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03/18 03:42 CDT Arkansas and Hawaii square off in opening round of NCAA
Tournament
Arkansas and Hawaii square off in opening round of NCAA Tournament
By The Associated Press
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (24-8, 16-6 Big West) vs. Arkansas Razorbacks (26-8,
16-5 SEC)
Portland, Oregon; Thursday, 4:25 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Razorbacks -15.5; over/under is 160.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 14 Arkansas takes on Hawaii in the first round of the NCAA
Tournament.
The Razorbacks' record in SEC play is 16-5, and their record is 10-3 against
non-conference opponents. Arkansas averages 89.9 points while outscoring
opponents by 9.8 points per game.
The Rainbow Warriors are 16-6 against Big West teams. Hawaii is fourth in the
Big West scoring 79.6 points per game and is shooting 45.9%.
Arkansas makes 50.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.9
percentage points higher than Hawaii has allowed to its opponents (41.1%).
Hawaii has shot at a 45.9% clip from the field this season, 0.6 percentage
points above the 45.3% shooting opponents of Arkansas have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Darius Acuff Jr. is shooting 48.6% and averaging 22.9 points
for the Razorbacks. Meleek Thomas is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the
last 10 games.
Isaac Johnson is shooting 50.3% and averaging 14.1 points for the Rainbow
Warriors. Quandre Bullock is averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Razorbacks: 8-2, averaging 92.7 points, 32.4 rebounds, 16.5
assists, 6.9 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.6% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 88.6 points per game.
Rainbow Warriors: 7-3, averaging 78.3 points, 34.5 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 6.7
steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 76.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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