SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Tennessee at Arkansas

Tennessee-Arkansas basketball game preview

The Tennessee Volunteers visit the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday in Fayetteville in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

Tennessee scores an average of 74.4 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 63.1 points per contest. Arkansas scores an average of 78.1 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 67.9 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Tennessee	0.436	0.348	0.711	11.96	+2.76	9.84	4.52	16.84	12.28
Arkansas	0.445	0.314	0.741	11.35	+4.85	8.15	4.23	14.73	12.73
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Tennessee	0.414	0.348	36.20	33.44	0.33	+11.36	8.96	74.4	63.1
Arkansas	0.411	0.314	38.73	33.88	0.31	+10.23	6.50	78.1	67.9

Key

FG%– Field goal shootage percentage.
3PT%– Three point field goal shootage percentage.
FT%– Free throw shooting percentage.
OREB– Offensive rebounds per game.
RBM– Average rebounding margin per game.
SPG– Steals per game.
BPG– Blocks per game.
APG– Assists per game.
TOPG– Turnovers per game.

Opp FG%– Opponent field goal percentage made.
Opp 3PT%– Opponent 3-point field goal percentage made.
RB Off– Rebounding Offense.
RB Def– Rebounding defense.
OFRB%– Offensive rebounding percentage.
Scor. M– Average game scoring margin.
3ptMPG– Three point shots made per game.
TM PPG– Team’s average points scored per game.
Opp PPG– Average points scored by opponents per game.

Statistical Leaders

Scoring
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FG	3PTFG	FTs	Points	Avg.
2. Notae, JD	Ark	25	169	56	75	469	18.76
11. Vescovi, Santiago	UT	25	112	74	47	345	13.80
12. Chandler, Kennedy	UT	24	122	29	46	319	13.29

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
8. Chandler, Kennedy	UT	24	122	275	0.444
11. Notae, JD	Ark	25	169	403	0.419

3-point made per game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
2. Vescovi, Santiago	UT	25	74	2.96
4. Notae, JD	Ark	25	56	2.24

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
5. Lykes, Chris	Ark	26	81	95	0.85
13. Toney, Au’Diese	Ark	26	83	109	0.76
15. Notae, JD	Ark	25	75	100	0.75

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	Avg. Per Game
2. Williams, Jaylin	Ark	26	40	202	242	9.31
17. Millora-Brown, Quentin	Brown,	25	59	83	142	5.68
18. Nkamhoua, Olivier	UT	22	40	84	124	5.64
19. James, Josiah-Jordan	Jordan	22	29	94	123	5.59

Tennessee vs. Arkansas Basketball Series History

Tennessee leads 23-21

Tennessee Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Jonas Aidoo	F	6′-11″	234	FR
1	Kennedy Chandler	G	6′-0″	171	FR
2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield	F	6′-10″	246	FR
3	Quentin Diboundje	G	6′-5″	217	FR
5	Zakai Zeigler	G	5′-9″	167	FR
10	John Fulkerson	F	6′-9″	219	SR
12	Victor Bailey Jr.	G	6′-4″	182	SR
13	Olivier Nkamhoua	F	6′-8″	232	JR
15	Jahmai Mashack	G	6′-4″	196	FR
21	Kent Gilbert	G	6′-1″	175	SO
24	Justin Powell	G	6′-6″	197	SO
25	Santiago Vescovi	G	6′-3″	191	JR
30	Josiah-Jordan James	G	6′-6″	214	JR
31	Isaiah Sulack	G	6′-5″	186	JR
32	Handje Tamba	F	6′-11″	229	FR
33	Uros Plavsic	F	7′-0″	251	JR
35	Brock Jancek	F	6′-8″	228	SR

Arkansas Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Stanley Umude	G	6′-6″	210	SR
1	JD Notae	G	6′-2″	190	SR
2	Khalen Robinson	G	6′-0″	180	SO
3	Trey Wade	F	6′-6″	220	SR
4	Davonte Davis	G	6′-4″	180	SO
5	Au’Diese Toney	G	6′-6″	205	SR
10	Jaylin Williams	F	6′-10″	240	SO
11	Chris Lykes	G	5′-7″	160	SR
13	Chance Moore	G	6′-5″	195	FR
14	Jaxson Robinson	G	6′-6″	185	SO
20	Kamani Johnson	F	6′-7″	235	JR
21	Cade Arbogast	G	6′-3″	170	SO
23	Connor Vanover	F	7′-3″	215	JR
45	Lawson Blake	F	6′-10″	225	FR

Tennessee Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	UT Martin	62	Tennessee	90
11/14/2021	ETSU	62	Tennessee	94
11/20/2021	Villanova	71	Tennessee	53
11/21/2021	Tennessee	89	North Carolina	72
11/26/2021	Tennessee Tech	69	Tennessee	80
11/30/2021	Presbyterian	44	Tennessee	85
12/4/2021	Tennessee	59	Colorado	54
12/7/2021	Texas Tech	57	Tennessee	52
12/11/2021	UNC Greensboro	36	Tennessee	76
12/14/2021	SC Upstate	52	Tennessee	96
12/18/2021	Tennessee	Canc.	Memphis	Canc.
12/22/2021	Arizona	73	Tennessee	77
12/29/2021	Tennessee	68	Alabama	73
1/5/2022	Ole Miss	60	Tennessee	66
1/8/2022	Tennessee	67	LSU	79
1/11/2022	South Carolina	46	Tennessee	66
1/15/2022	Tennessee	79	Kentucky	107
1/18/2022	Tennessee	68	Vanderbilt	60
1/22/2022	LSU	50	Tennessee	64
1/26/2022	Florida	71	Tennessee	78
1/29/2022	Tennessee	51	Texas	52
2/1/2022	Texas A&M	80	Tennessee	90
2/5/2022	Tennessee	81	South Carolina	57
2/9/2022	Tennessee	72	Mississippi State	63
2/12/2022	Vanderbilt	64	Tennessee	73
2/15/2022	Kentucky	63	Tennessee	76
2/19/2022	Tennessee		Arkansas
2/22/2022	Tennessee		Missouri
2/26/2022	Auburn		Tennessee
3/1/2022	Tennessee		Georgia
3/5/2022	Arkansas		Tennessee

Arkansas Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	Mercer	61	Arkansas	74
11/13/2021	Gardner-Webb	69	Arkansas	86
11/17/2021	Northern Iowa	80	Arkansas	93
11/22/2021	Arkansas	72	Kansas State	64
11/23/2021	Cincinnati	67	Arkansas	73
11/28/2021	Pennsylvania	60	Arkansas	76
12/1/2021	C Arkansas	60	Arkansas	97
12/4/2021	Little Rock	78	Arkansas	93
12/7/2021	Charlotte	66	Arkansas	86
12/11/2021	Arkansas	66	Oklahoma	88
12/18/2021	Hofstra	89	Arkansas	81
12/21/2021	Elon	55	Arkansas	81
12/29/2021	Arkansas	68	Mississippi State	81
1/4/2022	Vanderbilt	75	Arkansas	74
1/8/2022	Arkansas	81	Texas A&M	86
1/12/2022	Missouri	87	Arkansas	43
1/15/2022	Arkansas	65	LSU	58
1/18/2022	South Carolina	59	Arkansas	75
1/22/2022	Texas A&M	73	Arkansas	76
1/26/2022	Arkansas	64	Ole Miss	55
1/29/2022	West Virginia	68	Arkansas	77
2/2/2022	Arkansas	99	Georgia	73
2/5/2022	Mississippi State	55	Arkansas	63
2/8/2022	Auburn	80	Arkansas	76
2/12/2022	Arkansas	67	Alabama	68
2/15/2022	Arkansas	76	Missouri	57
2/19/2022	Tennessee		Arkansas
2/22/2022	Arkansas		Florida
2/26/2022	Kentucky		Arkansas
3/2/2022	LSU		Arkansas
3/5/2022	Arkansas		Tennessee

Injuries and Suspensions

Tennessee

[F] 02/07/2022 – Olivier Nkamhoua is out for season (Ankle)

Arkansas

None reported.

Source: statfox.com

Tennessee-Arkansas Prediction

Arkansas 75, Tennessee 71

Saturday‘s game tips off at 4:00 PM ET. TV: ESPN.

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

Field Goal %

3-point made per game

Free Throw %

Rebounding