The Razorbacks found themselves trailing Georgia on the road

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Fayetteville, AR (SportsNetwork.com) - The 23rd-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks are set for their SEC home opener on Saturday evening when they take on the Vanderbilt Commodores at Bud Walton Arena. Vanderbilt kicked off its conference slate by cruising to a 64-52 home win over Auburn on Tuesday night. The victory was the fourth in a row and sixth over the last seven games for the Commodores. They will now hit the road for three of their next four games. Meanwhile, Arkansas has reeled off six straight wins to move into the national rankings. The Razorbacks won their SEC road opener for the first time since 2008 with Tuesdays 79-75 triumph at Georgia. They currently own a 15-game home win streak at Bud Walton Arena, where they are 60-6 all-time. In terms of the all-time series between these two teams, Arkansas holds a 19-11 advantage, and that includes a 10-2 mark against the Commodores in Fayetteville. Vandy held a huge 47-27 rebounding advantage over Auburn, and the Commodores defense limited the Tigers to 30.5-percent shooting from the floor. Senior James Siakam (10.2 ppg, 6.1 rpg) had a team-high 14 points and 10 rebounds in 29 minutes of action for his fourth career double-double. Siakam was one of four Commodores in double figures. On the season, Vanderbilt leads the SEC in field-goal percentage (.500) and is second in 3-point shooting percentage (.389). Sophomore big man Damian Jones, a preseason All-SEC first-team pick, leads the way with 16.2 points and 7.1 rebounds per tilt and ranks second in the league in field-goal percentage (.551). The Commodores have gotten widespread contributions from their youthful roster. Riley LaChance is the SECs top freshman scorer at 13.1 ppg, and he ranks among the overall league leaders in threes made per game (2.1) and 3-point shooting percentage (.426). Shelton Mitchell (5.6 ppg, 4.9 apg) and Wade Baldwin IV (7.4 ppg, 4.2 apg) are first and third, respectively, among the leagues freshmen in assists. This matchup certainly has the potential to turn into a high-scoring shootout, considering Arkansas is the only team in the SEC to score at least 65 points in every game. The Razorbacks rank No. 8 in the nation in scoring (84.1 ppg) and are tied for third in assists (18.4 apg). Bobby Portis (17.1 ppg, 7.6 rpg) and Michael Qualls (15.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg) lead the way. The Razorbacks found themselves trailing Georgia on the road by as many as 13 late in the first half of Tuesdays game. However, Arkansas turned things around in the second half by shooting 57.7 percent from the floor while holding the Bulldogs to 34.5 percent over the final 20 minutes. The Razorbacks were out-rebounded by a 40-25 margin for the game, but they forced 17 turnovers and committed only nine. Portis led all scorers with 21 points, Qualls tallied 17 points and seven boards, and Alandise Harris chipped in with 15 points off the bench. Mike Palmateer Jersey . Ted Ligety, Mikaela Shiffrin, Bode Miller and Tim Jitloff underlined the squads enormous potential on the Rettenbach glacier in Austria. Keith Magnuson Jersey . Wearing bib No. 1, Maze skied through the gates cleanly to defend her big first-run lead and finish 0.07 seconds ahead of Anna Fenninger of Austria. Defending champion Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany was third, trailing 0. http://www.officialhockeyproshop.com/De ... ar-Jersey/. - Aaron Rodgers makes tough throws that can leave fans of the Green Bay Packers speechless. Brooks Laich Jersey .C. United to a 4-1 victory over short-handed FC Dallas on Saturday night. Dylan Larkin Jersey .C. -- The Bobcats announced theyve signed centre Justin Hamilton to a 10-day contract.NEW YORK -- NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman will try to wrap up a deal Monday allowing NHL players to compete in the Sochi Olympics. He says the league will meet in New York with the players association, the International Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation. Bettman spoke Thursday after a session with the Board of Governors.dddddddddddd He says the board has given him the authority to finish the deal. Bettman said "thats something we will try and conclude an agreement with." Having the NHL players compete in the games would mean a break in next years NHL regular season of about two weeks in February. China Jerseys ' ' '