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Turnovers doom Hogs in blowout loss to Tennessee, 75-57
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee forced 16 Arkansas turnovers and outscored the Razorbacks 42-18 in the paint to give the No. 12/14 Vols a 75-57 victory Tuesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena.
The Volunteers also had 13 assists, including five each from Jahmai Mashack and Santiago Vescovi, on 27 made baskets. While the Vols only made 4-of-16 from 3-point range, they were 3-of-8 from deep in the second half and shot 58.3% in the period, compared to Arkansas’ 36%.
Despite its struggles, Arkansas was only down seven (43-36) after a pair of Nick Smith Jr., free throws with 15:14 left. From that point, Tennessee went on a 13-3 run to take a 17-point lead. Davonte Davis would hit a 3-pointer and get a steal and a layup to get the Hogs back to with 12 with 8:12 left. However, Tennessee answered with a 10-0 run to put the game out of reach with 5:05 to play.
Olivier Nkamhoua led Tennessee with 16 points and seven rebounds. Vescovi added 14 points and six boards while Josiah-Jordan James scored 11. Tobe Awaka led all players with eight rebounds.
Anthony Black and Davies each scored 13 to lead Arkansas with Smith adding 12 points. Davis also had a team-high six rebounds and a team-high three steals.
Arkansas closes the 2022-23 regular season by hosting #23 Kentucky on Saturday (Mar. 4) at Bud Walton Arena. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. and will be televised on CBS.
FIRST HALF: Arkansas 25, Tennessee: 34
• Arkansas was whistled for 11 first-half fouls, compared to six by Tennessee. The Vols were 7-of-12 at the line. Arkansas was 3-of-4.
• Arkansas held Tennessee to just 1-of-8 from 3-point range, while making 4-of-10.
• The Vols outrebounded the Hogs by 10 (23-13), including seven by UT’s Tobe Awaka.
• Both teams were turnover prone, Arkansas with 10 and Tennessee with seven. However, the Vols had nine steals compared to four by Arkansas.
• Tennessee outscored Arkansas 24-8 in the paint, 5-0 in fastbreaks and 12-0 on second chance points.
• Anthony Black led Arkansas with nine points.
• Olivier Nkamhoua led Tennessee with 10 points.
Hogs Notes
• Arkansas’ starting lineup was Anthony Black, Nick Smith Jr., Davonte Davis, Jordan Walsh and Makhi Mitchell for the fourth time.
• Tennessee won the tip.
• Tennessee scored first on a Zakai Zeigler layup at 18:55. Nick Smith Jr., scored first for the Razorbacks with a 3-pointe at 16:00.
• Ricky Council IV was the first Razorback sub.
You can listen to the Hogs face Vols tonight here or ESPN Arkansas
Who: Arkansas Razorbacks (19-10, 8-8 SEC) at No 12-14 Tennessee Volunteers (21-8, 10-6 SEC)
What: Arkansas will be playing its second-straight road game versus an AP top-15 team.
When: Tuesday, Feb. 28, 8 p.m.
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678)-The Summitt, Knoxville, Tenn.
Television: ESPN2 (Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes, Marty Smith)
Listen Online: HitThatLine.com
Radio: ESPN Arkansas 99.5 in Fayetteville, 95.3 in the Rover Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home with (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
Sirius-XM: 380 (Sirius) / 380 (XM) • SXM App: Channel 976
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas will play its final regular-season road game on Tuesday on the road against No. 12-14 Tennessee. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN2.
The Razorbacks need a win, not so much for the NET rankings (those will probably not be moved much either way), but for their confidence after blowing an 11-point lead against No. 2 Alabama last Saturday.
“Our effort was tremendous,” Hogs coach Eric Musselman said. “Some guys played really well, and we had some guys struggle today. That’s happened to us on the road. But, we’ve got to get back and a quick turnaround obviously for Tennessee.”
You can listen to Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman online here or on ESPN Arkansas 99.5 in Fayetteville, 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home.
• This will be the 47th meeting between Arkansas and Tennessee. All but four have come since Arkansas joined the SEC for the 1991-92 season. Tennessee is 1 of 3 SEC teams to lead the all-time series with Arkansas (with Florida and Kentucky). The Vols own a slight 24-22 advantage in the series, including a 23-19 cushion since the Hogs joined the SEC.
• The Volunteers are 15-4 versus Arkansas in games played in Knoxville.
• In a weird schedule quirk, Arkansas and Tennessee only play once in 2022-23, marking the fifth time over nine years the schools will have a single-game series. Four of those five have one thing in common … being played in Thompson-Boling Arena (2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023). Since 2014 and including Tuesday, Arkansas will be playing in Knoxville for the ninth time as compared to five meetings being played in Fayetteville and two at the SEC Tournament.
• Arkansas had its streak of shooting at least 44% from the field snapped at 12 straight games, shooting just 41.4% at Alabama. However, Arkansas still leads the SEC (and ranks 22nd in the NCAA) in field goal percentage at 48.3%. In SEC games, Arkansas leads the league in FG% (.472).
• Despite going 3-3 over its last six games, Arkansas has climbed from 28th to 14th in the NCAA NET.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
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Poffenbarger, Barnum pick up league honors Tuesday morning
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas’ Salylor Poffenbarger was named to the SEC’s all-freshman team by the league on Tuesday.
The only other Razorback landing honors was Erynn Barnum, named to the second team.
For the fifth consecutive year, the Razorbacks have an SEC All-Conference honoree. Barnum has been playing the lights out all season and known nationally for being one of the most improved players.
The Katrina McClain Midseason Top 10 honoree leads the team in scoring (16.3 PPG) and is tied for the most rebounds with Poffenbarger (6.6 RPG), while doubling her scoring average and surpassing career-highs in evert season total statistical category.
One of the top scorers in the SEC, Barnum has led the league in field goal percentage for almost the entire season, which is also top 20 in the country.
Before this season, Barnum never had earned a 20-point game, but is going into postseason play having delivered nine this year. Her most impressive performance this season was her career-high 37 points against Ole Miss, which is the seventh most points scored by a Razorback in a single game.
She has also registered two double-doubles this season, highlighted by 21 points and 11 rebounds in the win at Missouri.
Poffenbarger has started in all 31 games this season and has made a huge impact on the team on offense and defense.
The five-time SEC Freshman of the Week, which is a school record and a league’s most, averages 8.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Her rebound average is tied for a team’s most, while her 35 blocks paces the team.
Poffenbarger’s 180 defensive rebounds is the second most in a single season by a Razorback, just 11 off from the record.
A key performance by Poffenbarger was at Missouri, in which she logged a career-high 24 points with six rebounds.
One of the best parts of Poffenbarger’s game has been her defense against the opposing team’s best scorer.
Twice this season, Poffenbarger has given Missouri’s leading scorer, Hayley Frank, a hard time find to find anything offensively, while also holding one of the nation’s leading scorers in Gabby Gregory from Kansas State to just five points in Arkansas’ win against the No. 25 Wildcats.
Poffenbarger also has 71 assists, which is the third most on the team.
The Razorbacks are set to play in the SEC Tournament on Thursday, against ninth-seed Missouri at 11 a.m. on SEC Network.
This year’s tournament will take place at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.
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