MBB Preview: Arkansas vs Little Rock

Who:  Arkansas Razorbacks (3-1, 0-0 SEC) vs Little Rock Trojans (3-2, 0-0 OVC)
What: This will officially be the second time Arkansas and Little Rock have met.
When: Friday – Nov. 22 – 8:00 pm (CT)
Where: Fayetteville, Ark. • Bud Walton Arena / Nolan Richardson Court (19,200)
How (to follow):
– TV/Stream: SEC Network /Watch ESPN (Kevin Fitzgerald and Joe Kleine)
– Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
– Sirius/XM: Sirius: 208 / XM: 190 || SXM App Channel 960
– Arkansas Gameday App
– Live Stats

– Arkansas Game Notes  
– Little Rock MBB Website
– SEC Notes/Stats

FAYETTEVILLE – Game three of the current Razorback homestand will see Arkansas hosting Little Rock on Friday (Nov. 22) in Bud Walton Arena. Tipoff is set for 8 pm and the game will be televised on SEC Network.

Arkansas and Little Rock have officially met just once, although the teams did play a charity exhibition prior to the 2019-20 season.

The Razorbacks won that inaugural meeting, 93-78, on Dec. 4, 2021, in Bud Walton Arena.  JD Notae scored 18 points (16 in the second half) and Au’Diese Toney scored 18 points (16 in the first half) to lead #9/10 Arkansas. The Trojans got to within nine points twice inside the final seven minutes before Notae spurred two mini runs to keep Arkansas comfortably in the lead.

The charity exhibition was on Oct. 28, 2019 — a game Arkansas dedicated Nolan Richardson Court in Bud Walton Arena (Oct. 20, 2019). Arkansas won, 79-64. Isaiah Joe led the Hogs with 25 points, going 8-of-17 from 3-point, while Jeantal Cylla added 13 points and Jimmy Whitt Jr., had nine rebounds.

If you cannot make it to the game and are a season ticket holder, you can donate your tickets back to us or sell them on SeatGeek in just a few easy steps.

▸ To donate your tickets via the HogTix transfer program: Simply log in to your online ticket account and transfer your tickets to hogtix@uark.edu. Our staff will ensure that your tickets are put in the hands of a deserving community or campus group who can attend the game in your absence!

▸ Sell your tickets on SeatGeek.com: You can list your tickets on SeatGeek directly from your Razorback Ticket Center account. SeatGeek is the official resell marketplace of the Razorbacks.

NOTES:

• Darrell Walker Returns. Little Rock head coach Darrell Walker is no stranger to Arkansas basketball. In fact, he is considered among the best to wear the Razorback uniform. He is a member of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame and the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor. He was a 1983 consensus All-America for the Razorbacks. In just three seasons at Arkansas (transfer from Westark CC – ow UA-Fort Smith), he scored 1,325 career points to rank 18th. He led the team in assists twice, blocked shots twice and scoring once. He was a first round (12th overall) draft pick by New York Knicks in 1983 and played 10 seasons in the NBA, winning a title with the 1993 Chicago Bulls.
• The Razorbacks rank 11th in the nation in defensive efficiency (KenPom).
• Arkansas ranks 26th in the NCAA / 1st SEC in fewest fouls/gm (13.8).
• Arkansas is starting to heat up from 3-point range.
  – First 28 3PT Atts: 4-of-28 || 14.3% — 9-of-19 in GM1 vs Lipscomb and missed its first 9 attempts vs Baylor in GM2
  – Last 55 3PT Atts: 24-of-55 || 43.6% — made 5-of-last-11 attempts vs Baylor and was 19-of-44 the last two games

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