Game Thread: Lady Vols Vs Arkansas; Sun Jan 12th ; Away game; 1PM Eastern; SEC Network WIN 93-63

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From: Hoops Central:​

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- After dropping back-to-back games to top-10 teams by a combined total of three points, No. 16/15 Tennessee (13-2, 1-2 SEC) hits the road looking to get back on the winning track when it meets Arkansas (8-10, 1-2 SEC) on Sunday at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark. The Lady Vols and Razorbacks will square off at noon CT (1 p.m. ET) in a contest televised by SEC Network.

The Lady Vols feature five players averaging double figures in scoring, led by redshirt sophomore guard Talaysia Cooper, who puts up 18.2 points per game and shoots 51 percent from the field. Cooper is coming off a 24-point effort vs. LSU, marking her seventh 20+ scoring outburst of the season. Fifth-year guard Jewel Spear, who battled injuries late in non-conference play, has recovered and hit her stride. She has scored 15 or more in her last five games, dropping season highs of 20 at Texas A&M and 28 vs. OU, followed by 25 vs. LSU with a combined 17 three-pointers in 26 attempts (65.4 pct.) to produce 24.3 ppg. in league action and rank second in the SEC.

Arkansas also owns a 1-2 SEC record after losing, 98-64, vs. LSU and, 90-56, at Texas before winning at Auburn on Thursday night, 59-58. The Razorbacks are paced by guard Izzy Higginbottom, who averages 24.4 ppg. in all games and 28.7 ppg. in SEC play. The Arkansas State transfer ranks No. 1 in points (440) and is fourth in points per game. Guard Kiki Smith is UA's only other player in double figures in all games, producing 10.7 ppg., while guard Carly Keats has elevated to 10.7 ppg. in SEC games and Smith has chipped in 5.7.

Kim Caldwell's first Lady Vol team enters Sunday's match-up ranked No. 1 nationally in four statistical categories through Jan. 10. UT is tops in the NCAA in scoring offense (96.6), three pointers per game (12.0), three point attempts per game (36.1) and offensive rebounds per game (20.5). It is second in turnovers forced per game (26.73), third in turnover margin (11.93), fourth in steals per game (14.3), and sixth in bench points per game (34.1).

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INDIVIDUALLY SPEAKING
  • COOP TO THE HOOP: Guard Talaysia Cooper is having a break-out season, leading UT in scoring (18.2 ppg.), hitting double figures in 13 games, carding seven efforts of 20+ points and notching seven quarters where she has scored 10 or more points, including 12 and 10, respectively, in the fourth quarters vs. Florida State and Iowa.
  • "FEAR DA SPEAR": Jewel Spear is enjoying her best stretch this season, averaging 20.8 ppg. over her past five games and 24.3 ppg. in SEC play, hitting 17 of 26 three-point tries in league action (65.4 pct.) to run her season total to a team-high 40 treys.
  • SMOOTH SAMARA: Samara Spencer is averaging 11.9 ppg. and 5.4 apg., ranking No. 9 nationally in assist/turnover ratio (3.12) with 81 assists and 26 turnovers and No. 29 in three-point field goal percentage at 43.5 with 37 treys to rank second on the team.
  • DEPENDABLE RUBY: Ruby Whitehorn is UT's third-leading scorer at 12.7 ppg. contributing 10+ points in her past nine games and ranking third in rebounding (5.0 rpg.).
  • ZEE STEPS UP: Forward Zee Spearman has been in double figures eight times, averaging 10.7 ppg. and a team-high 5.6 rpg.
FROM A TEAM PERSPECTIVE
  • PILING UP POINTS: The Lady Vols rank No. 1 nationally in scoring offense, generating 96.6 points per game. The lowest a Kim Caldwell team has ranked in ppg. is No. 4, where she was in 2023-24 (85.3) at Marshall.
  • MAKING THREES IN BUNCHES: UT ranks No. 1 in 3FGs made per game at 12.0 and has hit 10+ treys 11 times, eclipsing the old school best of six for most games with double-digit totals in a season.
  • STRONG ON O-BOARDS: UT is No. 1 in the nation in offensive rebounds per game at 20.5. It has twice reached 30+ this season.
  • TURNING OVER THE OPPOSITION: UT is No. 2 in turnovers forced per game (26.73) and No. 3 in T.O. margin (11.93). Oklahoma had 31 miscues on Jan. 5 for the 11th 20+ T.O. game (7th with 30+) by a foe in 2024-25.
  • RACKING UP STEALS: UT is No. 4 nationally in steals per game (14.3). It now has 11 games of 10+ steals and 215 total in 15 games. It had 159 in 33 games a year ago.
  • THAT'S A 10-COUNT: Tennessee has prevented its foes from getting the ball over halfcourt in 10 seconds a total of 16 times in 15 games. UT forced only five violations the previous five years combined.
  • UT NO. 16 IN NET RANKINGS: UT has risen to No. 16 in the NCAA's NET rankings following close losses to NET No. 13 Oklahoma (87-86) and NET No. 9 LSU (89-87).
  • EYEING 1,000: Junior Ruby Whitehorn (902) is closing in on 1,000 career points.
  • 1,500/500/500 IN SIGHT: Samara Spencer sits at 1,546 pts., 462 rebs. and 446 assts.
  • LOOKING BACK AT THE LAST GAME
POSTGAME NOTES VS. LSU
  • SPEAR SPARKS THE OFFENSE: Jewel Spear's sharpshooting continued vs. LSU, as she carded her fifth-consecutive double-digit game and third straight with 20 or more. The guard carded a 25-point game, which followed her 28-point performance against Oklahoma and a 20-point effort vs. Texas A&M. Spear hit seven field goals and five treys vs. the Tigers Thursday night. Over her past three games in SEC play, the fifth-year guard is averaging 24.3 ppg. and has hit 17 of 26 three-point attempts for 65.4 percent marksmanship.
  • COOPER COLLECTS 24: Talaysia Cooper tallied her seventh career 20-plus contest, recording a personal SEC-game high 24 points against the Tigers. Cooper finished with six rebounds, five assists, two steals and a block. The redshirt sophomore fired in a personal SEC-best 10 field goals, three free throws and a three-pointer to account for her point total.
  • LETTIN' IT LOOSE FROM BEYOND THE ARC: Tennessee carded its 11th performance of knocking down ten or more three-pointers in a single contest, hitting 11 against the Tigers. Five Lady Vols knocked down a three-pointer, with Jewel Spear leading the charge and draining five. Tennessee notched its highest three-point game against N.C. Central, draining an NCAA, SEC and school-record 30 treys. The Lady Vols have tallied 10 or more three-pointers against the following programs: N.C. Central (30), MTSU (15), Liberty (14), Tulsa (14), Memphis (12), LSU (11), Western Carolina (10), Winthrop (10), Texas A&M (10), Oklahoma (10), Samford (10).
A LOOK AT THE RAZORBACKS
  • Izzy Higginbottom, a 5-foot-7 transfer guard from Arkansas State, paces Arkansas at 24.4 ppg.
  • Higginbottom has made an incredible 128 of 142 free-throw attempts (90.1 pct.) in 18 games, ranking No. 2 nationally in free throws made and attempted.
  • LSU, which edged UT 89-87 on Thursday night, crushed the Razorbacks on Jan. 2, 98-64.
  • Liberty, a foe the Lady Vols beat 109-93 on Nov. 16, took care of Arkansas, 75-61, on Dec. 18.
ABOUT THE HEAD COACH
  • Mike Neighbors is 146-102 in his eighth year in Fayetteville and 244-143 overall in 12 years.
  • Neighbors has three 20-win seasons at Arkansas after producing four such years at Washington (2013-17).
UA'S LAST GAME
  • After being outscored 21-8 by Auburn in the first quarter, Arkansas flipped the script by taking the second frame by a 22-12 count and outpointing the Tigers by four over the final two periods to triumph on the road, 59-58.
  • Izzy Higginbottom was the only player in double figures for the Razorbacks, making 13 of 20 shots from the field en route to a game-high 36 points.
  • Higginbottom was five of seven from the field and three of five from the charity stripe for 13 points in the final quarter to will her team to victory.
UP NEXT
  • The Lady Vols return home to host Mississippi State on Thursday night at Food City Center in Tennessee's "We Back Pat" game.
  • Tipoff between the Big Orange and the Bulldogs is set for 7 p.m. with SEC Network televising the action.
  • The game also will be available on Lady Vol Network radio stations statewide and via audio stream on UTSports.com.
 

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Never want to take any team to lightly especially on the road. The game should be a double digit win by Tennessee will all come down to shooting percentage as I expect to win both the rebounding and turnovers by a large margin. No reason we should not be all over the offensive boards while at the same time limiting them to one shot on most of their possessions. Would be a good game to limit the three and just drive the basket and get to the foul line.
 
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Predictions: Gonna make it more interesting and fair,,,moving forward i am going to post the predictions on this page as late in the timeframe as I can,,,this is so no one can easily 1-up someone else's guess...I will post them 15 minutes before the game unless I am going to the game


From: Hoops Central:​

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- After dropping back-to-back games to top-10 teams by a combined total of three points, No. 16/15 Tennessee (13-2, 1-2 SEC) hits the road looking to get back on the winning track when it meets Arkansas (8-10, 1-2 SEC) on Sunday at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark. The Lady Vols and Razorbacks will square off at noon CT (1 p.m. ET) in a contest televised by SEC Network.

The Lady Vols feature five players averaging double figures in scoring, led by redshirt sophomore guard Talaysia Cooper, who puts up 18.2 points per game and shoots 51 percent from the field. Cooper is coming off a 24-point effort vs. LSU, marking her seventh 20+ scoring outburst of the season. Fifth-year guard Jewel Spear, who battled injuries late in non-conference play, has recovered and hit her stride. She has scored 15 or more in her last five games, dropping season highs of 20 at Texas A&M and 28 vs. OU, followed by 25 vs. LSU with a combined 17 three-pointers in 26 attempts (65.4 pct.) to produce 24.3 ppg. in league action and rank second in the SEC.

Arkansas also owns a 1-2 SEC record after losing, 98-64, vs. LSU and, 90-56, at Texas before winning at Auburn on Thursday night, 59-58. The Razorbacks are paced by guard Izzy Higginbottom, who averages 24.4 ppg. in all games and 28.7 ppg. in SEC play. The Arkansas State transfer ranks No. 1 in points (440) and is fourth in points per game. Guard Kiki Smith is UA's only other player in double figures in all games, producing 10.7 ppg., while guard Carly Keats has elevated to 10.7 ppg. in SEC games and Smith has chipped in 5.7.

Kim Caldwell's first Lady Vol team enters Sunday's match-up ranked No. 1 nationally in four statistical categories through Jan. 10. UT is tops in the NCAA in scoring offense (96.6), three pointers per game (12.0), three point attempts per game (36.1) and offensive rebounds per game (20.5). It is second in turnovers forced per game (26.73), third in turnover margin (11.93), fourth in steals per game (14.3), and sixth in bench points per game (34.1).

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INDIVIDUALLY SPEAKING
  • COOP TO THE HOOP: Guard Talaysia Cooper is having a break-out season, leading UT in scoring (18.2 ppg.), hitting double figures in 13 games, carding seven efforts of 20+ points and notching seven quarters where she has scored 10 or more points, including 12 and 10, respectively, in the fourth quarters vs. Florida State and Iowa.
  • "FEAR DA SPEAR": Jewel Spear is enjoying her best stretch this season, averaging 20.8 ppg. over her past five games and 24.3 ppg. in SEC play, hitting 17 of 26 three-point tries in league action (65.4 pct.) to run her season total to a team-high 40 treys.
  • SMOOTH SAMARA: Samara Spencer is averaging 11.9 ppg. and 5.4 apg., ranking No. 9 nationally in assist/turnover ratio (3.12) with 81 assists and 26 turnovers and No. 29 in three-point field goal percentage at 43.5 with 37 treys to rank second on the team.
  • DEPENDABLE RUBY: Ruby Whitehorn is UT's third-leading scorer at 12.7 ppg. contributing 10+ points in her past nine games and ranking third in rebounding (5.0 rpg.).
  • ZEE STEPS UP: Forward Zee Spearman has been in double figures eight times, averaging 10.7 ppg. and a team-high 5.6 rpg.
FROM A TEAM PERSPECTIVE
  • PILING UP POINTS: The Lady Vols rank No. 1 nationally in scoring offense, generating 96.6 points per game. The lowest a Kim Caldwell team has ranked in ppg. is No. 4, where she was in 2023-24 (85.3) at Marshall.
  • MAKING THREES IN BUNCHES: UT ranks No. 1 in 3FGs made per game at 12.0 and has hit 10+ treys 11 times, eclipsing the old school best of six for most games with double-digit totals in a season.
  • STRONG ON O-BOARDS: UT is No. 1 in the nation in offensive rebounds per game at 20.5. It has twice reached 30+ this season.
  • TURNING OVER THE OPPOSITION: UT is No. 2 in turnovers forced per game (26.73) and No. 3 in T.O. margin (11.93). Oklahoma had 31 miscues on Jan. 5 for the 11th 20+ T.O. game (7th with 30+) by a foe in 2024-25.
  • RACKING UP STEALS: UT is No. 4 nationally in steals per game (14.3). It now has 11 games of 10+ steals and 215 total in 15 games. It had 159 in 33 games a year ago.
  • THAT'S A 10-COUNT: Tennessee has prevented its foes from getting the ball over halfcourt in 10 seconds a total of 16 times in 15 games. UT forced only five violations the previous five years combined.
  • UT NO. 16 IN NET RANKINGS: UT has risen to No. 16 in the NCAA's NET rankings following close losses to NET No. 13 Oklahoma (87-86) and NET No. 9 LSU (89-87).
  • EYEING 1,000: Junior Ruby Whitehorn (902) is closing in on 1,000 career points.
  • 1,500/500/500 IN SIGHT: Samara Spencer sits at 1,546 pts., 462 rebs. and 446 assts.
  • LOOKING BACK AT THE LAST GAME
POSTGAME NOTES VS. LSU
  • SPEAR SPARKS THE OFFENSE: Jewel Spear's sharpshooting continued vs. LSU, as she carded her fifth-consecutive double-digit game and third straight with 20 or more. The guard carded a 25-point game, which followed her 28-point performance against Oklahoma and a 20-point effort vs. Texas A&M. Spear hit seven field goals and five treys vs. the Tigers Thursday night. Over her past three games in SEC play, the fifth-year guard is averaging 24.3 ppg. and has hit 17 of 26 three-point attempts for 65.4 percent marksmanship.
  • COOPER COLLECTS 24: Talaysia Cooper tallied her seventh career 20-plus contest, recording a personal SEC-game high 24 points against the Tigers. Cooper finished with six rebounds, five assists, two steals and a block. The redshirt sophomore fired in a personal SEC-best 10 field goals, three free throws and a three-pointer to account for her point total.
  • LETTIN' IT LOOSE FROM BEYOND THE ARC: Tennessee carded its 11th performance of knocking down ten or more three-pointers in a single contest, hitting 11 against the Tigers. Five Lady Vols knocked down a three-pointer, with Jewel Spear leading the charge and draining five. Tennessee notched its highest three-point game against N.C. Central, draining an NCAA, SEC and school-record 30 treys. The Lady Vols have tallied 10 or more three-pointers against the following programs: N.C. Central (30), MTSU (15), Liberty (14), Tulsa (14), Memphis (12), LSU (11), Western Carolina (10), Winthrop (10), Texas A&M (10), Oklahoma (10), Samford (10).
A LOOK AT THE RAZORBACKS
  • Izzy Higginbottom, a 5-foot-7 transfer guard from Arkansas State, paces Arkansas at 24.4 ppg.
  • Higginbottom has made an incredible 128 of 142 free-throw attempts (90.1 pct.) in 18 games, ranking No. 2 nationally in free throws made and attempted.
  • LSU, which edged UT 89-87 on Thursday night, crushed the Razorbacks on Jan. 2, 98-64.
  • Liberty, a foe the Lady Vols beat 109-93 on Nov. 16, took care of Arkansas, 75-61, on Dec. 18.
ABOUT THE HEAD COACH
  • Mike Neighbors is 146-102 in his eighth year in Fayetteville and 244-143 overall in 12 years.
  • Neighbors has three 20-win seasons at Arkansas after producing four such years at Washington (2013-17).
UA'S LAST GAME
  • After being outscored 21-8 by Auburn in the first quarter, Arkansas flipped the script by taking the second frame by a 22-12 count and outpointing the Tigers by four over the final two periods to triumph on the road, 59-58.
  • Izzy Higginbottom was the only player in double figures for the Razorbacks, making 13 of 20 shots from the field en route to a game-high 36 points.
  • Higginbottom was five of seven from the field and three of five from the charity stripe for 13 points in the final quarter to will her team to victory.
UP NEXT
  • The Lady Vols return home to host Mississippi State on Thursday night at Food City Center in Tennessee's "We Back Pat" game.
  • Tipoff between the Big Orange and the Bulldogs is set for 7 p.m. with SEC Network televising the action.
  • The game also will be available on Lady Vol Network radio stations statewide and via audio stream on UTSports.com.
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Predictions: Gonna make it more interesting and fair,,,moving forward i am going to post the predictions on this page as late in the timeframe as I can,,,this is so no one can easily 1-up someone else's guess...I will post them 15 minutes before the game unless I am going to the game


From: Hoops Central:​

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- After dropping back-to-back games to top-10 teams by a combined total of three points, No. 16/15 Tennessee (13-2, 1-2 SEC) hits the road looking to get back on the winning track when it meets Arkansas (8-10, 1-2 SEC) on Sunday at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark. The Lady Vols and Razorbacks will square off at noon CT (1 p.m. ET) in a contest televised by SEC Network.

The Lady Vols feature five players averaging double figures in scoring, led by redshirt sophomore guard Talaysia Cooper, who puts up 18.2 points per game and shoots 51 percent from the field. Cooper is coming off a 24-point effort vs. LSU, marking her seventh 20+ scoring outburst of the season. Fifth-year guard Jewel Spear, who battled injuries late in non-conference play, has recovered and hit her stride. She has scored 15 or more in her last five games, dropping season highs of 20 at Texas A&M and 28 vs. OU, followed by 25 vs. LSU with a combined 17 three-pointers in 26 attempts (65.4 pct.) to produce 24.3 ppg. in league action and rank second in the SEC.

Arkansas also owns a 1-2 SEC record after losing, 98-64, vs. LSU and, 90-56, at Texas before winning at Auburn on Thursday night, 59-58. The Razorbacks are paced by guard Izzy Higginbottom, who averages 24.4 ppg. in all games and 28.7 ppg. in SEC play. The Arkansas State transfer ranks No. 1 in points (440) and is fourth in points per game. Guard Kiki Smith is UA's only other player in double figures in all games, producing 10.7 ppg., while guard Carly Keats has elevated to 10.7 ppg. in SEC games and Smith has chipped in 5.7.

Kim Caldwell's first Lady Vol team enters Sunday's match-up ranked No. 1 nationally in four statistical categories through Jan. 10. UT is tops in the NCAA in scoring offense (96.6), three pointers per game (12.0), three point attempts per game (36.1) and offensive rebounds per game (20.5). It is second in turnovers forced per game (26.73), third in turnover margin (11.93), fourth in steals per game (14.3), and sixth in bench points per game (34.1).

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INDIVIDUALLY SPEAKING
  • COOP TO THE HOOP: Guard Talaysia Cooper is having a break-out season, leading UT in scoring (18.2 ppg.), hitting double figures in 13 games, carding seven efforts of 20+ points and notching seven quarters where she has scored 10 or more points, including 12 and 10, respectively, in the fourth quarters vs. Florida State and Iowa.
  • "FEAR DA SPEAR": Jewel Spear is enjoying her best stretch this season, averaging 20.8 ppg. over her past five games and 24.3 ppg. in SEC play, hitting 17 of 26 three-point tries in league action (65.4 pct.) to run her season total to a team-high 40 treys.
  • SMOOTH SAMARA: Samara Spencer is averaging 11.9 ppg. and 5.4 apg., ranking No. 9 nationally in assist/turnover ratio (3.12) with 81 assists and 26 turnovers and No. 29 in three-point field goal percentage at 43.5 with 37 treys to rank second on the team.
  • DEPENDABLE RUBY: Ruby Whitehorn is UT's third-leading scorer at 12.7 ppg. contributing 10+ points in her past nine games and ranking third in rebounding (5.0 rpg.).
  • ZEE STEPS UP: Forward Zee Spearman has been in double figures eight times, averaging 10.7 ppg. and a team-high 5.6 rpg.
FROM A TEAM PERSPECTIVE
  • PILING UP POINTS: The Lady Vols rank No. 1 nationally in scoring offense, generating 96.6 points per game. The lowest a Kim Caldwell team has ranked in ppg. is No. 4, where she was in 2023-24 (85.3) at Marshall.
  • MAKING THREES IN BUNCHES: UT ranks No. 1 in 3FGs made per game at 12.0 and has hit 10+ treys 11 times, eclipsing the old school best of six for most games with double-digit totals in a season.
  • STRONG ON O-BOARDS: UT is No. 1 in the nation in offensive rebounds per game at 20.5. It has twice reached 30+ this season.
  • TURNING OVER THE OPPOSITION: UT is No. 2 in turnovers forced per game (26.73) and No. 3 in T.O. margin (11.93). Oklahoma had 31 miscues on Jan. 5 for the 11th 20+ T.O. game (7th with 30+) by a foe in 2024-25.
  • RACKING UP STEALS: UT is No. 4 nationally in steals per game (14.3). It now has 11 games of 10+ steals and 215 total in 15 games. It had 159 in 33 games a year ago.
  • THAT'S A 10-COUNT: Tennessee has prevented its foes from getting the ball over halfcourt in 10 seconds a total of 16 times in 15 games. UT forced only five violations the previous five years combined.
  • UT NO. 16 IN NET RANKINGS: UT has risen to No. 16 in the NCAA's NET rankings following close losses to NET No. 13 Oklahoma (87-86) and NET No. 9 LSU (89-87).
  • EYEING 1,000: Junior Ruby Whitehorn (902) is closing in on 1,000 career points.
  • 1,500/500/500 IN SIGHT: Samara Spencer sits at 1,546 pts., 462 rebs. and 446 assts.
  • LOOKING BACK AT THE LAST GAME
POSTGAME NOTES VS. LSU
  • SPEAR SPARKS THE OFFENSE: Jewel Spear's sharpshooting continued vs. LSU, as she carded her fifth-consecutive double-digit game and third straight with 20 or more. The guard carded a 25-point game, which followed her 28-point performance against Oklahoma and a 20-point effort vs. Texas A&M. Spear hit seven field goals and five treys vs. the Tigers Thursday night. Over her past three games in SEC play, the fifth-year guard is averaging 24.3 ppg. and has hit 17 of 26 three-point attempts for 65.4 percent marksmanship.
  • COOPER COLLECTS 24: Talaysia Cooper tallied her seventh career 20-plus contest, recording a personal SEC-game high 24 points against the Tigers. Cooper finished with six rebounds, five assists, two steals and a block. The redshirt sophomore fired in a personal SEC-best 10 field goals, three free throws and a three-pointer to account for her point total.
  • LETTIN' IT LOOSE FROM BEYOND THE ARC: Tennessee carded its 11th performance of knocking down ten or more three-pointers in a single contest, hitting 11 against the Tigers. Five Lady Vols knocked down a three-pointer, with Jewel Spear leading the charge and draining five. Tennessee notched its highest three-point game against N.C. Central, draining an NCAA, SEC and school-record 30 treys. The Lady Vols have tallied 10 or more three-pointers against the following programs: N.C. Central (30), MTSU (15), Liberty (14), Tulsa (14), Memphis (12), LSU (11), Western Carolina (10), Winthrop (10), Texas A&M (10), Oklahoma (10), Samford (10).
A LOOK AT THE RAZORBACKS
  • Izzy Higginbottom, a 5-foot-7 transfer guard from Arkansas State, paces Arkansas at 24.4 ppg.
  • Higginbottom has made an incredible 128 of 142 free-throw attempts (90.1 pct.) in 18 games, ranking No. 2 nationally in free throws made and attempted.
  • LSU, which edged UT 89-87 on Thursday night, crushed the Razorbacks on Jan. 2, 98-64.
  • Liberty, a foe the Lady Vols beat 109-93 on Nov. 16, took care of Arkansas, 75-61, on Dec. 18.
ABOUT THE HEAD COACH
  • Mike Neighbors is 146-102 in his eighth year in Fayetteville and 244-143 overall in 12 years.
  • Neighbors has three 20-win seasons at Arkansas after producing four such years at Washington (2013-17).
UA'S LAST GAME
  • After being outscored 21-8 by Auburn in the first quarter, Arkansas flipped the script by taking the second frame by a 22-12 count and outpointing the Tigers by four over the final two periods to triumph on the road, 59-58.
  • Izzy Higginbottom was the only player in double figures for the Razorbacks, making 13 of 20 shots from the field en route to a game-high 36 points.
  • Higginbottom was five of seven from the field and three of five from the charity stripe for 13 points in the final quarter to will her team to victory.
UP NEXT
  • The Lady Vols return home to host Mississippi State on Thursday night at Food City Center in Tennessee's "We Back Pat" game.
  • Tipoff between the Big Orange and the Bulldogs is set for 7 p.m. with SEC Network televising the action.
  • The game also will be available on Lady Vol Network radio stations statewide and via audio stream on UTSports.com.
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It will be interesting to see what the crowd size looks like tomorrow afternoon.

Lady Volunteers 91

Lady Razorbacks 63
 
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I really don't like the idea of not starting Spencer, even though I know subs are coming within 1-2 minutes. I just still feel so much better whenever she's on the court.
 
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I really don't like the idea of not starting Spencer, even though I know subs are coming within 1-2 minutes. I just still feel so much better whenever she's on the court.
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If you're gonna base your starters on performance, make it team performance while they're on the court...I am cool with Spencer starting

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If you're gonna base your starters on performance, make it team performance while they're on the court...I am cool with Spencer starting

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Those values would indicate an extremely close game. I would guess two in single digit negative, at most. Five over 20+.
 
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The Lady Vols get back to winning. However, they need to protect the paint and remove the welcome mat. They need to hustle from jump street and refuse to let up. This could be a big win, scoring wise if the Lady Vols play up to their capability.

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