Final #26 Arkansas-95 Vs. #19 Tennessee-93

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Disclaimer: I may or may not participate considering I don't get off work til 6 am and game is at noon. However, I do have responsibilities on here.

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"If the fans don't treat us well, we're not going to come. You can put that out there," Barnes said. "I'm serious. We've got enough money here, we can buy our way out of it. They'd better be good to us."

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Barnes suggested on a Monday conference call that if his team gets the same rowdy treatment Arkansas received in tournaments past, he won't come back to play anytime soon.

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THE SERIES
• Overall: Series tied, 19-19
• In Knoxville: UT leads, 11-4
• In Fayetteville: UA leads, 9-4
• Neutral Sites: UA leads, 6-4
• Current Streak: Arkansas has won five straight
• Last Meeting: UA won, 82-78, in the Knoxville, 1/3/17
• Rick Barnes vs. Arkansas: 3-4
• Rick Barnes vs. Mike Anderson: Anderson leads, 6-2

The #Fastest40 Facts
• Beginning its 27th season in the Southeastern Conference, Arkansas is 14-12 all-time in SEC openers, including an 8-4 mark in Bud Walton Arena to open league play.

• Arkansas is unbeaten and averaging 95.0 points in its seven home games this season.

• The Razorbacks are 35-23 against AP top 25 teams in Bud Walton Arena, including 27-16 against top 20 teams.

• For the second straight season, Arkansas is opening SEC play at home against a top 25 team, after falling to No. 25 Florida last year.

• During the last three seasons, Arkansas ranks second in the SEC in league wins with 34. Tennessee ranks 11th in the conference with 21 victories.

• For the first time since the National Championship run in 1994, Arkansas has scored 90-plus points in eight of its first 12 games.

• Arkansas is one of three teams in the nation to rank in the top 10 in points per game and assist-to-turnover ratio, joining No. 4 Duke and No. 25 Creighton.

• The Razorbacks lead the SEC and rank No. 6 in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio thanks to 106 assists and just 38 turnovers in the last five games.

• The Razorbacks have five straight games with fewer than 10 turnovers for the first time in the last 20 years.

• Arkansas is the only team in the SEC to have five players scoring in double figures in points, led by 18.6 points per game by Jaylen Barford.

• In seven games in Bud Walton Arena this year, the Razorbacks are 7-0 with a +179 scoring margin. Arkansas has a 25.6 average margin of victory at home.

A Win Would
• Extend Arkansas’ current winning streak in Bud Walton Arena to 11 games, dating back to last year.

• Likely send the Razorbacks to their first AP top 25 ranking since March 16, 2015.

• Give Arkansas multiple top 20 wins in a season for the third time in the Mike Anderson era.

• Be the Razorbacks’ 10th AP Top 25 victory under Coach Anderson.

The Best Guards In The Nation
• Jaylen Barford is the only player in the SEC to rank in the top 5 in scoring (3rd), field goal percentage (3rd) and three-point field goal percentage (4th).

• According to Synergy, Barford is the eighth-most efficient high-major player in the country, averaging 1.13 points per possession.

• During the last 4+ games, Daryl Macon has recorded 17 consecutive assists without committing a turnover.

• Wednesday against CSU Bakersfield, Macon became the first Razorback in 20 years to score 15+ points, dish out 8+ assists and have zero turnovers.

Tennessee
Tennessee (9-2) garnered some attention with strong performances during its non-conference slate. With four wins over 'Power Five' opponents away from home (#18 Purdue, NC State, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest) and two narrow losses to top-5 teams (Villanova & North Carolina), the Vols proved they had taken the next step forward to becoming an NCAA Tournament team. Among the teams UT has played so far, the Boilermakers, Wildcats, Tar Heels and Lipscomb could all be considered as strong contenders to win their respective conferences.

So far, Grant Williams has paced the Volunteers on both ends of the floor, leading the team with 15.4 ppg and 6.6 rpg. Jordan Bowden continues to have the hot hand for UT, dropping 17 points on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting from three vs. Wake Forest. He's averaging 12.0 ppg and is shooting 62 percent from beyond the arc to lead the SEC.

A WIN WOULD…
• Give the Vols a 20-19 edge in their all-time series with the Razorbacks, dating to 1936
• Make the Vols 1-0 in SEC play for the fourth time in the last five years
• Give the Vols a 3-0 record in true road games this season
• Be Tennessee's fifth victory away from home over a Power Five opponent this season

MEMORABLE VOL PERFORMANCES AGAINST ARKANSAS
• Bristol, Tennessee, native Bobby Hogsett scored eight points and added 10 rebounds as Tennessee won its first-ever game against Arkansas, 77-57, on Dec. 27, 1963, in Shreveport, Louisiana.
• In front of 21,237 Orange-clad fans, UT knocked off Nolan Richardson's fifth-ranked Razorbacks 83-81 in Knoxville on Feb. 5, 1992. Lang Wiseman and Allan Houston both scored 26 points.
• The Vols upset No. 13 Arkansas in Fayetteville, 101-91, on Feb. 16, 1993, thanks to a double-double by LaMarcus Golden (22 points, 11 rebounds).
• Cleveland, Tenn., native JaJuan Smith dropped 32 points on the Hogs during a 93-71 win over Arkansas in Knoxville on Feb. 5, 2008.
• Jordan McRae powered Tennessee to an 81-74 win over Arkansas on Jan. 22, 2014, exploding for 34 points—including UT's final 13—at Thompson-Boling Arena.