One of the biggest non-confernece games of the season is going down tomorrow in the nations capital.
No. 9 Virginia and No. 12 Arkansas are going to square off, and two teams who are thought to be contenders in their respective conferences. So far, neither team has been challenged in their opening schedule, but that is not a surprise considering that the opponents have been Drexel, Northeastern, and Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The winning team is going to get a signature non-conference win that could make a big difference when Selection Sunday rolls around, while the loser will have other opportunities to bounce back.
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Here is how you can watch and listen to tomorrow’s game.
Viewing and listening information
TV: ESPN, Tipoff at 1:00 p.m. EST
Play-By-Play: Kevin Brown
Analyst: Sean Farnham
RADIO: Virginia Sports Radio Network
Play-By-Play: John Freeman
Analyst: Jimmy Miller
Affiliates: VirginiaSports.com/Radio
Satellite: SiriusXM 179 or 234 – SXM App: 958
App: Virginia Sports mobile app
LIVE STATS: UVA.StatBroadcast.com
Who wins?
The strengths for both of these teams is going to clash on Sunday afternoon. Arkansas is supposed to have one of the nation’s best offenses under John Calipari and the backcourt of Jeremiah Wilkinson and Jordan Smith Jr is going to be arguably the best that UVA sees all season. Virginia on on the other hand makes their way on the defensive end of the floor and even after losing paint protector Ugonna Onyenso, they remain strong there.
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Arkansas’s defense vs UVA’s offense is going to be interesting as well. Preseason ACC player of the year Thijs de Ridder is off to an awesome start this season and is coming off a 16-point effort on Friday night against Northeastern. Chance Mallory bounced back from a tough season opener on Tuesday to have a career high 20 points, five assists, and four steals against Northeastern on Friday.
UVA head coach Ryan Odom loved that Mallory cut down on his turnovers and kept fighting in the second half to get the win:
“I…
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