Pregame
Arkansas’ starting lineup: Jalen Tate, Desi Sills, Moses Moody, Justin Smith and Connor Vanover.
This group played 18 offensive possessions together in Saturday’s win over North Texas and 17 defensive possessions. Defensively, it was dominant, allowing .24 points per possession. The Mean Green turned the ball over seven times, shot 22.2% inside the arc and did not make a 3-pointer.
Sills leads the Razorbacks in scoring at 16.5 points per game on 70.6% shooting, and Smith is second at 15.5. Vanover has added 14.5 points on 73.3% from the floor to go with nine blocked shots.