No. 15 Kentucky at No. 25 Arkansas women

WHEN 3 p.m. today

WHERE Bud Walton Arena

RECORDS Arkansas 18-5, 6-4 SEC; Kentucky 18-4, 7-3 SEC

SERIES Arkansas leads the series 24-13

RADIO KQSM-FM 92.1 and KYNG-AM 1590 in Fayetteville; KFPW-AM 1230 and KHGG-AM 1580 in Fort Smith; KURM-AM 790 and KURM-FM 100.3 in Rogers

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TELEVISION ESPN2

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

ARKANSAS

POS NAME HT. YR. PPG RPG G ..................... Chelsea Dungee ...................... 5-11 ............. Jr . ........... 17.8 ............ 5.0 G ..................... Amber Ramirez ....................... 5-9 .............. Jr . ........... 14.7 ............ 3.5 F ....................... TaylahThomas ........................ 6-1 .............. Jr ............. 5.9 ............. 7.2 G ..................... Makayla Daniels ....................... 5-8 .............. Fr . ............ 9.5 ............. 1.8 G ...................... Alexis Tolefree ........................ 5-8 .............. Sr . ........... 15.1 ............ 4.1

COACH Mike Neighbors (53-38) in his third season at Arkansas.

KENTUCKY

POS NAME HT. YR. PPG RPG G ...................... Sabrina Haines ....................... 5-10 .......... RS Sr ......... 10.7 ............ 4.3 G ........................ Jaida Roper .......................... 5-6 .............. Sr . ............ 7.5 ............. 2.7 G .................... Amanda Paschal ...................... 5-7 ........... RS Sr . ......... 5.9 ............. 3.2 F ...................... KeKe McKinney ....................... 6-1 .............. Jr . ............ 6.9 ............. 4.9 F ................... Ogechi Anyagaligbo .................... 6-1 ........... RS Sr . ......... 3.3 ............. 3.4

COACH Matthew Mitchell (298-128) in his 13th season at Kentucky

TEAM COMPARISON

Kentucky Arkansas 71.3 ........................................... Points Scored Per Game .................................... 83.3 56.1 .......................................... Points Allowed Per Game .................................... 63.9 47.0 .............................................. Rebounds Per Game ....................................... 39.5 13.9 .............................................. Turnovers Per Game ........................................ 11.1 .410 ......................................................... FG pct ..................................................... 439 .359 ..................................................... 3-pt;FG pct ................................................. 375 .693 ......................................................... FT pct ..................................................... 737

CHALK TALK Arkansas will try to bounce back from Thursday’s loss to No. 1 South Carolina with No. 15 Kentucky coming to Bud Walton Arena this afternoon. Aliyah Boston, a 6-foot-5 freshman, dominated the smaller Razorbacks for the second time this season. She finished with 18 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocked shots in Thursday’s games, after going for 19 points and 25 rebounds earlier in the season. Arkansas redshirt junior Chelsea Dungee led the Razorbacks with 16 points but again struggled shooting the ball. She finished just 7 of 25 from the floor. Arkansas coach Mike Neighbors she’s been working diligently to get out of the recent shooting slump.

“She’s been in the gym every single day the last two or three weeks,” Neighbors said. “Again the only way I know how to coach is to keep believing in kids who have done stuff for you. I’m not going to stop calling her number when she’s able to get open shots. She’s got to play through it and she will.”

Kentucky has been without one of top players in the country because of an injury. Rhyne Howard, a 6-2 sophomore who averages 23.2 points per game, is sidelined because of a fractured finger on her left hand. She has missed the past three games and is expected to be out until mid-February.

Kentucky may trail big in the all-time series but it’s won the last 10 meetings in a row with Arkansas. The Razorbacks’ last win was on Jan. 6, 2011, in Fayetteville. Arkansas defeated Kentucky 78-67 in a battle of two ranked teams.

— Paul Boyd • @NWAPaulB