Arkansas vs. UALR women's basketball: How to watch and listen, notables

By: Ethan Westerman Ethan Westerman's Twitter account
Published: Monday, November 13, 2023
Arkansas guard Samara Spencer (2) drives to the lane Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, as Louisiana-Monroe guard Jakayla Johnson defends during the first half of play in Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville.
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Arkansas guard Samara Spencer (2) drives to the lane Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, as Louisiana-Monroe guard Jakayla Johnson defends during the first half of play in Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville.

WHEN Tuesday, 7 p.m.

WHERE Bud Walton Arena (19,200) in Fayetteville

RECORDS Arkansas 2-0; UALR 0-2

STREAK Arkansas won 2; UALR lost 3

SERIES Arkansas leads 5-0

LAST MEETING Arkansas defeated UALR 93-49 on Nov. 20, 2022, in Little Rock.

COACHES Arkansas: Mike Neighbors 122-77 in seventh season at Arkansas, 220-118 in 10th season overall; UALR: Joe Foley — 398-227 in 21st season at UALR and 854-308 in 37th season overall.

RADIO The Razorback Sports Network can be accessed on KQSM-FM, 92.1 and KYNG-AM, 1590 in Fayetteville; KFPW-AM, 1230 and KHGG-AM, 1580 in Fort Smith; and through the Varsity Network app.

RADIO ANNOUNCER Phil Elson (play-by-play) and Erin Portmann (analyst)

TELEVISION The game will be streamed by SEC Network+ and can be accessed via WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app (carrier login required).

TV ANNOUNCERS Brett Dolan (play-by-play), Matt Zimmerman (analyst) and Lauren Camenzind (sideline)

NOTABLE Arkansas is seeking to improve to 3-0 for the fourth time in the past five seasons.… With a victory, Mike Neighbors would become the third Arkansas coach to begin a season 3-0 at least four times. Gary Blair (6 times) and Tom Collen (5) each did so… Arkansas and UALR have finished first and second, respectively, in the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) rankings among in-state schools each year since 2019-20…  The Razorbacks have won their last 12 home non-conference games. The last loss came Dec. 21, 2021, to Creighton…. Arkansas was projected to finish sixth out of 14 teams in the SEC preseason media poll, and seventh in the coaches poll.… UALR has been outscored by a combined 72-35 score in the first half this season…. Arkansas nearly let double-digit second-half leads slip away in each of its first two games and has won by an average of 4 points…. The Razorbacks defeated UALR last season, 93-49, at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock…. The Trojans were voted second out of 11 teams in the Ohio Valley Conference preseason poll…. Trojans forward Faith Lee and guard Tia Harvey were voted to the preseason All-OVC team…. Arkansas graduate guard Makayla Daniels was a preseason All-SEC second-team selection by the league’s coaches…. Razorbacks freshman guard Taliah Scott leads the SEC scoring 27 points per game…. Arkansas sophomore Saylor Poffenbarger is tied for the Division I lead averaging 16.5 rebounds.

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