TODAY’S GAME

Arkansas women at Alabama

WHEN 1 p.m. Central

WHERE Foster Auditorium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. RECORDS Arkansas 12-8, 2-6 SEC; Alabama 12-11, 1-7 SEC

SERIES Arkansas leads 18-14 overall, tied 7-7 in Tuscaloosa

RADIO KQSM-FM 92.1 Fayetteville, KABZ-FM 103.7 Little Rock, KFPW-AM 1230, KFPW-FM 94.5 Fort Smith, KURM-AM 790, KURM-FM 100.3 Rogers

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

ARKANSAS

POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G Calli Berna, 5-10, Sr. 5.4 5.3 G Kelsey Brooks, 5-9, So. 16.4 5.4 G Melissa Wolff, 6-0, Jr. 9.2 8.3 F Jessica Jackson, 6-3, So. 13.3 5.6 F Jhasmin Bowen, 6-1, Sr. 10.7 6.8 COACH Jimmy Dykes (12-8 in first season)

ALABAMA

POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G Hannah Cook, 6-0, Fr. 9.2 3.2 G Karyla Middlebrook, 5-7, Fr. 6.9 2.7 F Ashley Williams, 6-0, So. 13.3 6.1 F Nikki Hegstetter, 6-2, Jr. 5.7 5.7 F Briana Hutchen, 6-1, Sr. 6.6 5.6 COACH Kristy Curry (26-27 in second year at Alabama, 335-176 in 16th year overall)

TEAM COMPARISON

Arkansas Alabama 63.7 Points for 61.9 56.5 Points against 61.9 +8.2 Rebound margin +3.9 -0.5 Turnover margin +0.6 38.1 FG pct. 37.5 29.5 3-pt pct.FT. 24.8 65.7 pct.FT pct. 62.2

CHALK TALK Arkansas has won three games in a row in the series. … Arkansas won the last meeting in Tuscaloosa 91-80 in three overtimes. … Arkansas and Alabama are the two worst shooting teams in the SEC at 38.1 percent and 37.5 percent, respectively. … Alabama Coach Kristy Curry and assistant Kelly Curry, her husband, both worked under legendary Louisiana Tech Coach Leon Barmore early in their careers. … Alabama has scored the exact number of points (1,423) as its opponents. … Only one of Alabama’s SEC losses is by 14 points or less, a 55-52 loss to Vanderbilt. … Alabama’s seven SEC victories last year marked the most for the Crimson Tide since 2001-02.

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