Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Northern Iowa at No. 16 Arkansas

- — Bob Holt

WHEN 7 p.m. today

WHERE Walton Arena, Fayettevil­le RECORDS Northern Iowa 1-2; Arkansas 2-0 SERIES First meeting

RADIO Razorback Sports Network TV None INTERNET SEC Network-Plus

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

NORTHERN IOWA POS NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G AJ Green, 6-4, Jr. 9.3 4.0 G Tywhon Pickford, 6-4, Sr. 9.3 3.3 G Trae Berhow, 6-5, Sr. 6.7 5.3 G Nate Heise, 6-4, Fr. 5.5 1.5 F Austin Phyfer, 6-9, Jr. 11.0 4.7

COACH Ben Jacobson (302-191 in 16 seasons at Northern Iowa) ARKANSAS POS NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G JD Notae, 6-2, Sr. 24.0 1.5 G Davonte Davis, 6-4, So. 5.0 3.5 G Au’Diese Toney, 6-6, Sr. 10.5 8.0 F Connor Vanover, 7-3, Jr. 19.0 7.0 F Jaylin Williams, 6-10, So. 3.5 8.0

COACH Eric Musselman (47-19 in three seasons at Arkansas, 157-53 in seven seasons overall).

TEAM COMPARISON

Northern Iowa Arkansas 70.0 Points for 80.0 63.7 Points against 65.0 +1.7 Rebound margin +11.5 -1.4 Turnover margin +4.5 43.6 FG pct. 47.2 31.5 3-PT pct. 39.6 67.2 FT pct. 67.6 CHALK TALK Arkansas is 19-0 in nonconfere­nce games at Walton Arena under Eric Musselman and has won 21 consecutiv­e at home going back to the 2018-19 season when Mike Anderson was the Razorbacks’ coach. Arkansas’ last nonconfere­nce loss at home was to Georgia Tech 69-65 on Dec. 19, 2018. … JD Notae leads the SEC in scoring and steals per game (4.5). … Jaylin Williams leads Arkansas with 10 assists. … Senior guard Chris Lykes is averaging 10.5 points off the bench for the Razorbacks. … Northern Iowa beat Dubuque 95-58 on Sunday and is playing its first road game of the season. The Panthers opened with losses to Nicholls State 62-58 and Vermont 71-57.

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