Basketball is back in Bud Walton Saturday night as the Hogs face North Texas in their second game of their multi-team event.
The Razorbacks blew out Mississippi Valley State 142-62 on Wednesday, notching their second-largest margin in program history. Eight Razorbacks, led by Connor Vanover, scored in double digits and cumulatively, the Hogs shot at 50% from three-point range.
The Mean Green had an equally successful opening bout against the Delta Devils, scoring 21 shots from deep, winning 116-62.
This will be Arkansas and North Texas' 16th meeting with the Hogs holding a 15-0 series record. North Texas was the Conference USA regular-season champion last year. The Mean Green ranked 10th in the NCAA in field goal percentage and 14th in 3-point field goal percentage.
Here’s everything you need to know about this matchup with the Mean Green:
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Important Times
Doors Open: 4 p.m.
Tip-off: 5 p.m.
TV/Radio
SEC Network Plus (Brett Dolan, Manny Watkins, Dusty Hannahs)
Razorback Learfield/IMG College, Online 980, XM 390 (Chuck Barrett, Matt Zimmerman)
Keys to the Game from Head Coach Musselman
"They're an experienced team. They don't rush shots. We want to try to control the pace of the basketball game, and we've got to take care of Simmons inside and not let him get easy touches. We've got to really guard Hamlet, We've got to really know where Reese is at all times."
Mean Green to Know
Javion Hamlet - Scoring 13 against MVSU, redshirt senior guard Javion Hamlet is the Mean Green's lone preseason all-conference pick. Hamlet led the conference in assists, assist-turnover ratio and free throw percentage last season while averaging 17.9 points per game.
Zachary Simmons - Six-foot-10 forward Zach Simmons put up 16 points on MVSU. Last season, the Texas native racked up 5.2 boards per game and he'll have an increased role this year.
James Reece - Third on the Mean Green in minutes last season, senior guard James Reece scored 21 points in 24 minutes of play against MVSU. Reece was 44% from the field last season and 36.6% from three.
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Vegas Line
Arkansas -8
The Razorbacks have a 70.8% chance to win, according to ESPN BPI
