Arkansas-104 vs. Oral Roberts-69 Final

I expect arkansas to score 100 points and Holmes to rock the place

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SERIES RECORD:
Arkansas leads, 9-2





The #Fastest40 Facts

• Arkansas returns to Bud Walton Arena Tuesday looking to start 6-0 at home for the 11th time in the last 14 years, including the fifth time in seven seasons under Mike Anderson.

• Arkansas is the only team in the nation with a top 10 RPI and a top 10 non-conference strength of schedule.

• At 88.1 points per game, the Razorbacks have the No. 1 scoring offense in the SEC and rank No. 15 in the country in points per game.

• Arkansas is the only team in the SEC to have five players averaging at least 10 points per game.

• During the Mike Anderson era, Arkansas is 113-7 in games it led at the half, including 28 consecutive victories. This year, the Razorbacks have led by an average of 16.1 points at the break in their eight wins.

• In five games in Bud Walton Arena this year, the Razorbacks are 5-0 with a +117 scoring margin, including a +90 scoring margin in the first half.

• The Razorbacks have three straight games with fewer than 10 turnovers for the first time in the Mike Anderson era, posting an assist/turnover ratio of 3.2 during this stretch.

• Arkansas is 8-0 this year when Daniel Gafford records at least one dunk.

• The Razorbacks are one of seven programs in the nation and the only SEC team with three players shooting over 40 percent from deep with 45+ attempts.

• The Razorbacks have led for 302 minutes and 31 seconds and trailed for just 89 minutes and 7 seconds. Arkansas has held a 10+ point lead for over half the season against the 10th toughest schedule in the nation.

• Arkansas has held opponents scoreless for 5-plus minutes four times this season, including two of the last three games against Colorado State (6:23) and Troy (5:41), leading to runs of 19 and 13, respectively.

ORAL ROBERTS
• ORU and Arkansas have met 11 times leading into Tuesday’s contest, with the Razorbacks
holding a 9-2 advantage in the series. Both of ORU’s wins came at home, in 1996 and
2002.

• After passing the 1,000 point mark for his career,
Albert Owens is now trying to become the next member of the 1,000-point, 500-rebound club. Owens currently has 462 career rebounds. 15 other players have reached both benchmarks during their ORU careers. Korey Billbury (2012-15) was the most recent to do so.

• Sophomore Emmanuel Nzekwesi earned his first career Summit League Player of the Week honor on December 18, after scoring 24 points and pulling down 11 rebounds in ORU’s win over Florida Gulf Coast. This year, Nzekwesi was also named to the All-Tournament team for the Malibu Subregional of the 2017 Legends Classic.

• Entering the 2017-18 season, senior center Albert Owens was picked as a preseason first team All-Summit League selection while sophomore forward Emmanuel Nzekwesi earned preseason second team honors. Additionally, Blue Ribbon Sports tabbed sophomore guard Sam Kearns as The Summit League’s Preseason Newcomer of the Year.