SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Arkansas at Auburn

February 19, 2019 SEC News
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Arkansas plays at Auburn on Wednesday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

FG% 3PT% FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TO
Arkansas 0.449 0.336 0.663 259 873 402 199 120 346
Arkansas OPP 0.418 0.332 0.699 316 964 325 148 75 412
Auburn 0.453 0.373 0.700 333 920 376 228 130 327
Auburn OPP 0.421 0.346 0.705 273 871 297 153 88 457

Statistical Leaders

Arkansas Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Daniel Gafford 16.6 162 90 0
Mason Jones 14.4 104 95 56
Isaiah Joe 13.8 111 37 87
Jalen Harris 8.8 72 67 8
Adrio Bailey 6.2 62 29 2
Reggie Chaney 5.5 62 13 0
Keyshawn Embery-Simpson 4.7 40 18 20
Desi Sills 3.6 28 22 11
Gabe Osabuohien 2.8 24 18 5

Arkansas Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER OR DR TR RPG
Daniel Gafford 70 150 220 8.8
Mason Jones 14 92 106 4.2
Reggie Chaney 30 62 92 3.7
Adrio Bailey 22 60 82 3.3
Gabe Osabuohien 33 39 72 2.9
Jalen Harris 13 58 71 2.8
Isaiah Joe 15 48 63 2.5
Keyshawn Embery-Simpson 6 26 32 1.3
Desi Sills 7 20 27 1.1
Ethan Henderson 2 4 6 0.9
Jordan Phillips 1 4 5 0.7

Auburn Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Bryce Brown 16.2 130 61 85
Jared Harper 15.4 116 88 65
Chuma Okeke 11.2 104 41 31
Austin Wiley 8.7 62 41 0
Samir Doughty 7.6 66 28 29
Malik Dunbar 7.5 68 22 30
Anfernee McLemore 6.8 65 21 18
Horace Spencer 4.5 45 21 2
J’Von McCormick 3.1 29 11 5

Auburn Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER OR DR TR RPG
Chuma Okeke 71 100 171 6.8
Horace Spencer 56 62 118 4.7
Anfernee McLemore 33 74 107 4.3
Austin Wiley 36 60 96 5.1
Samir Doughty 31 57 88 3.5
Malik Dunbar 21 65 86 3.4
Jared Harper 10 62 72 2.9
Bryce Brown 13 39 52 2.1
J’Von McCormick 11 13 24 1.0
Danjel Purifoy 7 12 19 1.5
Cole Blackstock 2 3 5 0.6
Preston Cook 2 1 3 0.4
Thomas Collier 1 0 1 0.1
Chase Maasdorp 1 0 1 0.1
Will Macoy 0 1 1 0.1
Myles Parker 0 1 1 0.1

NCAA RPI

Arkansas: 71
Auburn: 21

Arkansas Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#0 Desi Sills G 6′-2″ 196 FR Jonesboro, AR
#1 Isaiah Joe G 6′-5″ 167 FR Fort Smith, AR
#2 Adrio Bailey F 6′-6″ 222 JR Campti, LA
#3 Khalil Garland G 6′-5″ 198 FR Little Rock, AR
#4 Emeka Obukwelu F 6′-8″ 235 JR Plano, TX
#5 Jalen Harris G 6′-2″ 166 JR Wilson, NC
#10 Daniel Gafford F 6′-11″ 233 SO El Dorado, AR
#11 Keyshawn Embery-Simpson G 6′-3″ 202 FR Midwest City, OK
#12 Ty Stevens G 6′-2″ 180 SO Republic, MO
#13 Mason Jones G 6′-5″ 207 SO Warner, OK
#15 Jonathan Holmes G 5′-10″ 190 JR Columbia, IL
#22 Gabe Osabuohien F 6′-8″ 221 SO Toronto, ON
#23 Ibrahim Ali F 6′-10″ 244 FR Maumelle, AR
#24 Ethan Henderson F 6′-8″ 210 FR Little Rock, AR
#25 Jordan Phillips G 6′-7″ 209 FR Fort Worth, TX
#35 Reggie Chaney F 6′-8″ 222 FR Tulsa, OK

Auburn Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#0 Horace Spencer F 6′-8″ 225 SR Philadelphia, PA
#1 Jared Harper G 5′-11″ 175 JR Mableton, GA
#2 Bryce Brown G 6′-3″ 198 SR Stone Mountain, GA
#3 Danjel Purifoy F 6′-7″ 230 JR Centreville, AL
#4 Malik Dunbar G 6′-6″ 230 SR North Augusta, SC
#5 Chuma Okeke F 6′-8″ 230 SO Atlanta, GA
#10 Samir Doughty G 6′-4″ 195 JR Philadelphia, PA
#12 J’Von McCormick G 6′-0″ 175 JR Katy, TX
#14 Preston Cook G 6′-4″ 190 FR Auburn, AL
#20 Myles Parker F 6′-8″ 200 FR Madison, AL
#21 Devontae Williams G 6′-5″ 215 JR Opp, AL
#22 Will Macoy G 6′-4″ 200 JR Birmingham, AL
#23 Jamal Johnson G 6′-4″ 185 SO Birmingham, AL
#24 Anfernee McLemore F 6′-7″ 220 JR Warwick, GA
#25 Brett Easterling G 6′-1″ 170 SO Tallahassee, FL
#33 Chase Maasdorp G 6′-0″ 170 FR Lakewood Ranch, FL
#41 Cole Blackstock F 6′-9″ 260 SR Killen, AL
#50 Austin Wiley C 6′-11″ 260 JR Hoover, AL
#54 Thomas Collier F 6′-9″ 215 JR Birmingham, AL

Arkansas Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Nov 9* at Texas L 73-71
Nov 12 vs UC Davis W 81-58
Nov 18 vs Indiana W 73-72
Nov 21 vs Montana State W 90-68
Nov 23 vs UT Arlington W 78-60
Dec 1 vs FIU W 121-89
Dec 5 at Colorado State W 67-60
Dec 8 vs W Kentucky L 78-77
Dec 15* vs UTSA W 79-67
Dec 19 vs Georgia Tech L 69-65
Dec 22 vs Texas State W 73-70
Dec 28 vs Austin Peay W 76-65
Jan 5 at Texas A&M W 73-71
Jan 9 vs Florida L 57-51
Jan 12 vs LSU L 94-88
Jan 15 at Tennessee L 106-87
Jan 19 at Ole Miss L 84-67
Jan 23 vs Missouri W 72-60
Jan 26 at Texas Tech L 67-64
Jan 29 vs Georgia W 70-60
Feb 2 at LSU W 90-89
Feb 5 vs Vanderbilt W 69-66
Feb 9 at South Carolina L 77-65
Feb 12 at Missouri L 79-78
Feb 16 vs Mississippi State L 77-67
Feb 20 at Auburn
Feb 23 vs Texas A&M
Feb 26 at Kentucky
Mar 2 vs Ole Miss
Mar 6 at Vanderbilt
Mar 9 vs Alabama

Auburn Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Nov 6 vs South Alabama W 101-58
Nov 9 vs Washington W 88-66
Nov 14 vs Miss. College W 103-52
Nov 19* at Xavier W 88-79
Nov 20* vs. Duke L 78-72
Nov 21* vs. Arizona W 73-57
Nov 28 vs St Peter’s W 99-49
Dec 4 vs UNC Asheville W 67-41
Dec 8 vs Dayton W 82-72
Dec 15* at UAB W 75-71
Dec 19 at NC State L 78-71
Dec 22 vs Murray State W 93-88
Dec 29 vs North Florida W 95-49
Jan 9 at Ole Miss L 82-67
Jan 12 vs Georgia W 93-78
Jan 16 at Texas A&M W 85-66
Jan 19 vs Kentucky L 82-80
Jan 22 at South Carolina L 80-77
Jan 26 at Mississippi State L 92-84
Jan 30 vs Missouri W 92-58
Feb 2 vs Alabama W 84-63
Feb 5 vs Florida W 76-62
Feb 9 at LSU L 83-78
Feb 13 vs Ole Miss L 60-55
Feb 16 at Vanderbilt W 64-53
Feb 20 vs Arkansas
Feb 23 at Kentucky
Feb 27 at Georgia
Mar 2 vs Mississippi State
Mar 5 at Alabama
Mar 9 vs Tennessee

Arkansas-Auburn Prediction

This is a genuine two-way bubble game, but it’s not a bubble game in which the stakes are exactly the same for each team. Auburn is likely inside the bubble cut line (though not with a huge margin for error), while Arkansas is clearly on the bad side of the bubble and has a lot of work left to do. An Arkansas win would muddle the bubble picture by bringing both teams closer to the bubble cut line from opposite directions. An Auburn win would solidify the Tigers’ profile while knocking Arkansas farther down the pecking order and into NIT territory. Neither team has played well in recent weeks. Auburn’s win at Vanderbilt this past Saturday might have led to a loss against any team in the top half of the SEC. Arkansas did win at LSU, but the Razorbacks have cratered since. Auburn is in much better position to win here. Auburn 77, Arkansas 68. (Matt Zemek)

This game tips off at 7:30 PM CT (8:30 PM ET). TV: SEC NETWORK.

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