WHEN Noon
WHERE Verizon Arena, North Little Rock
RECORDS Arkansas 17-12, South Carolina 27-2
SERIES Arkansas leads 17-13
RADIO KQSMFM, 92.1, in Fayetteville; KFPW-AM, 1230, and KFPW-FM, 94.5, in Fort Smith; KURM-AM, 790, and KURM-FM, 100.3, in Rogers. KABZ-FM, 103.7, in Little Rock will air the game on tape delay.
TV SEC Network
INTERNET ESPN3.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Calli Berna, 5-9, Sr. 5.5 5.3 G Kelsey Brooks, 5-9, So. 14.4 5.0 F Jessica Jackson, 6-3, So. 14.6 6.3 F Melissa Wolff, 6-0, Jr. 8.3 8.0 F Jhasmin Bowen, 6-1, Sr. 11.2 6.6 COACH Jimmy Dykes (17-12 in first season at Arkansas and overall)
SOUTH CAROLINA
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Khadijah Sessions, 5-8, Jr. 4.5 2.5 G Tiffany Mitchell, 5-9, Jr. 14.8 3.0 G Asia Dozier, 6-0, Jr. 4.0 1.1 F Aieighsa Welch, 6-0, Sr. 8.9 6.3 C Elem Ibiam, 6-4, Sr. 6.7 4.0 COACH Dawn Staley (148-73 in seventh season at South Carolina, 320-153 in 16th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ARK SC 60.8 Points for 76.7 55.1 Points against 53.3 +5.3 Rebound margin +10.6 -0.1 Turnover margin +2.8 37.7 FG pct. 47.7 30.2 3-pt. pct. 35.3 64.7 FT pct. 67.1 NOTE Arkansas’ statistics do not include Thursday’s victory.
CHALK TALK South Carolina is coming off a 67-56 loss to Kentucky to end the regular season, which prevented it from having a perfect SEC season. … South Carolina won the first meeting between the teams, 73-56 on Feb. 19 in Fayetteville. Arkansas is 2-0 vs. South Carolina in the SEC Tournament. … South Carolina is averaging 37.2 bench points per game. … Arkansas hasn’t been to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament since 2002.