*Photo by Regina Rickert
Kentucky plays host to Arkansas Sunday, Jan. 26 at 1 p.m. EST in Memorial Coliseum for Alumni Day. The game will be televised live on Fox Sports South with Dave Baker and Mark Wise calling the action. Additionally, the game will be streamed live on ESPN3. It also will be broadcast live on the UK IMG Sports Radio Network with Neil Price. Fans can follow Twitter updates on @UKHoopCats.
Along with “We Back Pat” week, the Wildcats welcome back over 45 former Wildcats and their families to campus this weekend. The UK Hoops alumni will be recognized at halftime of Sunday’s game.
A preview from UKathletics.com:
The Razorbacks enter Sunday’s game after a bye week. They are 15-4 on the season, 2-4 in SEC play. Arkansas’ two SEC wins came over Missouri (69-66) and Ole Miss (68-65).
Arkansas leads the SEC in scoring defense (49.4) and assist/turnover ratio (1.3) and ranks second in scoring margin (+22.0) and 3-point FG made per game (6.4).
Freshman forward Jessica Jackson leads the Razorbacks in scoring and rebounding at 16.4 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. Senior forward Keira Peak and freshman guard McKenzie Adams average 10.4 and 10.2 points per game, respectively. Junior point guard Calli Berna leads the SEC in assists (7.7) and assist/turnover ratio (3.7).
Head coach Tom Collen is in his 15th season overall, his seventh at Arkansas after stops at Colorado State and Louisville.
The Wildcats lead the overall series with Arkansas 17-13, including an 11-3 advantage when the game is played in Lexington. UK has won three in a row vs. the Razorbacks, including last year’s matchup in Fayetteville, 80-74 in overtime. The Cats have also won six in a row vs. the Razorbacks in Lexington (the 2007 game was in Rupp Arena). UK’s last loss came on Feb. 13, 2003, 70-60.
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