Razorback Communications February 2, 2021
Channel: SEC Network
Arkansas hosts Mississippi State on Tuesday, Feb. 2 inside Bud Walton Arena. The game tips off at 8:00 p.m. CT and will be televised on SEC Network with Dave Neal (play-by-play) and Daymeon Fishback (analyst) on the call.
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FAYETTEVILLE – For the third time in five years, Arkansas will face Oklahoma State in the annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The Razorbacks will travel to Stillwater, Okla., to face the Cowboys on Saturday (Jan. 30). The game is set to start at 3:00 pm and will be televised on ESPN2.
The game features two of the top rookies in the nation – who were also high school teammates and roommates at Montverde (Fla.) Academy – in Arkansas’ Moses Moody (fourth among NCAA freshmen in scoring) and Cade Cunningham (second among NCAA frosh in scoring). They are also just two of four freshmen in the country to average at least 16 points and 5.5 rebounds.
FAYETTEVILLE – After back-to-back road games, Arkansas returns to Bud Walton Arena to host Auburn on Wednesday (Jan. 20). Tipoff is set for 8 pm and the game will be televised on SEC Network.
Arkansas leads 21-5 versus Auburn in games played in Fayetteville.
Arkansas defeated Auburn, 97-85, in the teams’ SEC opener on Dec. 30 at Auburn. Desi Sills scored a career-high 23 points and JD Notae added 21. Overall, five Razorbacks scored in double figures with Connor Vanover adding 17, Moses Moody 16 and Jalen Tate 12.
Despite back-to-back road losses, Arkansas ranks 35th in the NCAA NET and the Razorbacks are one of five SEC teams in the NCAA NET top 35.
FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas will play its SEC home opener on Saturday (Jan. 2) versus 12th-ranked Missouri. Tipoff is set for 11 am (CT) and the game will be nationally televised on CBS.
The last time the Hogs played on CBS was twice in the 2014-15 season – at Kentucky (Feb. 28, 2015) and at Florida (Jan. 31, 2015). The last time CBS broadcast a basketball game from Fayetteville was Feb. 19, 2014, versus South Carolina.
This will be the 54th meeting between Arkansas and Missouri, but just the 17th since Missouri joined the league in 2012-13.
The Razorbacks own a 28-25 advantage in the series, including a 17-9 cushion in games in Fayetteville.