WHEN 6 p.m., Tuesday
WHERE Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville
RECORDS Arkansas 7-1; UNCG 4-5
RANKINGS Arkansas 9; UNCG NR
STREAK Arkansas won 3; UNCG won 1
SERIES Arkansas leads 1-0
LAST MEETING Arkansas defeated UNCG 89-74 on Dec. 10, 2001, in Fayetteville.
COACHES UNCG: Mike Jones - 21-19 in two seasons at UNCG and 195-169 in 12 seasons overall; Arkansas: Eric Musselman - 80-29 in four seasons at Arkansas and 190-63 in eight seasons overall
RADIO Razorback Sports Network can be accessed through local FM and AM affiliates. The game audio can also be accessed on the Varsity Network app and the Razorback GameDay App, and on XM Ch. 190.
TELEVISION The game will be televised by SEC Network and can be accessed via WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app (carrier login required).
ANNOUNCERS Tom Hart (play-by-play) and Dane Bradshaw (analyst)
BETTING LINE Arkansas is a 20 1/2-point favorite, according to Vegas Insider.
NOTABLE Tuesday will be the second meeting between Arkansas and UNCG. The teams’ first meeting was Nolan Richardson’s 500th career victory in 2001 … Razorbacks sophomore forward Trevon Brazile is averaging 13.3 points and 6.5 rebounds off the bench and has a team-high 9 blocked shots. He had a career-high 23 points in Arkansas’ 99-58 victory over San Jose State last Saturday … Keondre Kennedy, the Spartans’ leading scorer, will be back in the lineup Tuesday after missing the previous two games … Mikeal Brown-Jones, a 6-8 junior forward, is averaging 11.1 points off the bench for UNCG and had a career-high 20 points in the Spartans’ 65-61 victory at Elon last Saturday ... Arkansas wing Ricky Council is averaging an SEC-best 19.8 points per game. He was named SEC player of the week on Monday after averaging 22 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals in the Razorbacks' wins last week.
UNCG PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP
POS. NAME, HT., YR.; PPG; RPG
G Keondre Kennedy, 6-6, Sr.; 15.4; 7.3
G Keyshaun Langley, 6-1, Sr.; 11.6; 2.1
G Dante Treacy, 6-0, Sr.; 7.3; 1.9
F Mohammed Abdulsalam, 6-9, Sr.; 6.4; 5.7
C Bas Leyte, 6-10, Sr.; 6.3; 4.4
ARKANSAS PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP
POS. NAME, HT., YR.; PPG; RPG
G Ricky Council, 6-6, Jr.; 19.8; 3.0
G Anthony Black, 6-7, Fr.; 13.4; 5.5
G Nick Smith, 6-5, Fr.; 8.0; 1.0
F Jordan Walsh, 6-7, Fr.; 7.1; 3.0
C Makhi Mitchell, 6-9, Sr.; 6.5; 4.4
TEAM COMPARISON
UNCG – Arkansas
66.2 Points for 79.9
67.4 Points against 62.4
+1.9 Rebound margin +5.1
+1.1 Turnover margin +5.4
40.4 FG pct. 49.8
30.1 3-PT pct. 32.8
72.3 FT pct. 71.3