Razorbacks Travel to Alabama

Mike Cawood January 31, 2020

Who: Arkansas Razorback (15-5, 3-4 SEC) at Alabama Crimson Tide (12-8, 4-3 SEC)
What: Razorbacks have won five straight in the series with Alabama
When: Saturday – Feb. 1 – 5 pm
Where: Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Coleman Coliseum
How (to follow):
– TV: SEC Network (Kevin Fitzgerald and Dane Bradshaw)
^ CLICK HERE to Watch ESPN/SEC Network Online
– Radio: Learfield IMG College Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
^ Listen to Razorback Sports Network Online: CLICK HERE
– Sirius/XM: XM Channel 374, Streaming Online on channel 374
– Live Stats: Alabama Live Stats

– Arkansas Game Notes: CLICK HERE
– Alabama Game Notes: CLICK HERE

FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas will play three of its next four games on the road, starting with a contest at Alabama on Saturday (Feb. 1). Tipoff is set for 5:00 pm and the game will be telecast on the SEC Network.

Versus Alabama

This will be the 63rd meeting between Arkansas and Alabama. The Razorbacks own a 34-28 advantage in the series, including a 28-24 cushion in games since Arkansas joined the SEC.
The Razorbacks have won five straight in the series and 6-of-the-last-7. However, the Crimson Tide owns a 20-7 advantage in games played in Tuscaloosa.

LAST YEAR:

Daniel Gafford, who had a double-double in the first half and finished with 29 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Razorbacks to an 82-70 win over Alabama in the teams’ 2018-19 regular-season finale.
Isaiah Joe finished with 15 points, had a career-high six steals and tied a career-high with six rebounds.
The game was tight throughout the first half. The largest lead was five points by Arkansas, 36-31, which was the halftime score. Overall, the first half featured six ties and second lead changes.
The Crimson Tide got as close as seven points (56-49) with 7:45 left to play. Desi Sill answered with a 3-pointer to go up 10. Alabama hung around until Joe sank two free throws and converted a 4-point play to put the game out of reach.

Jones Takes Over as SEC Scoring Leader
• Mason Jones scored an SEC career-high 34 points — and added a career-high 12 rebounds — on Wednesday versus South Carolina to push him to the top of the SEC scoring list at 19.2 ppg.

Arkansas has never had a player lead the SEC in scoring at season’s end.
Jones also leads the team in rebounding, assists and steals. In fact, he is THE ONLY PLAYER IN THE SEC to rank among the top 20 in scoring (1st) and rebounds (14th) while ranking among the top 12 in steals (5th) and assists (11th).

Arkansas has Best Scoring Trio in the SEC

Arkansas is the only team in the SEC to feature:
^ Two players in the league’s top 5 for scoring for the season
– Mason Jones (1st / 19.2) • Isaiah Joe (5th / 16.8)
^ Three players in the league’s top 18 for scoring for the season
– Mason Jones (1st / 19.2) • Isaiah Joe (5th / 16.8) • Jimmy Whitt Jr. (10th / 14.9)
IN SEC GAMES: Arkansas is the only team in the league to feature:
^ Three players in the league’s top 10 for scoring
– Mason Jones (4th / 18.3) • Jimmy Whitt Jr. (8th / 16.6) • Isaiah Joe (10th / 15.7)

Taking Care of the Ball in SEC Play

Since SEC play began, Arkansas has taken care of the ball and shared the ball better than the non-conference season. The Hogs have 73 assists and a league-low 51 turnovers in league play.
In SEC play, Arkansas leads the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.2).
In SEC play, Arkansas is the only team to average single-digit turnovers (9.6/gm) while forcing the 2nd most turnovers (14.7/gm).
In SEC play, Arkansas leads the league in turnover margin (+5.1). The next closest is Missouri at +2.0.

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