GAME #15
10 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 25 ALL-AMERICANS | 11 SEC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR | 45 NBA DRAFT PICKS
TENNESSEE (9-5, 1-1) vs. #19 ARKANSAS (13-2, 2-0)
JAN. 13 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN. » 7:02 P.M.
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS
ARKANSAS
vs QUICK COMPARISON
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63.9 ppg 62.4 ppg 33.6 rpg 31.9 rpg .434 .343
Points Per Game 83.9 ppg Points Allowed Per Game 69.8 ppg Rebounding Per Game 37.8 rpg Rebounding Defense 32.7 rpg Field Goal Pct. .471 3-Point Pct. .389
TENNESSEE QUICK FACTS
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Head Coach: Mike Anderson Record at Arkansas: 72-41 / 4th year Overall Record: 272-139 / 13th year Points Leader: Bobby Portis (18.1 ppg, 1st in SEC) Rebounds Leader: Bobby Portis (7.8 rpg, 55th in SEC) Assists Leader: Rashad Madden (5.3 apg, 2nd in SEC)
NOTING THE VOLS
INSIDE THE SERIES
A WIN WOULD...
Senior guard Josh Richardson has scored at least 15 points in 11 of UT’s 14 games this season.
Overall: Tennessee leads 18-14, dating to 1936
Prevent Tennessee’s first home losing streak of the season.
Over the last six games, UT has held its opponents to 53.7 ppg.
In Knoxville: UT leads, 10-2 In Fayetteville: Arkansas leads, 7-4
Mark Donnie Tyndall’s third career head coaching win over a ranked opponent (his second as UT’s coach).
Tennessee’s official NCAA RPI is 71st, as of Monday. Arkansas is No. 14 in the RPI.
Neutral Sites: Series tied, 4-4 Current Streak: UT has won one Last Meeting: Tennessee won, 81-74, in Knoxville 1/22/14
Give the Vols multiple wins over ranked teams for the ninth time in 10 seasons (none last year). Give Tennessee five straight home wins over Arkansas.
Tyndall vs. Anderson: No meetings
PROBABLE STARTERS Tennessee G 1 Josh Richardson G 0 Kevin Punter G 34 Devon Baulkman F 4 Armani Moore F 24 Willie Carmichael III
Ht. Wt. 6-6 200 6-4 180 6-5 200 6-5 215 6-8 210
Yr. Hometown Sr. Edmond, Okla. Jr. Bronx, N.Y. Jr. Bainbridge, Ga. Jr. Kennesaw, Ga. Fr. Apopka, Fla.
PPG RPG Other 16.1 4.1 3.4 apg 10.2 2.3 .459 3FG% 5.5 2.3 .500 3FG% 8.9 6.9 2.6 orpg 4.1 3.1 .479 FG%
Arkansas G 4 Jabril Durham G 24 Michael Qualls G 0 Rashad Madden F 33 Moses Kingsley F 10 Bobby Portis
Ht. 6-1 6-6 6-5 6-10 6-11
Yr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. So.
PPG RPG Other 2.7 1.3 2.3 apg 15.8 5.3 .373 3FG% 9.5 2.6 5.3 apg 6.9 3.3 .517 FG% 18.1 7.8 3.4 orpg
Wt. 185 205 182 230 242
Hometown DeSoto, Texas Shreveport, La. Lepanto, Ark. Abuja, Nigeria Little Rock, Ark.
9-5
SEC 1-1 NON-CONFERENCE 8-4 HOME 7-1 AWAY 1-1 NEUTRAL 1-3
DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT
#BEATARKANSAS
Tennessee’s strength-ofschedule ranks 18th nationally according to ESPN’s BPI.
OVERALL RECORD:
THE SCHEDULE
ARKANSAS QUICK FACTS
Head Coach: Donnie Tyndall Record at Tennessee: 9-5 / 1st year Overall Record: 209-112 / 10th year Points Leader: Josh Richardson (16.1 ppg, 4th in SEC) Rebounds Leader: Armani Moore (6.9 rpg, 9th in SEC) Assists Leader: Josh Richardson (3.4 apg, 13th in SEC)
THE RECORD
2014-15 » SCHEDULE & RECORD
N14 N20 N27 N28 N30
1-vs. No. 15 VCU (CBS Sports Network) Texas Southern (FSN) 2-vs. Santa Clara (ESPN2) 2-vs. No. 11 Kansas 2-vs. Marquette
D6 3-Kansas State (ESPN2) D14 No. 15 Butler (ESPNU) D17 at NC State (ESPN2) D19 Tennessee Tech (FSN) D22 Mercer (SEC Network) D27 Tennessee State (SEC Network) D31 ETSU (SEC Network)
L W W L L
85-69 70-58 64-57 82-67 67-59
W W L W W W W
65-64 67-55 83-72 61-58 64-54 67-46 71-61
J7 at Mississippi State* (SEC Network) W 61-47 J10 Alabama* (SEC Network) L 56-38 J13 No. 19 Arkansas* (ESPNU) 7:02 p.m. J17 at Missouri* (SEC Network) 6 p.m. J20 at South Carolina* (ESPNU) 9 p.m. J24 Texas A&M* (FSN) 1 p.m. J27 at Arkansas* (ESPNU) 9 p.m. J31 Auburn* (ESPN/ESPN2) Noon F3 Mississippi State* (SEC Network) 7 p.m. F7 at Georgia* (ESPN/ESPN2) Noon F11 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) 9 p.m. F14 LSU* (SEC Network) 4 p.m. F17 Kentucky* (ESPN) 7 p.m. F21 at Ole Miss* (ESPNU) 7:30 p.m. F26 Vanderbilt* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. F28 at Florida* (ESPN/ESPN2) TBD M4 at LSU* (SEC Network) M7 South Carolina* (FSN) M11-15 SEC Tournament
7 p.m. 4 p.m.
Schedule Key 1-Quicken Loans Veterans Classic (Alumni Hall, Annapolis, Md.); 2-Orlando Classic (HP Field House); 3-SEC/Big 12 Challenge *Southeastern Conference Game All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP
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