Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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Portis leads Arkansas in 65-58 win over Alabama
Portis, a McDonald's All-American, scored 29 of the first 35 points for the Razorbacks (14-8, 3-6 Southeastern Conference), who narrowly avoided their third home loss in four games. He added nine rebounds and six blocks and finished 14 of 17 from the field.
Rodney Cooper led the Crimson Tide (9-13, 3-6), which has now lost five of its last six games, with 22 points, while Trevor Relaford added 12.
Alabama shot just 21 of 59 (35.6 percent) from the field, including 4 of 17 on 3-pointers.
The Crimson Tide led 26-24 at halftime following a buzzer-beating jumper by Cooper to end the first half.
Retin Obasohan extended Alabama's lead to 30-24 early in the second half with a layup, but Portis followed by continuing his hot play of the first half.
The freshman scored Arkansas' first 11 points of the second half, making it 17 straight points overall, to put the Razorbacks up 35-33.
Alabama's last lead came on a pair of free throw by Cooper to go up 46-45.
Alandise Harris, who was suspended for Arkansas' last game, followed with a jumper to put the Razorbacks up for good. The points capped a run of eight straight points for the junior, who scored all of his points during the stretch.
Both teams entered having lost four of their last five games, with the Crimson Tide's losses coming by an average of 15 points.
Alabama still hasn't won away from home in nearly a year. Its last road win was a 52-45 win at Georgia, on Feb. 12, 2013, and it's 0-12 away from home since then.
Portis had eight of the nine first-half field goals for the Razorbacks. His 18 points in the half were one short of his previous career-best of 19 points, which came in a 104-71 win over Texas-San Antonio on Jan. 4.
Minus Portis, the rest of Arkansas was 8 of 40 (20 percent) from the field.
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Statistics
 ALA |
 ARK |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-59 | FG | 22-57 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 4-17 | 3PT | 1-13 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 8 |
| 12-20 | FT | 20-25 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 10 | Assists | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 21 | Fouls | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Fayetteville, AR
Attendance: 14,869 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-10 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 22-16 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 21-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |