Preview - No. 16 Arkansas @ No. 7 Texas A&M

INFO
Date: Sunday, Feb. 7
Time: 2 p.m.
Opponent: @ Texas A&M
Location: Reed Arena
TV: SEC Network

LAST TIME OUT

• No. 16 Arkansas held off Missouri in the latest edition of the Battle Line Rivalry, beating the Tigers, 85-80, in Mizzou Arena Thursday night.
• Arkansas has now swept the season series against Mizzou two years in a row, as the Hogs also beat Mizzou, 91-88, on Jan. 3 in Fayetteville.
• Arkansas guards Destiny Slocum and Chelsea Dungee poured in two outstanding offensive performances to lead the Razorbacks to the victory.
• Slocum was simply superb in the win, notching a double-double with 22 points and 10 assists while shooting at an incredibly efficient clip, going 8-13 from the field and 6-8 from deep.
• Dungee scored a game-high 27 points while grabbing five rebounds in 38 minutes.
• Amber Ramirez also chipped in with 17 points on 6-11 shooting and four assists.
• Arkansas got off to a fast start in this one, opening the game on a 13-2 run. The Hogs kept the pressure on in the second quarter thanks to 16 combined points from Dungee and Slocum in the frame. Arkansas took a 45-39 lead to the locker room.
• After starting the fourth quarter with a 12 point advantage, Arkansas allowed a quick 9-0 run to the Tigers, and Missouri made its way all the way back to take its second lead of the game with 2:22 to go. Arkansas took the lead right back after a pair of
• Dungee free throws, though, and Slocum sealed the game with a clutch three-pointer in the game’s final moments. Some solid free throw shooting down the stretch cemented the win for Arkansas as the Razorbacks escaped Columbia with their first conference road win.
• Slocum became the first Hog with 10+ assists in a game since Malica Monk had 10 against Grambling State back in 2017 (12-28-17).
• It was the first 10+ assist performance by a Hog in an SEC game since Jailyn Mason had 10 against Ole Miss in 2017 (1-1-17).
• Senior forward Taylah Thomas had five blocks in the game, a new career best.
• Dungee has now scored 20+ points in eight of nine SEC games this year, and has scored in double-figures in 24 straight games.
• Ramirez made five threes in the game, her third straight game with 5+ makes from deep.

STORYLINES

• No. 16 Arkansas is rolling right now, winners of three straight.
• They toppled UConn last Thursday, and have since won two straight SEC games.
• With the wins, the Hogs moved up in the AP Poll, from 19 to 16, and in the Coaches Poll, from 18 to 15.
• In a year where games played is at a premium, Arkansas leads the country in the category, playing in 20 games so far this season.
• Of those 20 games, eight of them have been played against teams currently in the AP Top 25.
• They have also played five of the teams in the top-10, going 2-3 in those games.
• Redshirt senior guard Chelsea Dungee was the talk of the women’s college basketball world after her masterful performance against UConn, as she was named National Player of the Week by both ESPN and the US Basketball Writer’s Association.
• She was also the SEC Player of the Week for the second time this season.
• The team was recognized for the UConn victory as well, as the Hogs were the USBWA’s team of the week. Coach Neighbors was also named ESPN’s National Coach of the Week for the second time.
• Arkansas has a two-headed monster in its backcourt, as Makayla Daniels and Destiny Slocum have formed a dynamic lead guard duo for Coach Neighbors.
• Daniels is averaging 12.3 points per game, and has scored in double figures in 15 of 20 of Arkansas’ games thus far.
• For perspective, she only scored in double figures in 10 games all of last season.
• She has been well rounded from the point guard spot, though, as she is fourth on the team in points (12.3), leads the team in steals (1.8), and is second on the team in assists (2.5) per game.
• Destiny Slocum, meanwhile, has been excellent in her own right through her 20 games with the Hogs.
• She is averaging 15.0 points per game, good for second on the team, and leads Arkansas in assists, dishing 79 of them so far this season.
• Slocum put on a historic show against Missouri, becoming the first Hog with 20+ points and 10+ assists since Kim Wilson back in December of 1996.

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