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01/23 03:43 CST LSU plays No. 20 Arkansas, looks to stop road slide
LSU plays No. 20 Arkansas, looks to stop road slide
By The Associated Press
LSU Tigers (13-6, 1-5 SEC) at Arkansas Razorbacks (14-5, 4-2 SEC)
Fayetteville, Arkansas; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: LSU travels to No. 20 Arkansas looking to end its four-game road
slide.
The Razorbacks are 11-0 on their home court. Arkansas is 1-1 in games decided
by less than 4 points.
The Tigers are 1-5 in SEC play. LSU is seventh in the SEC allowing 72.8 points
while holding opponents to 41.3% shooting.
Arkansas scores 89.8 points, 17.0 more per game than the 72.8 LSU allows. LSU
averages 7.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.6 fewer made shots on
average than the 8.7 per game Arkansas gives up.
The Razorbacks and Tigers match up Saturday for the first time in SEC play this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Meleek Thomas averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the
Razorbacks, scoring 15.2 points while shooting 40.2% from beyond the arc.
Darius Acuff Jr. is averaging 19.6 points and 6.2 assists over the last 10
games.
Max Mackinnon is shooting 43.0% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers
per game for the Tigers, while averaging 14.5 points. Marquel Sutton is
averaging 14.6 points and 7.8 rebounds over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Razorbacks: 7-3, averaging 91.9 points, 32.4 rebounds, 18.1
assists, 7.9 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 50.8% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 82.3 points per game.
Tigers: 5-5, averaging 78.7 points, 32.4 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 6.2 steals and
4.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.9% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 75.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
