Pregame
Arkansas’ starting lineup: JD Notae, Au’Diese Toney, Stanley Umude, Trey Wade and Jaylin Williams.
Stout defense has been the recipe for the Razorbacks’ turnaround over the last month. They have held opponents to 36.7% from the floor in their nine-game winning streak and have a defensive rating of 87.0 in that span, according to CBB Analytics.
Umude has held his matchups to 17 of 73 shooting in the last nine games, and Williams has allowed only 16 two-point scores on 63 attempts in that stretch. They limited Auburn players to a combined 6 of 25 from the floor on Tuesday when the nearest Arkansas defender.