Final #22 Arkansas-77 vs. #35 Auburn-88

Should be a great game of runs and lots of points. Auburn is a top 15 team imo and are vastly underrated. 94-88 Auburn

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The #Fastest40 Facts
• Arkansas debuted in the AP Top 25 Poll on Monday for the first time since March 2015, checking in at No. 22.

• The Razorbacks are 7-1 against Auburn under Coach Anderson, including a 4-0 mark in Auburn Arena.

• Daryl Macon was named SEC Player of the Week on Monday, joining current assistant coach Scotty Thurman as the only Razorback players to ever earn the award twice in a three-week span.

• Dating back to 2015-16, Arkansas is 8-4 in its last 12 SEC road games, including a 6-3 mark last season.

• Following Tuesday’s loss in Starkville, Arkansas’ RPI fell from No. 4 to No. 9 according to the NCAA, while its strength of schedule went from No. 16 to No. 10.

• The Razorbacks posted two AP top-20 wins in a five-game span with wins over No. 14 Minnesota and No. 19 Tennessee. Arkansas has multiple top-20 wins in the same season for the third time under Coach Anderson.

• During the last four seasons, Arkansas ranks second in the SEC in league wins with 35. Auburn ranks 13th in the conference with 17 victories.

• For the first time since the National Championship run in 1994, Arkansas scored 90-plus points in nine of its first 14 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. 2 Duke and Creighton.

• The Razorbacks lead the SEC and rank No. 9 in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio thanks to 132 assists and just 63 turnovers in the last seven games.

A Win Would
• Give Arkansas a perfect 5-0 record at Auburn Arena under Coach Anderson.

• Send Arkansas to a 15-9 record as a ranked team under Coach Anderson.

• Give Arkansas its 10th win over Auburn in the last 11 meetings dating back to a season sweep of the Tigers during the 2010-11 campaign.

The Best Guards In The Nation
• In the upset win against No. 19 Tennessee, Daryl Macon’s 33 points and Jaylen Barford’s 28 points marked the first time Arkansas has had two 28-point scorers in an SEC game.

• Against current AP Top 25 teams, Barford (22.7) and Macon (22.3) have combined to average 45.0 points per game in three contests.

• Barford is the only player in the SEC to rank in the top three in points per game (3rd) and field goal percentage (3rd).

• Against Tennessee, Daryl Macon became one of six players in program history to record multiple 30-point games against SEC opponents.

Auburn
-Auburn has started the season 13-1 for the first time since the 1999-2000 season (16-1). The Tigers are on an 11-game winning streak for the first time since Dec. 1, 1999

-Jan. 19, 2000 (won 14 straight). Auburn has also amassed 12 wins before the new year for the third time in program history (1995-96, 1998-99). The 11-game win streak marks the third-longest active streak in the country (Michigan State, West Virginia: 13)


-During Auburn’s 11-game winning streak, the Tigers have outshot opponents .460-.401. Auburn has also been active on defense, averaging 7.3 steals and 6.4 blocks in the last 11 games. The Tigers have had seven players average 7.0 points or more per game in Mustapha Heron (17.6), Bryce Brown (15.2), Jared Harper (13.0), Desean Murray (10.1) and Chuma Okeke (8.2). Auburn has also led for 372:12 out of 440 min. (85%).

-Auburn is looking for its first 2-0 start in SEC play since 2012-13 when the Tigers won their first two league games. It would be just the third time Auburn has started 2-0 in SEC play in the last 18 years (4-0 in 2002-03 and 2-0 in 2012-13)