WHEN Saturday, 4 p.m.
WHERE Bud Walton Arena (19,368), Fayetteville
RECORDS Arkansas 2-0; Montana 1-1
STREAK Arkansas won 2; Montana won 1
SERIES First meeting
COACHES Arkansas: Eric Musselman - 2-0 in first season at Arkansas and 112-34 in fifth season overall in Division I; Montana: Travis DeCuire - 110-59 in sixth season at Montana and overall.
TELEVISION The game will be streamed on ESPN3.com and the ESPN app (carrier login required).
ANNOUNCERS Benjamin Kelly (play-by-play) and Manuale Watkins (commentary)
RADIO Razorback Sports Network can be accessed through local FM and AM affiliates, and on SXM Radio Ch. 986. Not all affiliates will carry the game.
BETTING LINE Arkansas is a 16-point favorite.
NOTABLE In beating Rice 91-43 and North Texas 66-43, the Razorbacks held opponents under 50 points in back-to-back games for the first time in 12 seasons, since they beat Wofford 67-45 on Nov. 9, 2007, and Charleston 75-49 on Nov. 15, 2007 … Montana and Arkansas haven’t played previously, but Razorbacks Coach Eric Musselman is 1-0 against the Grizzlies. In Musselman’s first season as Nevada’s coach, the Wolf Pack beat Montana 79-75 in a first-round 2015 Collegiate Basketball Invitational game in Reno. Nevada went on to win the tournament championship … Montana lost at Stanford 73-62 and beat Montana State University-Northern 64-50 in the Grizzlies’ first two games … Arkansas sophomore guard Isaiah Joe has hit 8 of 17 three-pointers and is averaging a team-high 4.5 assists … Sophomore guard Desi Sills had a career-high six rebounds against North Texas … Montana won the Big Sky regular-season and tournament titles the previous two season and played in the NCAA Tournament where the Grizzlies lost first-round games to Michigan 61-47 in 2018 and to the Wolverines again 74-55 in 2019 … Arkansas junior guard Jalen Harris is averaging 6.0 points off the bench.
MONTANA PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP
G Sayeed Pridgett 6-5, Sr., 23.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg
G Kendal Owen 6-5, Sr. 7.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg
G Josh Vazquez 6-3, Fr., 6-5 ppg, 4.5 rpg
F Kyle Owens 6-5, Fr., 7.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg
F Mark Anderson 6-9, So., 1.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg
ARKANSAS PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP
G Isaiah Joe 6-5, So., 20.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg
G Mason Jones 6-5, Jr., 24.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg
G Jimmy Whitt 6-3, Sr., 7.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg
G Desi Sills 6-1, So., 8.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg
F Adrio Bailey 6-6, Sr., 8.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg
TEAM COMPARISON
Arkansas - Montana
78.5 Points For 63.0
43.0 Points Against 61.5
+2.5 Rebound Margin +2.5
+7.0 Turnover Margin +1.0
50.9 FG pct. 44.6
34.0 3-PT pct. 26.5
77.1 FT pct. 70.8