A neutral-site matchup against a good but beatable Razaorbacks squad can be a proving ground for the Illini
Arkansas is hitting just over half its shots from the field this season , a country mile beyond the 34.4 percent field-goal shooting Illinois has held opponents to through six games. The one outlier on the Illini schedule thus far – Alabama, which shot a scorching 52.0 percent – also happens to be a ranked SEC team with some elite weapons.
The family connections run deep at Arkansas, where Karter Knox is the brother of former Kentucky star Kevin Knox ; D.J. Wagner is the son of Dajuan Wagner ; and Kareem Watkins is the stepson of Dajuan Wagner and stepbrother of D.J. – and who played for Calipari at Kentucky for four years before transferring to Fayetteville as a grad student.Arkansas freshman Boogie Fland, who averages 17.2 points on 48.1 percent 3-point shooting and 5.
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