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Arkansas, Auburn meet in conference play

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Arkansas (14-11, 5-7) vs. Auburn (17-8, 6-6)

Auburn Arena, Auburn, Alabama; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: SEC foes meet as Arkansas faces Auburn. Both teams last saw action on Saturday. Auburn won on the road against Vanderbilt 64-53, while Arkansas came up short in a 77-67 game at home to Mississippi State.

SAVVY SENIORS: Auburn's Bryce Brown, Samir Doughty and Malik Dunbar have combined to score 38 percent of the team's points this season, including 35 percent of all Tigers scoring over the last five games.

OFFENSIVE THREAT: Jared Harper has either made or assisted on 50 percent of all Auburn field goals over the last three games. The junior guard has accounted for 12 field goals and 18 assists in those games.

BLOCK PARTY: Arkansas is 5-0 when it blocks at least seven opposing shots and 9-11 when it falls shy of that mark. Auburn is 9-0 when blocking seven or more shots and 8-8 this year, otherwise.

PERFECT WHEN: The Tigers are 9-0 when they block at least seven opposing shots and 8-8 when they fall shy of that mark. The Razorbacks are 5-0 when the team blocks at least seven shots and 9-11 when they fall short of that total.

DID YOU KNOW: The Auburn offense has scored 81.7 points per game this season, ranking the Tigers 24th nationally. The Arkansas defense has allowed 73.2 points per game to opponents (ranked 210th).

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