GAME NOTES -- SAMFORD at ARKANSAS (PDF)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Samford men's basketball team continues its road stretch as they take on the Arkansas Razorbacks tomorrow night inside Bud Walton Arena. The game is set to tip at 7 p.m. as the Bulldogs are in the midst of three games in five days on the road. Samford and Arkansas each enter the game with a 2-1 record.
The Samford Bulldogs and the Razorbacks are meeting for the fourth time in program history. Arkansas leads the all-time series 3-0, and the two sides haven't met since the 2017-18 season.
Once again, Jadin Booth led the Bulldogs in scoring for the third straight contest. The graduate guard scored a season-low 23 points on 6-of-14 shooting. He also led the Dogs with nine rebounds against the Tigers. Booth is 18-of-37 from three, and is shooting 48 percent from the floor and over 91 percent from the line. He is the leading scorer in the country, averaging 27.7 points per game on the season. Starting point guard Keaton Norris had his best performance in a Bulldog uniform as he finished with 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Freshman Isaiah Campbell-Finch had his breakout game, scoring a career-high 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting in 37 minutes off the bench.
The Bulldogs have hit double-digit threes in every game this season as they knocked down 11 in their win over the Tigers. They will look to once again win the battle at the free-throw line, which has correlated to their two wins this season. Booth and Dylan Faulkner were selected to the Preseason SoCon Team. Faulkner joins Samford after spending two seasons playing for coach Acuff at Lipscomb.
Arkansas enters the game with a 2-1 record on the season and is coming off a 93-56 win over Central Arkansas on Tuesday night. Their lone defeat came at #22 Michigan State, 69-66, last Saturday. Head coach John Calipari is in his second season with the Razorbacks and in his 34th season overall. The Razorbacks were picked fifth in the SEC Preseason Coaches Poll, and three Arkansas players are averaging double-figures on the season, led by Darius Acuff Jr who is scoring 19.7 ppg.
The game can be seen on SEC Network+ here and live stats can be followed here.
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