FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas will look to knock off another ranked team today when the women's basketball team hosts No. 23 ranked Missouri in Bud Walton Arena. Tipoff is at 2 p.m.
Arkansas has already claimed victories at home against Texas A&M and Tennessee, which were both ranked No. 13 at the time.
Missouri at Arkansas
WHEN 2 p.m. today
WHERE Bud Walton Arena
RECORDS Arkansas 7-10, 2-2 SEC; Missouri 15-2, 2-2 SEC
SERIES Arkansas leads series 10-5.
RADIO KABZ-FM 103.7 in Little Rock; KQSM-FM 92.1 in Fayetteville; KFPW-AM 1230 and KFPW-FM 94.5 in Fort Smith; KURM-AM 790 and KURM-FM 100.3 in Rogers.
ONLINE ArkansasRazorbacks.…
TELEVISION SEC Network
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS
POS^NAME^HT.^YR.^PPG^RPG
G^Kelsey Brooks^5-9^Jr.^6.1^2.1
G^Devin Cosper^5-10^So.^7.8^3.2
F^Jessica Jackson^6-3^Jr.^17.5^6.9
F^Meslissa Wolf^6-0^Sr.^5.9^7.8
P^Alecia Cooley^6-3^Jr.^7.0^4.8
COACH Jimmy Dykes (25-24 in second season at Arkansas)
MISSOURI
POS^NAME^HT.^YR.^PPG^RPG
G Sophie Cunningham^6-1^Fr.^14.3^5.5
G Lindsey Cunningham^6-0^Jr.^4.9^2.9
F Cierra Porter^6-4^Fr.^10.2^4.9
F Jordan Frericks^6-1^Jr.^12.2^7.8
G Sierra Michaelis^5-10^Jr.^10.4^2.9
COACH Robin Pingeton (93-81 at Missouri, 428-238 overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
Arkansas^Missouri
62.0^Points Scored Per Game^74.9
61.1^Points Allowed Per Game^57.8
42.5^Rebounds Per Game^42.2
14.5^Turnovers Per Game^16.4
.365^FG pct.^.450
.242^3-pt FG pct.^.32
CHALK TALK Missouri is 5-1 on the road, including 1-1 in the SEC. … Missouri lost 71-55 at home against Tennessee. . … Arkansas is 7-2 at home and 0-8 in games away from Bud Walton Arena. … Jessica Jackson has scored at least 10 points in 14 of the past 16 games she has played.
— Paul Nielsen
Missouri (15-2, 2-2 SEC) is coming off a 66-54 win at home against No. 6 Mississippi State. The victory was the highest-ranked opponent defeated by the Tigers since 2006 and the first ever win over the Bulldogs.
Freshman guard Sophie Cunningham led the Tigers with 22 points, including 18 in the second half. Cunningham has scored 20 or more points six times this season. Jordan Frericks had her fourth double-double of the year with 10 points and 10 rebounds against the Bulldogs.
"What a great win for our team," Missouri coach Robin Pingeton said after the game. "We beat a great team on our home court, and I'm really proud of our girls."
Arkansas will ride the momentum of a 64-59 win Thursday over No. 13 Tennessee into the game. Arkansas coach Jimmy Dykes said the Tigers will be yet another challenge for the Razorbacks.
"They're a ranked team, our fifth ranked team in a row to face," Dykes said. "They're completely different (than Tennessee). Missouri is so good at switching man-to-man, and they can really shoot the basketball. Missouri is good, but our kids will be ready. We really need a huge crowd."
Jessica Jackson led Arkansas with 25 points in the win against the Volunteers. Jackson is averaging 17.5 points a game this season.
"I thought Jess took over in the second half," Dykes said. "She got off to a little bit of a rough start, but she's growing up. She's growing up as a player and as a young lady. Very, very proud of her."
Sports on 01/17/2016