SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Vanderbilt at Arkansas

Arkansas-Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt plays at Arkansas on Tuesday 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
Vanderbilt 0.442 0.333 0.687 206 766 261 97 88 288
Vanderbilt OPP 0.432 0.321 0.713 218 745 253 128 75 242
Arkansas 0.452 0.338 0.649 220 751 348 170 106 289
Arkansas OPP 0.407 0.319 0.703 269 822 269 121 60 353

NCAA RPI

Vanderbilt: 114
Arkansas: 57

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
#10 Darius Garland G 6′-2″ 175 FR Nashville, TN
#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 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 Schedule/Results

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

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
Feb 9 at South Carolina
Feb 12 at Missouri
Feb 16 vs Mississippi State
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

Vanderbilt-Arkansas Prediction

It finally happened: Arkansas won a highly significant game. The Razorbacks didn’t appear ready to win at LSU, based on the first month of conference play. Yet, they ambushed the Tigers and bolted to a 66-49 lead early in the second half. They did not get a kind whistle in Baton Rouge. Nevertheless, Arkansas lost the plot and fell behind LSU by one point in the final minute before getting a score and a stop to claim a 90-89 win which gives this team real hope of making the NCAA Tournament. Arkansas will need more high-quality wins on its resume… and it will need to avoid bad losses. Losing to Vanderbilt would qualify as a terrible loss. Given the Razorbacks’ confidence and the Commodores’ lack of any sort of rhythm at the offensive end of the floor, it’s unlikely that the Hogs will stumble here. Arkansas 68, Vanderbilt 56. (Matt Zemek)

This game tips off at 8:00 PM CT (9:00 PM ET). TV: SEC NETWORK.

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