Arkansas basketball will face team n ° 1 for the second time this season on Wednesday evening.
The Razorbacks (15-10, 4-8 seconds) will take the road to face Auburn, the Tigers (23-2, 11-1) winning their best victory of the season, entering enemy territory and beating Alabama 94- 85 during the weekend. Even in this year Historically good dryAuburn separated from the peloton while the teams go around the last month of the season.
The Arkansas could not finish an upset offer against Texas A&M on Saturday, falling to the AGGIES 69-61. Texas A&M closed the match on a race of 19-11 after the Hogs equalized the scoring at 50-50 at the end of the second period.
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In its previous match against team n ° 1 in the country, the Arkansas was exploded by Tennessee 76-52 to launch the dry slate.
Here is a screening report and a prediction for pigs and tigers on Wednesday evening.
Johell Davis must rediscover a shot
It was a season of roller coaster for Davis, which is now in the middle of a cold offense after seeing the corner of victories on Kentucky and Texas.
In the three games since he beat the Longhorns, Davis is 2 for 12 on a beach of 3 points and pulling 28.2% on the field. Against Texas A&M on Saturday, Davis was sloppy with basketball, committing four reversals.
Since the list is held, Davis must be an offensive weapon for Arkansas to win. It becomes even more important against the best team in the country which ranks n ° 1 in the metric of the offensive notation of Kenpom.
Calipari Bluffing on the range with two big?
After the defeat against Texas A&M, John Calipari said he could explore the game Zvonimir Ivisic and Jonas Aidoo together. The Arkansas hesitated to release this programming this year because it withdraws a ground clearance or Doue Thiero force on the bench.
The Auburn game could be the ideal chance to test an Ivisic and Aidoo before an area. Arkansas is a heavy outsider, and a loss will not really harm the Curriculum Vitae of the NCAA tournament. Tigers also regularly play two big with Johni Broom and Dylan Cardwell as beginners.
Whatever the Calipari, the Arkansas must create more open looks for Ivisic than on Saturday. The 7 -foot 2 inch center did not make its first 3 point pointer before there are 2:28 in the chronometer.
Win the turnover battle
Arkansas has no chance if it gives additional explosive property of tigers. The pigs were quite good in this department all season, but they have committed 17 reversals against Texas A&M and are 1-4 in the dry when they spit 10 or more gifts.
Davis and DJ Wagner need rebound performance. Wagner has 11 reversals in his last four games.
Prediction
The Hogs hope that the Tigers still celebrate their victory over Alabama because it is a bad match for Arkansas. Auburn has physicality on defense and an offense that punishes the 3 -point beach opponents and inside the painting. The razorbacks need their own 3 points to fall as they did against Kentucky, and that may not be enough. Auburn 82, Arkansas 68.
This article originally appeared on Fort Smith Times Record: Arkansas basketball vs auburn: scouting report, prediction
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