WHEN Wednesday, 8 p.m.
WHERE Maravich Assembly Center (13,215), Baton Rouge, La.
RECORDS Arkansas 12-1, 1-0 SEC; LSU 9-4, 1-0 SEC
STREAK Arkansas won 4; LSU won 2
LAST MEETING Arkansas defeated LSU 90-89 on Feb. 2, 2018 in Baton Rouge.
SERIES Arkansas leads 36-31
COACHES Arkansas: Eric Musselman - 12-1 in first season at Arkansas, 122-35 in fifth season overall; LSU: Will Wade - 52-24 in third season at LSU, 143-69 in seventh season overall.
RADIO Razorback Sports Network can be accessed through local FM and AM affiliates. Not all affiliates will carry the game. The game can also be accessed on the Razorback GameDay App, the TuneIn app and on satellite radio via Sirius XM Ch. 382.
TELEVISION The game will air on ESPNU and can be streamed on ESPN3.com and the ESPN app (carrier login required).
ANNOUNCERS Tom Hart (play-by-play) and Jimmy Dykes (analyst)
BETTING LINE LSU is a 5-point favorite.
NOTABLE LSU is 7-1 at home this season. The loss was to East Tennessee State, 74-63, on Dec. 18 … Arkansas is 2-1 on the road with victories at Georgia Tech and Indiana and a loss at Western Kentucky … Arkansas and LSU split their two-game series last season with each team winning on the road … LSU is shooting 58.3% on two-point attempts (309 of 530) to rank second nationally behind Dayton’s 62.4% (324 of 519) … The Razorbacks are 12-17 in games at LSU … Arkansas coach Eric Musselman was an LSU assistant coach for Johnny Jones during the 2014-15 season when the Tigers made the NCAA Tournament … Arkansas junior guard Mason Jones’ 19.5 points per game is second in the SEC behind Vanderbilt sophomore Aaron Nesmith, who is averaging 23.4 … Arkansas is 7-21 in its first SEC road game since joining the conference for the 1991-92 season … LSU coach Will Wade is 3-1 against Arkansas, including 2-0 in Walton Arena … Razorbacks senior forward Adrio Bailey is averaging 1.8. blocked shots to rank seventh in the conference … Hays Myers, Arkansas’ special assistant to the head coach, is a 2016 LSU graduate and was a team manager for the Tigers … LSU is averaging an announced attendance of 9,121 for its home games.
LSU PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP
POS., NAME, HT., YR.; PPG; RPG
G Skylar Mays, 6-4; Sr.; 15.9; 4.7
G Javonte Smart, 6-4; So.; 11.0; 3.4
F Darius Days, 6-6; So.; 12.7; 8.0
F Trendon Watford, 6-9; Fr.; 12.8; 6.2
C Emmitt Williams, 6-9; So.; 13.5; 7.1
ARKANSAS PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP
POS., NAME, HT., YR.; PPG; RPG
G Mason Jones, 6-5; Jr.; 19.5; 6.2
G Isaiah Joe, 6-5; Fr.; 17.4; 4.7
G Jimmy Whitt, 6-3; Sr.; 13.4; 5.5
G Desi Sills, 6-2; Fr.; 10.0; 3.1
F Adrio Bailey, 6-6; Sr.; 6.5; 4.6
TEAM COMPARISON
LSU - Arkansas
80.8 Points for 74.3
67.5 Points against 59.8
+6.2 Rebound margin -2.1
+0.4 Turnover margin +5.1
49.9 FG pct. 44.4
32.7 3-PT pct. 31.0
75.7 FT pct. 74.4