Scouting Report: Analyzing Arkansas vs Georgia

Arkansas (18-9, 7-7 SEC) will look to secure a much-needed home win Tuesday evening against the Georgia Bulldogs (16-11, 6-8) inside Bud Walton Arena.

Coming off a dominant 84-65 win over the Florida Gators, the Hogs are starting to connect well as a group now that five-star freshman Nick Smith Jr. is healthy. The McDonald's All-American played just under 32 minutes of the win over Florida, and he scored 10 points on 4-of-12 shooting.

"I think that this game was important to him to get 30-plus minutes," head coach Eric Musselman said following the win over the Gators. "We have a big game coming up on Tuesday and two big games on the road then a big one at home. Every game right now for the Razorbacks is important. Him getting a little bit of rhythm and flow, it’s a lot different than 3-on-3."

While the Hogs performed exceptionally well against Florida — seeing 26 points from Jalen Graham and a plus-15 margin on the boards — Musselman said every game presents its own challenges.

"I've always been under the belief that each game has its own identity," Musselman said. "The magic dust from tonight's not going to be sprinkled into our bloodlines come Tuesday. I mean, every game has got its own flow. Every game has got, you know, three runs. Can we control two of the three runs?"

Under first-year head coach Mike White, the Bulldogs' program is already trending upwards and they will be looking to knock off the Hogs and build their resume late in the season. Georgia has wins over Auburn, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina and LSU in conference play. Just one of those wins (Ole Miss) came on the road, as the Bulldogs are 1-6 in conference road games this season.

"They've done a great job," Musselman said. "I mean, you look at the total wins. They've won some big, big SEC games. I think (White's) done as good a coaching job as anybody in the league, quite frankly."

Bradley transfer guard Terry Roberts is averaging a team-best 14.2 points per game off the bench for Georgia. Five other transfers will see action, including starters Justin Hill (transfer from Longwood), Jusaun Holt (transfer from Alabama) and Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe (transfer from Oklahoma State).

"Their players look like they're having fun," Musselman said. "Hill's given them a lift at the guard position. They went out and got six transfers. Those guys have all contributed. Moncrieffe's an athletic player that gets off the floor extremely quick."

Here's a closer look into Georgia's stats, efficiency ratings, projected lineups and more ahead of Tuesday's game, which is set to tipoff at 8 p.m. CT on the SEC Network: