Overview
- Tipoff is scheduled for Thursday at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville with streaming on SEC Network+ via the ESPN app, local radio on the Razorback Sports Network, and a South Carolina broadcast on SiriusXM channel 191.
- Listings conflict on start time, with Arkansas Online posting 6:30 p.m. local and The Sporting News listing 7:30 p.m. ET.
- South Carolina enters 15-1 (2-0 SEC) and ranked No. 3 in the AP poll after building a profile of top-20 defense and dominant rebounding; Arkansas is 11-6 (0-2) with a three-game skid and has been outscored by an average of 23 points in SEC play.
- Dawn Staley highlights the need to protect the paint, guard the three, increase tempo, and control the glass against an Arkansas spread attack, while Kelsi Musick presses for paint touches, made threes, tougher rebounding, and better ball movement.
- Key figures include Arkansas guard Taleyah Jones (17.2 ppg) and South Carolina center Madina Okot (15.2 ppg, 11.5 rpg), with the Gamecocks navigating injuries to Chloe Kitts (season-ending) and recent absences for Ta’Niya Latson and with ex-Razorback Maryam Dauda now in a supporting role for South Carolina.