes to go in the third quarter, but A&M quickly regained a sizable margin and did not relent.
  • Spencer has now scored 20+ in two of her last three games.
  • Spencer’s seven rebounds marked a new career-high.
  • Wolfenbarger’s double-double was the first of her young career.

STORYLINES

  • With 2022 in full swing, Arkansas is 14-8, and has lost two straight games.
  • Neighbors’ squad continues to hover towards the top of the NET rankings, and is 25th currently.
  • Most recently, the Razorbacks lost at Texas A&M, 77-64.
  • Sam Spencer scored 20 points for the second time in three games against the Aggies.
  • Before that, the Hogs dropped a heartbreaker, losing at #7 Tennessee, 86-83, in overtime.
  • Amber Ramirez nearly willed the Hogs to the road upset, scoring a season-high 29 points.
  • On Jan. 27, the Hogs got their signature win of the season so far, dominating #12 LSU at Bud Walton Arena, 90-76. Ramirez was great in that game, too, dropping in 25 points.
  • Both Makayla Daniels and Spencer dropped in 20 points against the Tigers.
  • It was the Hogs’ first ranked win since Feb. 11 of 2021, when they downed #24 Mississippi State.
  • It was Arkansas’ second straight year with a win over a ranked Kim Mulkey ranked team, as the Hogs took down #4 Baylor last season, 83-78.
  • Arkansas will look to get back into the win column on Thursday, as Auburn comes to Bud Walton.
  • The Hogs have dominated Auburn as of late, winning the last four meetings.

SCOUTING AUBURN

  • Auburn and Arkansas squared off twice in 2021 with the Razorbacks winning 77-67 in Fayetteville and 74-69 in Auburn.
  • Auburn snapped a 23-game SEC losing streak with a stunning 71-61 win over No. 4 Tennessee on Jan. 27.
  • The Tigers’ win over No. 4 Tennessee was their second over a ranked opponent this season (No. 18 Georgia Tech) and first over a top-5 foe in nearly 25 years.
  • Auburn’s Aicha Coulibaly is averaging 18.5 points/game, which ranks fourth in the SEC.
  • Coulibaly has four double-doubles this season to lead the Tigers.
  • Freshman Mar’Shaun Bostic was +25 in 15 minutes of action off the bench in Auburn’s win over Tennessee; she had 9 points and 4 steals, both career-highs.

MORE INFORMATION

Parking will be free in Lot 56 (Off MLK and Razorback Road).

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