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02/17 03:43 CST No. 20 Arkansas visits No. 25 Alabama after Acuff's 31-point
game
No. 20 Arkansas visits No. 25 Alabama after Acuff's 31-point game
By The Associated Press
Arkansas Razorbacks (19-6, 9-3 SEC) at Alabama Crimson Tide (18-7, 8-4 SEC)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 20 Arkansas visits No. 25 Alabama after Darius Acuff Jr.
scored 31 points in Arkansas' 88-75 win over the Auburn Tigers.
The Crimson Tide are 9-3 in home games. Alabama has a 16-7 record against teams
above .500.
The Razorbacks are 9-3 in conference matchups. Arkansas is 17-6 against
opponents over .500.
Alabama averages 12.8 made 3-pointers per game, 5.0 more made shots than the
7.8 per game Arkansas allows. Arkansas has shot at a 50.4% rate from the field
this season, 7.7 percentage points higher than the 42.7% shooting opponents of
Alabama have averaged.
The Crimson Tide and Razorbacks meet Wednesday for the first time in SEC play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Labaron Philon is scoring 21.3 points per game and averaging
3.5 rebounds for the Crimson Tide. Latrell Wrightsell Jr. is averaging 2.7 made
3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Acuff is averaging 21.2 points and 6.2 assists for the Razorbacks. Meleek
Thomas is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Crimson Tide: 7-3, averaging 88.6 points, 35.5 rebounds, 16.2
assists, 5.9 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 83.6 points per game.
Razorbacks: 7-3, averaging 86.2 points, 30.6 rebounds, 16.9 assists, 6.6 steals
and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 52.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 77.7 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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