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Arkansas State Red Wolves at Alabama Crimson Tide

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Arkansas State Red Wolves
1-1, 0-1 Away
Final
79 - 88
Alabama Crimson Tide
2-0, 2-0 Home

No. 2 Alabama uses second-half run to beat Arkansas State 88-79 and avoid upset

Highlight: No. 2 Alabama finds win in physical game vs. Arkansas State

The game was tied with seven minutes left before Alabama scored 11 of the next 13 points, three of them from Sears at the free throw line.

Labaron Philon, Clifford Omoruyi and Grant Nelson each scored 12 points for the Crimson Tide (2-0) but only combined for one 3-pointer. Alabama went 6 for 31 (19%) from behind the arc.

Arkansas State (1-1) was led by 20 points from Kobe Julien and 18 from Taryn Todd.

Takeaways Arkansas State: The Red Wolves proved why they were the coaches’ pick to win the Sun Belt Conference and were able to push Alabama to the final minutes despite shooting 21.4% from 3-point range (6 for 28).

Alabama: The Crimson Tide survived a game against Arkansas State, which is coached by former Nate Oats assistant Bryan Hodgson. Alabama could find itself in more close games given the difficulty of its schedule, which features games against No. 14 Purdue, No. 4 Houston and No. 25 Rutgers before Thanksgiving.

Key moment Alabama made five of its six free throws in the final two minutes to keep Arkansas State at bay, quite the reversal from shooting just 63% from the free throw line in the first half (17 for 27).

Key stat The Crimson Tide attempted 44 free throws compared to the Red Wolves' 36. In a game where the teams were only separated by one percentage point in field-goal percentage and two percentage points in 3-point percentage, the extra eight attempts for Alabama made a difference.

Up next Alabama finishes its three-game homestand to start the season against McNeese State on Monday, while Arkansas State hosts Little Rock on Tuesday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 79 - 88
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 79 - 88
2nd 0:00 Kobe Julien Offensive Rebound. 79 - 88
2nd 0:04 Taryn Todd missed Three Point Jumper. 79 - 88
2nd 0:09 Labaron Philon made Free Throw. 79 - 88

Statistics

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25-62 FG 27-66
40.3 Field Goal % 40.9
6-28 3PT 6-31
21.4 Three Point % 19.4
23-36 FT 28-44
63.9 Free Throw % 63.6
41 Rebounds 50
8 Offensive Rebounds 14
33 Defensive Rebounds 36
11 Assists 13
7 Steals 5
5 Blocks 4
13 Turnovers 12
3 Team Turnovers 2
13 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 10
13 Fast Break Points 12
36 Points in Paint 42
28 Fouls 24
1 Largest Lead 16

Game Information

Coleman Coliseum

Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Attendance: 13,474 | Capacity:

2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Arkansas State 13-5 - 25-11
Troy 13-5 - 23-11
South Alabama 13-5 - 21-11
James Madison 13-5 - 20-12
Marshall 12-6 1 20-13
App State 10-8 3 17-14
Texas State 9-9 4 16-16
Georgia Southern 8-10 5 17-16
Old Dominion 8-10 5 15-20
Georgia State 8-10 5 14-19
Louisiana 8-10 5 12-21
Southern Miss 5-13 8 11-22
Coastal Carolina 3-15 10 10-22
UL Monroe 3-15 10 7-25

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Auburn 15-3 - 32-5
Florida 14-4 1 34-4
Alabama 13-5 2 28-9
Tennessee 12-6 3 30-8
Texas A&M 11-7 4 23-11
Ole Miss 10-8 5 24-12
Kentucky 10-8 5 24-12
Missouri 10-8 5 22-12
Mississippi State 8-10 7 21-13
Arkansas 8-10 7 22-14
Georgia 8-10 7 20-13
Vanderbilt 8-10 7 20-13
Oklahoma 6-12 9 20-14
Texas 6-12 9 19-16
LSU 3-15 12 14-18
South Carolina 2-16 13 12-20
Full Standings