Overview
- Houston Mallette buried the go-ahead 3-pointer with 51 seconds left in the second overtime to secure No. 25 Alabama’s 117-115 win.
- Arkansas freshman Darius Acuff Jr. played all 50 minutes and set the program’s freshman single-game record with 49 points, pushing his season total to 579 to surpass Scotty Thurman.
- Alabama rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit with an 18-4 surge after Arkansas led by 10 at halftime.
- Four Razorbacks fouled out across the extra periods, forcing John Calipari to use deep reserves who had combined for 35 minutes this season, as Alabama attempted 34 free throws to Arkansas’ 19.
- Labaron Philon Jr. delivered a career-high 35 points with seven assists, Aiden Sherrell posted 26 points and 13 rebounds, and Amari Allen added 19 points and 11 boards for the Tide.