MBB Preview: Arkansas vs. Georgia

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WHO: Arkansas Razorbacks (11-7, 0-5 SEC) vs Georgia Bulldogs (14-4, 2-3 SEC)
What: Arkansas has won 10 of the last 13 games in the series and owns a seven-game winning streak over the Bulldogs at Bud Walton Arena.
When: Wednesday – January 22 – 8:00 PM (CT)
Where: Bud Walton Arena/Nolan Richardson Court (19,200)
Here’s how (you follow):
– TV/Stream: SEC network / See the ESPN APP (Roy Philpott and Jimmy Dykes)
– Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
– Sirius/XM: Sirius: 381 / XM: 381 || SXM App Channel 971
– Arkansas Gameday App
– Live statistics

– Arkansas Game Notes
– Georgia Game Notes
– SEC Notes/Stats

FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas returns to Bud Walton Arena for the first of two home games this week, starting Wednesday (Jan. 22) against Georgia. Tip-off versus the Bulldogs is set for 8:00 PM (CT) and the game will be televised on the SEC Network.

After Georgia, the Razorbacks will host Oklahoma on Saturday (Jan. 25) at 7:30 p.m. (CT).

NOTES:

  • Arkansas and Georgia have met on 44 previous occasions, all coming since the Razorbacks joined the SEC for the 1991-92 season.
  • Arkansas leads the all-time series 27-17 against the Bulldogs, including a 14-3 mark in games played in Fayetteville.
  • The teams split games last year, each winning on their home turf.
  • Arkansas has won 10 of the last 13, including seven straight at Bud Walton Arena.
  • Arkansas has blocked at least five shots 12 times this season, including 7 of the last 8 games, and ranks 4th nationally in blocked shots, averaging 6.11 per. match. Arkansas has 64 blocked shots in the last eight games for an average of 8.0 per. competition.
  • Zvonimir Ivisic is coming off a career-high and personally ended an eight-game skid. The sophomore not only led the team in scoring (14 pts) and rebounds (10 rebs), but also did so in blocked shots (3) and steals (2). He produced his first career double-double, had a career-high 10 rebounds and played a career-high 29:30.
  • Prior to Mizzou, in the previous eight games, he scored just 14 points with 19 rebounds. But in Missouri, he scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
  • Over the past three games, Arkansas has grabbed double-digit offensive rebounds including 15 against Florida, 17 at LSU and 10 at Missouri. Ironically, Arkansas is just 2-5 this year when grabbing at least 10 offensive rebounds.

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