WHEN 5 p.m., Saturday
WHERE Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, La.
RECORDS Arkansas 12-8, 3-4 SEC; LSU 17-3, 7-0 SEC
SERIES Arkansas leads 35-31
LAST MEETING LSU defeated Arkansas 94-88 in overtime on Jan. 12, 2019 in Fayetteville.
COACHES Arkansas: Mike Anderson - 163-94 in eighth season at Arkansas and 363-192 in 17th season; LSU: Will Wade - 35-18 in second season at LSU and 126-63 in sixth season.
TELEVISION The game will be televised by SEC Network and streamed on ESPN3.com and the WatchESPN app (carrier login required).
ANNOUNCERS Kevin Fitzgerald (play-by-play) and Dane Bradshaw (analyst)
RADIO Razorback Sports Network can be accessed through local FM and AM affiliates, on the TuneIn app, XM Ch. 389 and ArkansasRazorbacks.com. Not all affiliates will carry the game.
BETTING LINE LSU is an 8.5-point favorite; O/U 154
NOTABLE LSU beat Arkansas 94-88 in overtime at Walton Arena on Jan. 12 in the teams’ first meeting this season. Sophomore forward Daniel Gafford led the Razorbacks with 32 points and sophomore guard Mason Jones had 22. Freshman forward Naz Reid led LSU with 27 points and hit 4 of 4 three-pointers … Arkansas is 11-17 in games at LSU. The Razorbacks last won there 78-70 in 2017 … LSU has won 10 consecutive games since losing 82-76 at Houston on Dec. 12 … LSU is averaging an SEC-leading 9.9 steals per game and sophomore point guard Tremont Waters is the conference’s individual leader at 3.0 … Gafford leads the SEC in field goal shooting at 66.3 percent … Arkansas sophomore point guard Jalen Harris leads the SEC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.6. His 6.0 assists per game rank third in the conference … In SEC games only LSU is rebounding 36.1 percent of its missed shots to lead the conference … LSU Coach Will Wade is 3-0 against Arkansas ... Razorbacks Coach Mike Anderson is 6-10 against the Tigers, including Alabama-Birmingham's victory over LSU in the 2005 NCAA Tournament ... Arkansas is 31-26 against LSU since joining the SEC.
LSU PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP
POS., NAME, HT., YR.; PPG; RPG
G Tremont Waters, 5-11; So. ;15.3; 2.9
G Skylar Mays, 6-4; Jr.; 13.3; 3.3
G Marlon Taylor, 6-5; Jr.; 7.3; 3.6
F Naz Reid, 6-10; Fr.; 12.9; 5.7
C Kavell Bigby-Williams, 6-11; Fr.; 7.4; 5.5
ARKANSAS PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP
POS., NAME, HT., YR.; PPG; RPG
G Jalen Harris, 6-2; So.; 8.8; 2.7
G Isaiah Joe, 6-5; Fr.; 13.9; 2.4
G Mason Jones, 6-5; So.; 14.3; 4.8
F Daniel Gafford, 6-11; So.; 16.1; 9.0
F Adrio Bailey, 6-6; Jr.; 6.4; 3.3
TEAM COMPARISON
LSU – Arkansas
81.7 Points for 77.7
71.6 Points against 72.1
+4.3 Rebound margin -2.4
+2.1 Turnover margin +3.1
47.3 FG pct. 44.5
33.5 3-PT pct. 32.7
75.8 FT pct. 64.9