How to Watch: No. 2 Alabama Basketball vs. Arkansas
With three games to go in the regular season, Alabama still has just a one-game lead in the SEC standings over Texas A&M. It makes every single one of these final three games important.
The first is this Saturday against Arkansas, the Crimson Tide begins a two-game SEC home stand for the first time since early January.
Alabama and the Razorbacks met once already this season in Arkansas with the Crimson Tide coming away with the 15-point win. Arkansas has won its last two games by double-digits and five of its last seven overall heading into the rematch inside Coleman Coliseum.
With it being the final Saturday home game, the Crimson Tide is hosting Senior Day and will honor seniors Adam Cottrell, Noah Gurley and Dom Welch.
Here's everything you need to know about this Saturday's game:
How to Watch Alabama vs. Arkansas
Who: No. 2 Alabama (24-4, 14-1 SEC) vs. Arkansas (19-9, 8-7 SEC)
When: 1 p.m. CT, Saturday
Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
TV: ESPN2
Live Stream: fuboTV (Start your free trial)
Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network (Play-By-Play: Chris Stewart; Analyst: Bryan Passink). The pregame show will begin one hour prior to tipoff.
Series: Arkansas leads, 36-31
Last Meeting: Back on Jan. 11, the Razorbacks and Crimson Tide clashed in Fayetteville. It was a tie game at halftime, and Alabama struggled to put Arkansas away after building up a big lead in the second half. The Razorbacks cut it to two points with less than five minutes to go, and the home crowd was rocking.
Then, Brandon Miller and Noah Clowney combined to hit three 3-pointers to help Alabama pull away for good on the way to the 84-69 victory for the Crimson Tide.
Last Time Out, Alabama: Alabama needed overtime to get a win on the road at South Carolina. Brandon Miller had a career-high 41 points in the win, including the game-tying shot to send the game to overtime, and the game-winning shot that put the Crimson Tide ahead for the 78-76 victory.
Last time out, Arkansas: The Razorbacks put together one of their best performances of the year with a 97-65 win over Georgia. Highly-rated freshman Nick Smith Jr. has been dealing with an injury all season, but had a career high in scoring with 26 points in the win and fourth game back from injury.
Alabama leaders:
- Scoring: Brandon Miller (19.5 ppg)
- Rebounding: Noah Clowney (8.0 rpg)
- Assists: Jaden Bradley (3.5 apg)
Arkansas leaders:
- Scoring: Rickey Council IV (16.6 ppg)
- Rebounding: Makhi Mithcell (5.9 rpg)
- Assists: Anthony Black (4.4 apg)
See also:
Brandon Miller Displays Generational Performance in Alabama's Overtime Win
Full-Court Press: Takeaways from Alabama Basketball at South Carolina
Everything Nate Oats Said After Alabama Beat South Carolina in OT