LIVE UPDATES: No. 15 Arkansas hosts No. 4 Alabama

Half – Arkansas 33, Alabama 33

Jalen Graham scored eight factors off the bench and Ricky Council added seven, and the Razorbacks are again on this recreation after a tough begin.

Arkansas went on a 9-0 run late within the half to maneuver a six-point deficit to a three-point lead. The Razorbacks made 5 free throws and two photographs from the sphere in that stretch.

Alabama has led by as many as seven factors. Mark Sears has a game-high 12 factors tonight.

Brandon Miller, the Crimson Tide’s stud freshman, has not scored or tried a shot from the ground. Devo Davis has completed a superb job taking him out of the sport.

Davis, offensively, has struggled a bit, however he has 4 factors, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.

There have been 28 fouls known as within the first half, 15 on Alabama. Six Razorbacks gamers have two fouls, and three Alabama gamers have three fouls.

Arkansas is 0 of three from three-point vary and the Crimson Tide are 2 of 10. Alabama is 11 of 19 on the line, and the Razorbacks are 11 of 18.

3:26, 1H – Alabama 28, Arkansas 22

Jalen Graham has given Arkansas a activate the bench with 6 factors, 1 rebound and 1 cost taken.

The Razorbacks are nonetheless trying to find any sort of a stream on offense, although. Ricky Council scored on a tricky layup within the lane, but it surely was the primary non-Graham bucket because the 13:07 mark.

Mark Sears is as much as a game-high 12 factors. Nonetheless nothing from Brandon Miller.

Devo Davis has had a tough night time offensively – 1 of 6 capturing – however he has been terrific on Miller thus far.

6:18, 1H – Alabama 21, Arkansas 16

Not quite a lot of offense from both aspect in that final stretch between timeouts.

Jalen Graham has appeared off the Arkansas bench and supplied a bucket and a rebound. It was the Razorbacks’ first discipline purpose in additional than 5 minutes.

They’re 1 of their final 11 from the ground, and Graham’s rating snapped a run of eight straight misses. Devo Davis leads Arkansas with 4 factors.

Brandon Miller nonetheless has not scored or tried a shot. Mark Sears continues to guide the Crimson Tide with eight factors.

Kamani Johnson, Makhel Mitchell and Jordan Walsh every have two fouls. Mitchell took a cost earlier.

11:27, 1H – Alabama 17, Arkansas 12

The Crimson Tide have made 4 of their final 5 photographs and have opened up their largest lead of the night time.

Mark Sears drove into the lane in transition and hit a lefty floater to set the present rating. The bucket got here instantly after a Makhi Mitchell turnover.

Brandon Miller nonetheless has not taken a shot or scored, however Alabama has operated simply superb offensively. The Crimson Tide are moving into the lane virtually any time they need and placing loads of stress on the Razorbacks on the rim.

Sears has a game-high eight factors. Anthony Black and Makhel Mitchell every have three factors for Arkansas.

Makhel Mitchell and Jordan Walsh have two fouls apiece and sure will not return till the second half.

The Razorbacks have turned the ball over six instances to Alabama’s one.

15:53, 1H – Arkansas 7, Alabama 5

The Razorbacks are off to an honest begin on each ends. Turnovers, although, have plagued them recently.

They’ve three turnovers within the final 2:08.

Makhel Mitchell, who picked up his second foul previous to the primary media timeout, has three factors due to a giant dunk by means of contact and a free throw. Anthony Black and Devo Davis even have buckets.

Black scored after getting a excessive ball display transferring to his proper and ending by means of contact on the rim. Felt like he hung within the air endlessly.

Alabama is 1 of 5 from the ground to start the night time. Brandon Miller has not tried a shot or scored.

Noah Clowney knocked down a 3 lower than one minute in and Mark Sears made a pair of free throws.

Pregame

Arkansas’ beginning lineup: Anthony Black, Devo Davis, Jordan Walsh, Makhel Mitchell and Makhi Mitchell

Makhel Mitchell is making his first begin as a Razorback. He has performed eight minutes in SEC video games thus far.

Tonight is the primary AP top-15 matchup in Bud Walton Enviornment since January 1995, when Arkansas defeated Kentucky 94-92 on Tremendous Bowl Sunday. The Razorbacks have gained 5 straight residence video games in opposition to ranked groups.

The primary win in that five-game streak was in opposition to Alabama two seasons in the past.

No. 15 Arkansas comes into tonight 1-2 in SEC play after dropping at Auburn on Saturday. Black, placing up 12 factors and 5.7 rebounds in convention, scored a game-high 23 factors within the loss on 5 of 11 from the ground and 13 of 16 on the free throw line.

Ricky Council, coming off the bench tonight, is averaging 17.3 factors per recreation in league play, however is capturing 32.7% from the ground. He’s, although, the lone Arkansas participant with greater than three made three-pointers in opposition to convention opponents.

Walsh and Makhi Mitchell are tied for the staff lead in league-only video games in rebounding at 8.7 per outing.

For the season, the Razorbacks are No. 9 within the nation in defensive effectivity, permitting 88.9 factors per 100 possessions. And in SEC video games, they’re No. 1 in defensive rebound charge.

Maintaining Alabama off the glass tonight shall be a giant key. It’s No. 30 nationally in offensive rebound charge.

Alabama’s starters: Brandon Miller, Mark Sears, Jaden Bradley, Noah Clowney and Charles Bediako

Miller, an AAU teammate of Nick Smith whereas in highschool, is the participant to look at for the Crimson Tide.

The 6-9 wing is capturing 43.5% from three-point vary and is at the moment No. 9 within the KenPom participant of 12 months rankings. In three SEC video games thus far, he’s capturing 50% from the ground and 40.9% from deep.

Miller scored 36 factors in Alabama’s final loss, which got here in opposition to Gonzaga in mid-December in Birmingham, Ala.

Sears can be an ideal perimeter menace, hitting 41.9% of his 86 three-point makes an attempt in 15 video games. He’s placing up 17.3 factors per recreation within the league, and had six steals within the staff’s win over Kentucky on Saturday.

Bediako is among the nation’s finest shot blockers. In accordance with KenPom information, he’s forty sixth within the nation with a block charge of 8.5%, and that determine is 11.1% in SEC video games.

Alabama is eleventh within the nation in defensive effectivity and has the nation’s No. 2 two-point protection. Opponents have made simply 42.0% of their photographs contained in the arc in opposition to the Tide this season.