Preview - No. 18 Arkansas @ LSU

Mario Bravante February 20, 2021

INFO
Date: Sunday, Feb. 21
Time: 5 p.m.
Opponent: LSU
Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center
TV: SEC Network

LAST TIME OUT

No. 18 Arkansas completed the Mississippi sweep on Friday night in Bud Walton Arena, taking down Ole Miss, 84-74.
With the win, Arkansas has clawed back to .500 in the SEC, and has now won five of its last six games.
Arkansas guard Chelsea Dungee was at it again against the Rebels, exploding for a season-high 38 points, making 11 of her 22 shot attempts, while also putting in 14 of her 17 free throws.
It was her fourth game this season going for 30+ points, and the fifth time in her career going for 37 or more.
Her performance also broke a tie with former Men’s Basketball Star Mason Jones for the most 37+ point performances by a player, man or woman, ever put on in Bud Walton Arena.
Dungee was only three points shy of her career high (41, Auburn, 2/7/19).
Dungee has now hit 10+ free throws in six games this season.
On top of it all, she also had a season-high four assists and two steals.
Dungee’s 38-point total was the third highest scoring game by an SEC player in a conference game this season.
Jailyn Mason was big on the glass after being pressed into starting duty, grabbing a team-high six rebounds for the Hogs.
Ramirez continued her hot scoring streak, as she has scored 15+ in five of her last six games.
Mason and Ramirez also nabbed three steals each.
Erynn Barnum recorded a game-high +17 in her big game off the bench, going for seven points, four boards and two steals.

STORYLINES

No. 18 Arkansas beat Ole Miss Friday night, coming off an eight-day period in between games.
The Hogs are trending up at the right time, as they have won five of their last six games.
Arkansas remained idle in the AP Poll this week, staying put at 18, while moving down to 18 in the Coaches Poll.
In a year where games played is at a premium, Arkansas leads the NCAA, playing in 23 games so far this season.
Of those 23 games, nine 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 2-4 in those six games.
Arkansas has a chance to do more damage down the stretch, as none of the final four teams on the schedule are ranked in the AP Top 25.
That said, the remaining games for the Hogs will be no cake walk, especially this week.
The Hogs win over the Rebels was big, as Ole Miss had just beaten two quality opponents in Alabama and No. 17 Kentucky last week. Ole Miss came into the game 33 in the NET.
LSU, meanwhile, is currently 6-6 in the SEC with quality wins over Texas A&M and Georgia.

SCOUTING LSU

LSU continues to be tough on defense, ranking 36th in turnover margin at 4.17 and 13th in the nation in turnovers forced with an average of 20.67 per game.
The Tigers are also 29th in the nation in total steals with 180 and 35th in steals per game at 10.0.
Faustine Aifuwa ranks in the Top 110 in the NCAA and Top 10 in the SEC in the following categories: No. 26/6 – Double-Doubles – 9 No. 54/7 – Rebounds – 162 No. 46/5 – Blocked Shots – 31 No. 66/4 – Blocked Shots Per Game – 1.72 No. 75/7 – Rebounds Per Game – 9.0
Khayla Pointer ranks in the Top 135 in the NCAA and Top 20 in the SEC in the following categories: No. 19/2 – Free Throw Attempts – 124 No. 39/3 – Steals – 44 No. 44/1 – Minutes Played Per Game – 36.48 No. 56/3 – Steals Per Game – 2.44 No. 61/4 – Free Throws Made – 71 No. 76/6 – Assists – 76 No. 78/7 – Minutes Played – 657 No. 92/10 – Field Goal Attempts – 245 No. 117/13 – Points Scored – 291 No. 100/5 – Assists Per Game – 4.2 No. 150/18 – Field Goals Made – 99 No. 135/11 – Points Per Game – 16.2
Karli Seay ranks in the Top 210 in the NCAA and Top 10 in the SEC in the following categories: No. 140/10 – Steals – 32 No. 209/9 – Steals Per Game – 1.78

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