Final Texas AM-75 @ Arkansas-94

Lets Get This Party Started.

Aggies came out red hot in the 2nd half to score 47 points.



• Arkansas is looking to knock off three ranked opponents at home for the first time in six years.

• The Razorbacks are 13-1 in Bud Walton Arena this season with a +17.0 average margin of victory, including a +119 scoring margin in the first half.

• Arkansas is 36-23 against AP top 25 teams in Bud Walton Arena. The Razorbacks have won three of the last four such games, including a victory over No. 5 Texas A&M (01/27/16).

• Arkansas has won 35 consecutive games in which it has led at halftime. During Mike Anderson era, the Razorbacks are 120-7 when leading at the intermission.

• Jaylen Barford ranks second in the league in scoring average and is looking to chase down Georgia’s Yante Maten to become Arkansas’ first SEC scoring champion since entering the league in 1991-92.

• Jaylen Barford is the only player in the SEC to rank in the top five in three-point field goal percentage (1st), points per game (2nd) and field goal percentage (4th).

• Daryl Macon is a perfect 26-of-26 from the free throw line in the final minute and overtime of games this season. In his career, he is 56-of-60 (.933).

• Daryl Macon is coming off a stretch of scoring 20+ points in seven straight games, joining Razorback legend Corliss Williamson as the only Arkansas players to accomplish the feat in the SEC era.

A Win Would…
• Give the Razorbacks 10 straight wins against the Aggies in Bud Walton Arena dating back to 1986.

• Make Arkansas 34-6 in its last 40 games inside Bud Walton Arena.

• Send the Razorbacks to a 42-5 in Saturday games in Bud Walton Arena under Coach Anderson.

Texas AM
• Texas A&M looks to bounce back after seeing its four-game winning streak snapped Tuesday night at Missouri the Aggies enter the weekend ranked No. 18 in the most recent NCAA RPI Rankings, with seven victories over top-50 opponents, while ESPN regards A&M’s strength of schedule as the fourth-toughest nationally.

•Tuesday's showing at Missouri snapped another four-game streak for the Aggies as A&M had topped the 80-point mark in each of its previous four contests Texas A&M, which remains one of the country's top defensive squads, has pushed the pace and been aggressive on the offensive end recently During its four-game winning streak Texas A&M averaged 82.2 points per game (prior to the streak of 80-point game streak, A&M was averaging 74.7 points per game on the season).

•Rookie TJ Starks was named SEC Freshman of the Week on Monday after averaging 20 points,three assists and 1.5 steals during the pair of wins over No. 8 Auburn and No. 24 Kentucky Starks shot 48.3 percent from the floor and 55.6 percent from 3-point range last week.

•Starks made his first career start Jan. 27 at Kansas and in six games as a starter is averaging 15.0 points per game while shooting 43.8 percent from the floor and 52.0 percent from long distance.

•Tyler Davis has been Texas A&M's most consistent player this season,standing out as the only Aggie to start all 25 games in his last nine games, Davis has produced four double-doubles and is averaging 13.3 points and 9.9 rebounds per outing.

• In his last nine games,Robert Williams is averaging 13.6 points and 9.4 rebounds per contest, while shooting 72.2 percent from the floor the Oil City, La.,native has also racked up 23 blocked shots during the span with 11 assists and six steals.

• Wins in Fayetteville have been hard to come by for the Aggies,who are winless in their last nine trips to Arkansas and last defeated the Razorbacks on their home court on March 1, 1986.

• Arkansas' Melvin Watkins The Razorback assistant served as the 18th head coach in Texas A&M men's basketball history from 1998-2004 In six seasons on the Aggie bench, Watkins compiled a 60-112 (.349) record.