National Basketball Association
Arkansas 65, Alabama 58
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Officials:
# Doug Sirmons, # James Breeding, # Anthony Jordan
Attendance:
14869
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Arkansas 65, Alabama 58: Bobby Portis recorded a career-high 35 points to go along with nine rebounds and six blocks as the host Razorbacks held off the Crimson Tide to snap a two-game losing skid.
Alandise Harris, who returned from a one-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team, added eight points in a reserve role for Arkansas (14-8, 3-6 SEC). Rashad Madden dished out six assists for the Razorbacks, who finished 20-of-25 from the free-throw line.
Rodney Cooper led the way with 22 points and 10 rebounds for Alabama (9-13, 3-6), which shot 35.6 percent from the floor. Trevor Releford scored 12 points and hauled in five boards for the Crimson Tide, who dropped their third straight game.
Portis went 8-of-10 from the field in the opening 20 minutes while the rest of his teammates shot a combined 1-for-23 as Arkansas trailed 26-24 after Levi Randolph's jumper beat the half-time buzzer. Portis continued to have the hot hand in the second stanza as he keyed a 13-3 run to put the Razorbacks on top 37-33.
Cooper knocked down his third 3-pointer to cut the deficit to one with 13:30 remaining and Algie Key scored four straight points to give Alabama a 43-41 advantage. Jacorey Williams' driving layup put Arkansas up 59-53 with 3:05 left and they held off a late rally to snap a four-game losing streak to the Crimson Tide.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Arkansas started 0-of-7 from 3-point range and finished 1-of-13. … Alabama is 0-6 on the road this season. … The Razorbacks have won the turnover battle in 25 of their last 26 games dating back to last season.
Top Game Performances
| Alabama |
|
Arkansas |
|
Rodney Cooper 22 |
Scoring |
Bobby Portis 35 |
|
Algie Key 3 |
Assists |
Rashad Madden 6 |
|
Rodney Cooper 10 |
Rebounds |
Bobby Portis 9 |
|
Trevor Releford 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Bobby Portis 6 |
|
Retin Obasohan 2 |
Steals |
Alandise Harris 2 |
|
Retin Obasohan 1 |
Blocks |
Bobby Portis 6 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Alabama
|
58 |
35.6 |
4-17 |
12-20 |
10 |
35 |
2 |
4 |
13 |
| Arkansas
|
65 |
38.6 |
1-13 |
20-25 |
14 |
40 |
9 |
6 |
11 |