WHEN Saturday, 4 p.m.
WHERE Bud Walton Arena (19,368), Fayetteville
RECORDS Arkansas 6-0; Northern Kentucky 5-2
STREAK Arkansas won 6; Northern Kentucky won 1
SERIES First meeting
COACHES Arkansas: Eric Musselman - 6-0 in first season at Arkansas and 116-34 in fifth season overall in Division I; Northern Kentucky: Darrin Horn - 5-2 in first season at Northern Kentucky and 176-114 in 10th season overall.
TELEVISION The game will be streamed on ESPN3.com and the ESPN app (carrier login required).
ANNOUNCERS Benjamin Kelly (play-by-play) and Kikko Haydar (commentary)
RADIO Razorback Sports Network can be accessed through local FM and AM affiliates. Not all affiliates will carry the game.
BETTING LINE Arkansas is a 16-point favorite.
NOTABLE Junior Jalen Tate, a returning starter at point guard for Northern Kentucky, will miss his fifth consecutive game after breaking his left hand in practice. Tate, averaged 8.3 points and 6.3 assists the first three games befoe his injury, is expected to return to the lineup in late January … Arkansas is leading the nation in three-point defense at 14.0% (13 of 93) … The Razorbacks and Norse have one common opponent this season with Texas Southern. Arkansas beat the Tigers 82-51 and the Northern Kentucky lost to the Tigers 98-96 … Northern Kentucky Coach Darrin Horn was 2-2 against Arkansas when he was South Carolina’s coach from the 2008-09 through 2011-12 seasons. His Gamecocks beat the Razorbacks twice at home and lost to them twice in Walton Arena … Arkansas Coach Eric Musselman was Nevada’s coach and Horn was a Texas assistant when the Wolf Pack beat the Longhorns 87-83 in overtime in the 2018 NCAA Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. … Northern Kentucky is 0-4 all-time against SEC teams, including 0-2 vs Kentucky and 0-1 vs Texas A&M and Missouri. The Norse lost 71-56 at Missouri earlier this season.
NORTHERN KENTUCKY PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP
G Tyler Sharpe 6-0, Sr., 12.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg
G Trevon Faulkner 6-3, So., 12.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg
G Bryson Langdon 6-7, So., 7.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg
F Dantez Walton 6-6, Sr., 14.7 ppg, 6.6 rpg
F Silas Adheke 6-8, Jr., 6.3 ppg, 5.9 rpg
ARKANSAS PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP
G Isaiah Joe 6-5, So., 16.7 ppg, 5.2 rpg
G Mason Jones 6-5, Jr., 18.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg
G Jimmy Whitt 6-3, Sr., 12.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg
G Desi Sills 6-1, So., 8.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg
F Adrio Bailey 6-6, Sr., 7.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg
TEAM COMPARISON
Arkansas - Northern Kentucky
73.7 Points For 79.0
50.0 Points Against 67.9
-1.5 Rebound Margin +1.9
+8.7 Turnover Margin +2.1
44.7 FG pct. 45.3
27.2 3-PT pct. 33.2
77.6 FT pct. 60.6