The Stanford Cardinal (2-3) take on the Arkansas Razorbacks (2-2) at the Barclays Center. The game gets underway at 12:30 pm ET on Friday, Nov. 27 and will air on ESU and ES3.
The Cardinal were beaten by Villanova 59-45 on Thursday. Despite the loss, Dorian Pickens earned his first double-double this season with 11 points and 10 rebounds. The Razorbacks, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 83-73 loss to Georgia Tech on Thursday. Dusty Hannahs had a team-high 17 points.
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The Stanford Cardinal have the best defense in the country, giving up just 106.3 points per 100 possessions. The Arkansas Razorbacks have the 73rd-ranked offense, scoring 113.8 points in the same number of possessions.
The Stanford Cardinal average a field goal percentage of 45.7% this season. The Arkansas Razorbacks are a winless 0-2 when opponents have a FG% of 45.7% or greater.
The Stanford Cardinal and the Arkansas Razorbacks both rank higher in average field goal percentage when compared to their effective field goal percentages. Stanford is 176th and 123rd in the nation for eFG% and FG% respectively, while Arkansas ranks 135th and 117th in these categories.
Arkansas ranks 29th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.60. Stanford is ranked lower at 281st with an A/TO of .83.
The Arkansas Razorbacks rank 90th in offensive rebounds. The Stanford Cardinal rank 197th in the nation in defensive rebounds.
Though Stanford is one of the best in the country in forcing turnovers with opponents averaging a TO% of 16.5% (ranked first), Arkansas is undefeated (2-0) when its TO% is 16.5% or greater.
