Preview - No. 23 Arkansas vs. Kansas State

INFO
Date: Saturday, Dec. 7
Time: 2 p.m.
Opponent: Kansas State
Tickets: $5 Adult | $3 Youth (17 & Under) | Free for UA Students | Educator Appreciation (Show an educator ID, get two complimentary tickets) | Junior Razorback Appreciation (Show card for  complimentary admission)
Promotions: Pregame Chalk Talk | Postgame Autographs/Layups on Court

LAST TIME OUT

• No. 23 returns home after going 2-0 at the Bahamas Hoopfest.
• The Hogs first beat Fordham in Nassau, 71-59.
• Redshirt junior guard Chelsea Dungee was locked in from the jump in that game, going for a game-high 24 points on six of 11 shooting.
• Junior forward Taylah Thomas was huge down the stretch for the Hogs, as she scored 14 of her 15 total points in the second half, including five late in the fourth. Thomas also recorded her third-career double-double (15 pts, 13 rebounds) in the win.
• The highlight of the trip, though, was Arkansas’ come-from-behind win against Wisconsin.
• Arkansas trailed the Badgers by as many as 11 in the game, and by as many as eight in the fourth quarter. Then Alexis Tolefree took over.
• She would pour in all 12 of her points in the final frame, including six of them on Arkansas’ eight-point possesion that would swing the game.
• All told, Arkansas would hold off Wisconsin in the final minute, grabbing the 68-64 win.

STORYLINES

• No. 23 Arkansas jumped back up in the polls this week, moving from 25 to 23 in the AP, and from 24 to 23 in the Coaches’.
• Arkansas has been ranked for the first five weeks of the season, the first time since the fall of 2002 that has happened for the Hogs.
• A large part of Arkansas’ success is predicated on its Functionally Fast offense, which is currently the sixth-best attack in the country (84.6 PPG). The Hogs trail only Baylor, Maryland, DePaul, Oregon, Abilene Christian and Mississippi State.
• The Hogs’ 7-1 start to this season is their best since the 2016-17 campaign, in which they opened 9-1.
• Coach Neighbors’ 2019 Hogs have been great offensively, and a lot of that has to do with their proficiency in three areas: Three-Point Shooting, Free Throw Shooting, and Lack of Turnovers.
• Arkansas has gotten a lot of its offense from beyond the arc, where the Hogs have been elite. They are making 9.5 three-balls a game, the 14th-best mark in the NCAA and the fourth most among Power-5 teams.
• That volume paired with the team’s efficiency from beyond (37.8 percent, 26th-best in the NCAA) has yielded great results in the early going for the Razorback attack.
• Neighbors’ bunch has gotten a lot of its offense from the line this season, too, as they are fourth in the nation, and leading the Power 5, in free throws made (151), trailing only Troy and Denver and Penn State. The Hogs are seventh in the nation in free throw attempts (212).
• The Hogs also play an incredibly efficient style, only turning the ball over 10.9 times a game on average. That is the fourth-lowest mark in the NCAA, and the best mark among Power-5 Teams.

TICKETS

The Razorback Ticket Center is taking orders online and by phone for new season tickets and fans have several options from which to select.

• Reserved Seats — $75
• General Admission Seats — $45
• Reserved Seats with the purchase of Men’s Basketball Season Tickets — $65
• General Admission Seats with the purchase of Men’s Basketball Season Tickets — $40

Additionally, each order includes a special season ticket holder gift.

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