WHEN 10:30 a.m. Friday
WHERE Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville
RECORDS Arkansas 0-0; Northwestern State 0-0
SERIES Arkansas leads 13-3
COACHES Arkansas: Mike Neighbors - 13-18 in second season at Arkansas and 111-59 in sixth season overall; Northwestern State: Jordan Dupuy - 20-39 in third season at Northwestern State.
TELEVISION SEC-Network Plus
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.
CHALK TALK Arkansas opens its regular season by hosting Northwestern State in its ninth consecutive “Elementary Day” promotion. … In two exhibition games, the Razorbacks eclipsed the 100-point scoring mark and showed off an offense that should be much improved from last season. … The Lady Demons return their second-leading scorer from last season, Libba Gillam, who averaged 10.7 points per game. … Northwestern State has played in Fayetteville nine times, and the Razorbacks have been undefeated in those matchups. All three losses came away from home. … “[Elementary Day] is an incredible atmosphere for our kids, and they look forward to it,” Neighbors said. “They’ll cheer for everything.”
NORTHWESTERN STATE PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP
POS., NAME, HT., YR.;PPG;RPG
G Sami Thomas 5-5,Sr.;0.0;0.0
G Nautica Grant 5-5, Sr.;9.1;2.5
G Jasmyn Johnson 5-8, Jr.;6.8;2.8
F Jocelyn Scott 5-11, Jr.;7.8;3.4
F Libba Gilliam 6-1, Sr.;10.7;4.6
ARKANSAS PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP
POS., NAME, HT., YR.;PPG;RPG
G Chelsea Dungee 5-11, Sr.;13.0;5.5
G Alexis Tolefree 5-8, Jr.;9.5;4.5
G Malica Monk 5-5, Sr.;15.0;1.0
G Jailyn Mason 5-9, Jr.;3.0;2.5
F Kiara Williams 6-1, Jr.;13.0;5.5
TEAM COMPARISON (LAST SEASON)
Northwestern State - Arkansas
56.6 Points Scored Per Game 64.1
32.3 Rebounds Per Game 38.3
20.7 Turnovers Per Game 14.5
37.8 FG pct. 39.8
31.0 3-PT pct. 33.1
68.1 FT pct. 66.5