SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Arkansas at Vanderbilt

Arkansas plays at Vanderbilt 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 0.446 0.334 0.659 296 981 458 231 136 393
Arkansas OPP 0.431 0.342 0.697 354 1111 381 179 94 481
Vanderbilt 0.427 0.318 0.679 284 1045 347 133 118 408
Vanderbilt OPP 0.424 0.333 0.722 301 1033 343 183 103 327

Statistical Leaders

Arkansas Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Daniel Gafford 16.5 189 100 0
Isaiah Joe 14.1 130 48 100
Mason Jones 14.0 119 102 65
Jalen Harris 8.2 77 75 8
Adrio Bailey 5.7 67 30 2
Reggie Chaney 5.3 69 16 0
Desi Sills 4.3 39 31 16
Keyshawn Embery-Simpson 4.2 42 18 21
Gabe Osabuohien 3.0 32 19 5

Arkansas Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER OR DR TR RPG
Daniel Gafford 83 168 251 8.7
Mason Jones 14 99 113 3.9
Reggie Chaney 33 66 99 3.4
Adrio Bailey 27 68 95 3.3
Gabe Osabuohien 36 46 82 2.8
Jalen Harris 14 64 78 2.7
Isaiah Joe 16 59 75 2.6
Keyshawn Embery-Simpson 9 27 36 1.2
Desi Sills 10 24 34 1.2
Ethan Henderson 2 4 6 0.8
Jordan Phillips 1 4 5 0.7

Vanderbilt Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Saben Lee 12.7 110 126 21
Simi Shittu 11.5 125 82 1
Aaron Nesmith 11.3 104 64 55
Matt Ryan 8.3 75 24 58
Joe Toye 7.2 70 37 33
Yanni Wetzell 5.6 58 39 7
Maxwell Evans 3.8 34 25 12
Matthew Moyer 3.8 33 25 11
Clevon Brown 3.3 40 15 2

Vanderbilt Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER OR DR TR RPG
Simi Shittu 49 152 201 6.9
Aaron Nesmith 31 135 166 5.7
Saben Lee 13 90 103 3.6
Yanni Wetzell 26 70 96 3.3
Joe Toye 23 63 86 3.0
Clevon Brown 41 39 80 2.8
Matthew Moyer 35 43 78 2.9
Matt Ryan 12 64 76 2.7
Maxwell Evans 12 30 42 1.5
Darius Garland 2 17 19 3.8

NCAA RPI

Arkansas: 73
Vanderbilt: 143

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

Vanderbilt Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#0 Saben Lee G 6′-2″ 183 SO Phoenix, AZ
#1 Yanni Wetzell F 6′-10″ 240 JR Auckland, NZ
#2 Joe Toye G 6′-7″ 210 SR Chicago, IL
#3 Maxwell Evans G 6′-2″ 192 SO Houston, TX
#11 Simisola Shittu F 6′-10″ 240 FR Burlington, ON
#13 Matthew Moyer F 6′-8″ 217 SO Gahanna, OH
#14 Isaiah Rice G 5′-11″ 195 SO Indianapolis, IN
#15 Clevon Brown F 6′-8″ 240 JR San Antonio, TX
#24 Aaron Nesmith F 6′-6″ 213 FR Charleston, SC
#30 Mac Hunt G 6′-6″ 182 FR Chattanooga, TN
#32 Matt Ryan F 6′-8″ 209 JR Cortlandt Manor, NY
#50 Ejike Obinna F 6′-10″ 234 SO Enugu, Nigeria

Arkansas Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Nov 9* at Texas L 73-71
12-Nov vs UC Davis W 81-58
18-Nov vs Indiana W 73-72
21-Nov vs Montana State W 90-68
23-Nov vs UT Arlington W 78-60
1-Dec vs FIU W 121-89
5-Dec at Colorado State W 67-60
8-Dec vs W Kentucky L 78-77
Dec 15* vs UTSA W 79-67
19-Dec vs Georgia Tech L 69-65
22-Dec vs Texas State W 73-70
28-Dec vs Austin Peay W 76-65
5-Jan at Texas A&M W 73-71
9-Jan vs Florida L 57-51
12-Jan vs LSU L 94-88
15-Jan at Tennessee L 106-87
19-Jan at Ole Miss L 84-67
23-Jan vs Missouri W 72-60
26-Jan at Texas Tech L 67-64
29-Jan vs Georgia W 70-60
2-Feb at LSU W 90-89
5-Feb vs Vanderbilt W 69-66
9-Feb at South Carolina L 77-65
12-Feb at Missouri L 79-78
16-Feb vs Mississippi State L 77-67
20-Feb at Auburn L 79-56
23-Feb vs Texas A&M L 87-80
26-Feb at Kentucky L 70-66
2-Mar vs Ole Miss W 74-73
6-Mar at Vanderbilt
9-Mar vs Alabama

Vanderbilt Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
6-Nov vs Winthrop W 92-79
11-Nov at USC W 82-78
16-Nov vs Alcorn State W 79-54
19-Nov vs Liberty W 79-70
23-Nov vs Kent State L 77-75
27-Nov vs Savannah State W 120-85
Dec 1* at NC State L 80-65
5-Dec vs Mid Tennessee W 79-51
17-Dec vs Arizona State W 81-65
Dec 22* at Kansas State L 69-58
29-Dec vs Tennessee St W 95-76
31-Dec vs UNC Asheville W 90-59
5-Jan vs Ole Miss L 81-71
9-Jan at Georgia L 82-63
12-Jan at Kentucky L 56-47
16-Jan vs South Carolina L 74-71
19-Jan vs Mississippi State L 71-55
23-Jan vs Tennessee L 88-83 (OT)
26-Jan at Oklahoma L 86-55
29-Jan vs Kentucky L 87-52
2-Feb at Missouri L 77-67
5-Feb at Arkansas L 69-66
9-Feb vs Alabama L 77-67
13-Feb at Florida L 66-57
16-Feb vs Auburn L 64-53
19-Feb at Tennessee L 58-46
23-Feb at Alabama L 68-61
27-Feb vs Florida L 71-55
2-Mar at Texas A&M L 64-57
6-Mar vs Arkansas
9-Mar at LSU

Arkansas-Vanderbilt Prediction

This is it. This is not the last SEC regular-season game for the Vanderbilt Commodores, but it is their last best chance to grab an SEC win and avoid going 0-18 in league play. The insane aspect of Vanderbilt’s futility in SEC basketball this year is that the defense has genuinely been very good. VU hasn’t been a dominant defensive team, but it has played a lot of games in which it has held opponents in the mid-60s or lower. Vanderbilt keep playing hard and continues to put forth great effort. Usually, an aberrationally good shooting performance or a huge individual scoring display will emerge on one or two nights to lift a bad offensive team to victory, but it just hasn’t happened. Vanderbilt led Arkansas in the final minute in Fayetteville, but the Hogs hit a clutch three-pointer to win. This will be close, but you know how this ends. Arkansas 62, Vanderbilt 60. (Matt Zemek)

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

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