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ARKANSAS (14-12, 7-4) February 20, 2010 • 6 pm (CST) Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (10,500) at AUBURN (12-14, 3-8) Auburn, Ala. GAME 27 PROBABLE AUBURN STARTERS PTS REB AST NOTES F 4 Lucas Hargrove 6-6 218 Sr. Pontiac, SC (Richland Northeast) 13.5 7.2 2.5 22 ppg,10.5 rpg prev2;2 pts at UF F 34 Johnnie Lett 6-8 210 Sr. Mobile, AL (Okaloosa-Walton College) 2.2 3.4 0.5 5 pts, car-hi 10 reb at Ark.F6 G 12 DeWayne Reed 6-1 175 Sr. Houston, TX (Wheatley) 15.9 2.7 4.4 22 pts, 6 ast, 4 reb at Fla. F18 G 20 Frankie Sullivan 6-1 195 So. Uniontown, AL (R.C. Hatch) 13.0 3.9 2.2 SEC: 1st 85.7 ft%, 2nd 1.9 spg G 24 Tay Waller 6-2 193 Sr. Manchester, GA (Okaloosa-Walton) 13.5 3.7 1.1 18.2 ppg(3.5 3s/gm),5.3 rpg last 6 s C 30 Brendon Knox 6-10 238 Sr. Georgetown, SC (Spartanburg Methodist) 8.4 3.9 1.0* 10 pts, 2 blk,2 reb at Fla. F18 u b G 33 Earnest Ross 6-5 215 Fr. Cary, NC (Panther Creek) 3.0 2.9 0.7 4.0 ppg,2.5 rpg last 2;0.6 ppg prev 11 s G 1 Andre Malone 6-5 210 Fr. Atlanta, GA (South Atlanta) 3.2 2.2 0.5^ sent Ark. gm to OT w/layin PROBABLE ARKANSAS STARTERS PTS REB AST NOTES F 33 Marshawn Powell 6-7 220 Fr. Newport News, VA (The Miller School) 15.2 6.7 1.4 19 pts,6 rb v.AU F6;26 pts v.SC C 00 Mike Washington 6-9 239 Sr. McGehee, AR (Genesis One, MS) 12.5 5.8 1.4* 51.2% fgs this year G 4 Courtney Fortson 5-11 180 So. Montgomery, AL (The Patterson School,NC) 19.7 5.5 6.2 24 pts, 10 reb, 7 ast vs. AU F6 G 12 Marcus Britt 6-3 198 Jr. Madison, AR (Forrest City) 4.2 2.6 1.8 12 pts, 3 stl, 2 ast vs. SC F17 G 15 Rotnei Clarke 6-0 184 So. Verdigris, OK (Verdigris) 16.0 2.4 1.3 nation:5th,456 3fg%;6th,3.3 3fg/gm s u G 14 Stefan Welsh 6-3 185 Sr. Newport News, VA (Hargrave Military Acad.) 6.1 1.7 2.5 13.0 ppg in last 3 gms vs. AU b G 23 Julysses Nobles 6-1 170 Fr. Jackson, MS (Callaway) 3.8 1.7 2.9 6 pts,4 reb,2 ast v.LSU F10 s ^ steals * blocks OFFICIALS AUBURN TIGERS J.B. Caldwell (Deltona, Fla.), Antinio Petty (Chattanooga, Tenn.), Brett 2009-10 Schedule/Scores Barnaky (Clearwater, Fla.) RECORD: 12-14 HOME: 9-5 NEUTRAL: 1-2 SCOUTING ARKANSAS AWAY: 2-7 SEC: 3-8 The Razorbacks defeated the Tigers 82-79 in overtime in Fayetteville on Nov. 13 (1) NIAGARA W 69-65 Feb. 6 ... Courtney Fortson led the Hogs with 24 points, 10 rebounds and Nov. 16 at Missouri State L 62-73 seven assists against Auburn while Frankie Sullivan and Tay Waller had 18 Nov. 20 (2) UCF L 74-84 points apiece for the Tigers ... Arkansas, which defeated South Carolina 92- Nov. 21 (2) IUPUI W 80-65 79 on Wednesday, has won six of their last seven games with the only loss Nov. 22 (2) North Carolina State L 58-60 Nov. 25 HIGH POINT W 75-54 coming at Alabama, 73-68, last Saturday ... in the win over South Carolina, Dec. 1 at Alabama A&M W 87-52 freshman Marshawn Powell had 26 points and eight rebounds while Courtney Dec. 4 TROY L 77-81 Fortson nearly had a quadruple-double with 19 points, nine rebounds, eight Dec. 7 VIRGINIA W 68-67 Dec. 17 at Florida State FL L 72-76 assists and eight turnovers ... Fortson, who has only played in 12 games, Dec. 20 SAM HOUSTON STATE L 89-107 averages a team-high 19.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6.2 assists ... Rotnei Dec. 22 ALABAMA STATE W 94-78 Clarke is fi fth nationally shooting 45.6 percent from 3-point range and sixth Dec. 29 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W 77-62 making 3.3 3-pointers per game, is sixth averaging 16.0 points and fi fth Jan. 2 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W 95-75 Jan. 5 WEST GEORGIA W 96-72 Jan. 9 SOUTH CAROLINA L 71-80 Auburn-Arkansas Game Facts Jan. 14 at Tennessee (#9) L 55-81 Auburn Head Coach: Jeff Lebo Series Notes Jan. 16 KENTUCKY (#2) L 67-72 (North Carolina '89) Series Record: Arkansas leads 25-14 Jan. 20 at LSU W 84-80 at Auburn: 93-90, .508 (6th year) at Auburn: Auburn leads 11-7 Jan. 23 at Vanderbilt L 74-82 Overall: 208-153, .576 (12th year) at Beard-Eaves: Auburn 11-7 Jan. 28 OLE MISS (#18) L 74-84 at Fayetteville: Arkansas leads 16-3 Jan. 30 ALABAMA W 58-57 at Bud Walton: Arkansas 15-2 Feb. 6 at Arkansas L 79-82(ot) Arkansas Head Coach: Neutral Sites: Series tied 1-1 Feb. 10 GEORGIA W 82-63 John Pelphrey (Kentucky '92) Current Streak: 1 by Arkansas Feb. 13 at Mississippi State L 75-85(ot) at Arkansas: 51-40, .560 (3rd Year) Last Meeting: Arkansas 82, Auburn 79 Feb. 18 at Florida L 70-78 Overall: 131-107, .550 (8th year) (ot) (2-6-10 in Fayetteville) Feb. 20 ARKANSAS 6 pm First Meeting: Auburn 65,Arkansas 58 (12-27-67 in Oklahoma City) Feb. 24 at Ole Miss 7 pm Tigers on the Air Feb. 27 LSU 6 pm Tigers on TV Network: Auburn ISP Sports Network Mar. 3 MISSISSIPPI STATE 7 pm Network: FSN Air Time: 5:30 pm CT Mar. 6 at Alabama 12:47 pm Air Time: 6 pm CT Mar. 11- (3) SEC Tournament / TBA Play-by-Play: Rod Bramblett Play-by-Play: Dave Neal 14 Color: Joe Ciampi Color: Larry Conley (1) Glenn Wilkes Classic (Auburn, AL) Studio Host: Brad Law (2) Glenn Wilkes Classic (Daytona Beach, FL) XM Radio: Ch. 200 (3) Nashville, TN (Sommet Center) Internet Broadcast: auburntigers.com All Times Central Standard AUBURN MEDIA RELATIONS • P.O. Box 351 • Auburn, AL 36831-0351 • (334) 844-9800 • FAX (334) 844-9807 Basketball Contact: Chuck Gallina Auburn-Arkansas Game Notes -- page 2 COMPARING STATS COMPARING STATS (All games) ( games only) LEBO’S LEDGER ... • 23-year coaching and playing Scoring Offense ..............75.5 76.1 Scoring Offense ..............71.7 75.9 record of 490-259 (.654) Scoring Defense .............73.7 72.9 Scoring Defense .............76.7 72.6 • 12-year head coaching record: Scoring Margin ................+1.8 +3.2 Scoring Margin ................-5.0 +3.3 208-153 (.576) FG Pct. .............................441 .456 FG Pct. .............................416 .442 • Dist. VII NABC Coach of the Year FG Pct. Defense ..............450 .419 FG Pct. Defense ..............473 .423 (2002) 3-pt. FG Pct. ....................317 .360 3-pt. FG Pct. ....................308 .348 • Three-time Coach of the Year 3-pt. FG Pct. Defense ......358 .363 3-pt. FG Pct. Defense ......342 .333 (2000, 2001, 2002) Free Throw Pct. ...............650 .687 Free Throw Pct. ...............648 .727 • 2002 Tennessee Coach of the Year, Rebound Avg. .................36.0 34.5 Rebound Avg. .................35.4 35.0 Tennessee Sports Writers Assoc. Opp. Rebound Avg. .........35.4 37.3 Opp. Rebound Avg. .........36.0 38.5 • Two Quarterfi nals (2002, 2009) Rebound Margin .............+0.6 -2.8 Rebound Margin ............. -0.6 -3.5 • Nine Tournament appearances Turnovers Per Game ......14.1 13.2 Turnovers Per Game ......12.9 12.6 (5 as a coach, 4 as a player) Opp. Turnovers ...............15.5 14.3 Opp. Turnovers ...............13.2 14.5 • Two Championships Turnover Margin ..............+1.4 +1.1 Turnover Margin ..............+0.3 +1.8 (2001, 2002) • Two SEC Championships shooting 82.7 percent from the free throw Auburn lost an 82-79 heartbreaker at (1993, 1997) line ... Powell, who had 19 points and six Arkansas on Feb. 6, two weeks ago. • Two So-Con Championships rebounds against Auburn, averages 15.2 The Tigers swept last year's season (1991, 1992) points and 6.7 rebounds while Michael series and the teams split the series in • Played with NBA’s San Antonio Spurs Washington adds 12.5 points and 5.8 2005 and 2007. Arkansas swept Auburn (1989-90) rebounds ... in SEC games only, Arkan- in 2006 and 2008. • All- 2nd-team (1988) sas is second in the league with a +1.0 Lebo was 2-5 against the Razorbacks • All- Tournament (1987, 1989) assist/turnover ratio, is second shooting as an assistant. • Four-year record of 116-25 (.823) at 72.7 percent from the foul line and is North Carolina from 1985-89 third shooting 34.8 percent from 3-point JEFF LEBO vs. JOHN PELPHREY • Two Championships at range. Auburn's Jeff Lebo is 3-3 against Ar- North Carolina (1987, 1988) kansas’ John Pelphrey as a head coach. • Two Tournament Elite 8 AUBURN-ARKANSAS SERIES Auburn defeated Pelphrey's South Ala- appearances This is the 40th meeting between the bama Jaguars 82-71 in 2006 in Auburn, • Two Tournament Sweet 16 Tigers and Razorbacks with Arkansas the Tigers lost to the Razorbacks twice appearances holding a 24-15 series lead. in 2008 and Auburn swept Arkansas last • Patterson Award recipient for the Auburn lost at Arkansas 82-79 in over- year.