MBB Preview: #14/15 Arkansas Hosts LSU

Who: #14/15 Arkansas Razorbacks (23-6, 12-4 SEC) vs LSU Tigers (20-9, 8-8 SEC)
What: The Razorbacks’ final home game of 2021-22
When: Wednesday – Mar. 2 – 8:00 pm (CT)
Where: Fayetteville, Ark. –  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)/Nolan Richardson Court
How (to follow):
– Video: ESPN2 (Tom Hart and Jimmy Dykes)
^ Online: Watch ESPN
– Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
^ Listen to Razorback Sports Network Online (Tune In)
^ Razorback Gameday App
– Sirius/XM: Sirius: 137 || XM: 190 || Online Channel: 961
– Live Stats: Arkansas.StatBroadcast.com

– Arkansas Game Notes
– LSU Game Notes
– SEC Standings / Stats / Notes

FAYETTEVILLE – The #14/15 Arkansas Razorbacks will host the LSU Tigers in the final game in Bud Walton Arena this season. Tipoff is set for 8:00 pm (CT) and the game will be televised on ESPN2.

• This will be the 74th meeting between Arkansas and LSU and 67th since the Razorbacks joined the SEC. Arkansas leads the all-time series, 39-34, and is 35-29 versus the Tigers since joining the SEC.
• The Razorbacks lead 21-8 in games played in Fayetteville.
• LAST TIME THEY MET — ARK: 65 – LSU: 58 (Feb. 15, 2022 @ Baton Rouge)
• Jaylin Williams had a double-double (11 pts & 13 rebs) and made two key plays down the stretch to lead Arkansas to a 65-58 win over #12 LSU. The Hogs were down 8 wit 9:01 left, put out-scored the Tigers 17-2 to close the game and get the win. Arkansas was without head coach Eric Musselman, who had shoulder surgery on Jan. 13, and assistant coach Keith Smart filled in. The Razorbacks were also led by JD Notae, who had a game-high 19 points with four assists and was +18, the only Razorback in double digits. LSU took its largest lead, 56-48, with a fastbreak dunk with 9:01 left. Arkansas called a timeout and responded with a 10-0 run to lead by two (58-56) at the 3:31 mark. LSU tied the game on another dunk from Alex Fudge with 2:16 remaining. Undaunted, Williams sank a 3-pointer, and, on the ensuing possession, Williams took his fourth charge of the game. Then, still up three with 22 seconds left, Notae missed the front end of a 1-and-1. Stanley Umude was there for the offensive rebound and putback for a five-point cushion. Au’Diese Toney, who finished with 12 points, then sealed the win with two free throws with 11 ticks on the clock.
• Jaylin Williams has 166 rebounds in SEC games to rank 2nd on the school’s all-time list (2 shy of the record). Bobby Portis is 1st for rebounds in SEC games at 168 (2015). Williams is on pace to set the school record for rebound average in SEC games. Currently at 10.4. The record is 9.5 by Derek Hood (1999)
• JD Notae is on pace to rank 5th in school history for single-season scoring avg in SEC games … currently 20.2.

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