Alabama @ Arkansas: Game Thread
Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks, Feb 23, 2012 6:00 PM CST
| Time | 6:00 pm CST |
| Location | Fayetteville, AR |
| Venue | Bud Walton Arena |
| TV | ESPN2 |
| Stream | ESPN3 |
| Audio | Crimson Tide Sports Network |
| Live stats | ESPN GameCast |
The Tide is seeking a crucial road win to bolster the team's postseason hopes. Chime in here with comments and updates. Roll Tide!
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Roll Tide!
Not extremely hopeful, but a win would move us a lot closer to a bid. Every game is big from here on and this is certainly no exception.
by Matt Dover on Feb 23, 2012 6:04 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Roll Tide!
I agree. Arkansas is 17-1 at home this year…a tough road win will get this team that much closer and may alleviate some pressure to go deep in the SEC tourney.
ROLL TIDE!!!
"The same things win today that have always won, and they will win years from now. The only difference is the losers have a whole new bunch of excuses why they don’t win or can’t win."-Bear Bryant
(12-4)+2=12 hoping for a +1
Robot Chicken Star Wars should be canon.
by the thin red line on Feb 23, 2012 6:25 PM CST up reply actions
Anyone else having problems with SB Nation?
by Patrick Murphy Sux on Feb 23, 2012 5:58 PM CST reply actions
45-41 at the half.
most points in a half since the first half of the Alabama A&M game.
Wow...awesome 1st half!
Not sure if we can stay this hot from outside the entire game, but I’ll take a 4 point lead any day!
*$%#!!!, Bama's playing their asses off and Trevor gets hurt.
Well, maybe we can get a win here to ease the pain.
We’re winning.
But this is like a final score.
"The same things win today that have always won, and they will win years from now. The only difference is the losers have a whole new bunch of excuses why they don’t win or can’t win."-Bear Bryant
(12-4)+2=12 hoping for a +1
Robot Chicken Star Wars should be canon.
by the thin red line on Feb 23, 2012 6:58 PM CST reply actions
Or Florida
We definitely need to come out strong to open the 2nd
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by billycthulhu on Feb 23, 2012 7:00 PM CST up reply actions
Could be the FL game I'm thinking of.
Was that the one where we went like 10 minutes without a FG to start the 2nd Half?
I believe so
But I think there have been more than one game in which we’ve let our opponent really outplay us around the beginning of the 2nd
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by billycthulhu on Feb 23, 2012 7:03 PM CST up reply actions
just caught up on my DVR
awesome to see the way we responded when Arkansas opened up hot and Lacey went down injured. That’s a real shame too because he was looking really confident early on.
Great to see 3s
Can’ t believe our bad luck with Lacey’s ankle. One thing for sure is that we ought to be used to playing with rotating available players.
Seriously
I feel like our roster is much deeper than it’s been in the last few years, but it’s unfortunate how often we’ve needed to put that to the test.
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by billycthulhu on Feb 23, 2012 7:05 PM CST up reply actions
Cooper and Hankerson really stepping up
that was absolutely essential. Going to need them in the 2nd half because Releford can’t carry the team all by himself.
I'd kinda like to see Jacobs and Engstrom on the floor at the same time...
All the rebounds, they belong to us…
sbnation is wigging out on me
Got we gotta keeep it together and gut out a win
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by Wallacewade04 on Feb 23, 2012 7:07 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Is it a rule for moussa to illegally screen someone every game?
by Patrick Murphy Sux on Feb 23, 2012 7:11 PM CST reply actions
need to be careul with fouls
only 9 guys dressed and 3 of them (Eblen, Gueye, Engstrom) haven’t played much this year. Also don’t want to start putting Arkansas at the line for 1-1s, which we are about to do.
STOP CALLIN OFF BALL FOULS
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good lord they are calling every touch foul
I think that’s 5 team fouls in 2 minutes. Could be real trouble.
yep. way too many off the ball and non-shooting fouls.
let the kids play some.
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by Mr. Abe Froman on Feb 23, 2012 7:18 PM CST up reply actions
Mike Stuart must be itching to T up Grant
by UAEE08 on Feb 23, 2012 7:19 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
Defense baby
Huge run. Have to keep focus though. Some careless turnovers and fouls and Arkansas can easily make a run. In fact, I expect a run. Let’s see how we respond when it happens.
yep. can't expect us to keep shooting as well as we are either.
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by Mr. Abe Froman on Feb 23, 2012 7:19 PM CST up reply actions
doesn't look like they are in the bonus yet
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by Mr. Abe Froman on Feb 23, 2012 7:21 PM CST up reply actions
wow arkansas. wow.
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Even if they ever do score, it's nice to keep making them play through the whole shot clock
when they’re down double digits
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arkansas is playing terrible right now.
has a lot to do with our defense. playing really intense ball right now.
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hogs first basket in a really really long time
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were minutes away from basically making tourney guys. lets do it!
by hate2lose on Feb 23, 2012 7:25 PM CST via mobile reply actions
easy now
a long way to go to secure a bid. But we’ll take a big step toward getting one if we can hold on here
need to make the wide open looks like that
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YES
We are playing like a team possessed — keep rolling guys
gotta get those boards
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coop playing really well
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2 for releford
3 for geuye, steele, jacobs
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by Mr. Abe Froman on Feb 23, 2012 7:31 PM CST up reply actions
Another
“we’re gonna call a foul because that was a terrible shot”
hogs hanging in there.
keeping them in the game with turnovers and giving up OREBS
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Nice to see Coach Grant smile for a change.
That block from the Swede got him fired up.
RBR resident Dogcaller.
not gonna call those?!
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here come the Arkansas free throws
these are going to keep them in this game. A long way to go. Long, long way….
come on guys
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good good.
2 points now
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perfect
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by Mr. Abe Froman on Feb 23, 2012 7:42 PM CST up reply actions
7:30
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by Mr. Abe Froman on Feb 23, 2012 7:43 PM CST up reply actions
yep
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by Mr. Abe Froman on Feb 23, 2012 7:43 PM CST up reply actions
The main thing is to not lose our heads
and make some FT
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
Yep...and they will be much better
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
silver lining to all the conflict surrounding the team this year
the young guys weren’t the problem and have really gotten some confidence.
by BamaThrasher on Feb 23, 2012 7:45 PM CST up reply actions
even scoring tonight.
TR – 12
coop – 15
jacobs – 14
steele – 9
lacey – 8
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its a shame Lacey got hurt
he had 8 in about 5 minutes
by BamaThrasher on Feb 23, 2012 7:46 PM CST up reply actions
gotta make the front end.
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gonna press the rest of the game like this.
not gonna get any easier.
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71-61
espn.com
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by Mr. Abe Froman on Feb 23, 2012 7:48 PM CST up reply actions
that was close
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yep
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by Mr. Abe Froman on Feb 23, 2012 7:49 PM CST up reply actions
Well it seems like they've kind of been creeping back up but I'm glad we've prevented a real run
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Steele's bucket
puts 4 guys in double figures. I don’t know that we’ve done that all year.
really like steele attacking the basket.
he knows how to draw contact and get fouled. thats a great asset.
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need to make those steele
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cooper. heads up
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Ok, said it already
but the next score could really change this game. If it’s us, we start feeling pretty good with a 12+ point lead with under 4 to go. If it’s Arkansas and we get down to 7 or 8 points, it could be a VERY tense last 4 minutes
come on guys
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WHY IS EBLEN TAKING THE BALL UP THE COURT WHYHWHWYWHWYHWYWHWYWHYWHWYWHWYWH
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Seriously,
the Arkansas players stopped moving, expecting him to call timeout. Then he didn’t
Even his name sounds like some shit you don't want to happen.
We eblen’ this all up.
Last media timeout
71-63 Bama, 3:27 to play. Bama ball but we lose the arrow (thanks Ben)
We are going to need to get to 75 pts to win this thing
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
Sorry to say it . . .
. . . but Ben is a liability we cannot afford.
Arkansas ball,
ten second violation instead of jump ball after the review
That was a travel.
He shuffled both feet on the drive.
get eblen the fuck out of the game now
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this is...
bama basketball
i've been fallin' so long it's like gravity's gone and i'm just floatin'...
by JunctionCrimson on Feb 23, 2012 8:01 PM CST reply actions
stop turning the ball over now.
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YES PLEASE
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by billycthulhu on Feb 23, 2012 8:02 PM CST up reply actions
easily a 4 point swing with that foul call
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tipped
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by Mr. Abe Froman on Feb 23, 2012 8:03 PM CST up reply actions
they called deflection
but I didn’t see it.
huge huge huge
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why would you do that
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by Mr. Abe Froman on Feb 23, 2012 8:04 PM CST up reply actions
or not
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by billycthulhu on Feb 23, 2012 8:04 PM CST up reply actions
no clue. crazy
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by Mr. Abe Froman on Feb 23, 2012 8:05 PM CST up reply actions
Arky's a little shook up.
Don’t think they saw this coming.
How long has the last 5 minutes of game time lasted?
It feels like an hour
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getting the calls.
not sure that was a charge
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Thanks, ESPN
I’d much rather see the first minute of some Big10 game than the end of the Alabama game
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seriously trevor
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i think you answered your own question
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by Mr. Abe Froman on Feb 23, 2012 8:10 PM CST up reply actions
Eblen has two stats tonight:
1 turnover and 1 foul
good win
but season aint over yet guys. lot of ball left to be played.
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roooolllllll tide!!!!!
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by Wallacewade04 on Feb 23, 2012 8:10 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Hope we have Green back on Saturday
A win over MSU would be really nice
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Wow, wow, wow
We really stole one tonight. Down by a dozen on the road to a team that doesn’t lose at home and we lose a good shooter and how do we respond? We play lights out.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
What a great comeback!
I love how this team has responded to losing the “big” guys. Lights out is exactly how the guys played. When Coach Grant was smiling with 11 minutes left, I felt really good about the outcome. He knew.
"Basically I’m trying to get the team on my back and we’re going to ride."
Trent Richardson
by Crimsn&White on Feb 23, 2012 8:58 PM CST up reply actions
great win
We needed this, now beat msu Saturday. ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!
by TideinOklahoma on Feb 23, 2012 8:18 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Arky does not make a 3 in 2nd half.
That was the difference.
If Auburn was in New Mexico and we never played them I would still hate them and their dumb coach and their cheating players.
Wow! This year’s team is unpredictable.
Great win!
"The same things win today that have always won, and they will win years from now. The only difference is the losers have a whole new bunch of excuses why they don’t win or can’t win."-Bear Bryant
(12-4)+2=12 hoping for a +1
Robot Chicken Star Wars should be canon.
by the thin red line on Feb 23, 2012 8:29 PM CST reply actions
missed the game and didn't know the outcome
LOVED reading the thread! great win & God bless those boys. they get it and WE GOT HOOPS PASSION AT BAMA! LOVE IT!
"You have to create 6 seconds of hell each play..."
Coach Nick Saban
still happy
Uf you are reading this take a shot
Dammit if we can finish out with two home games we should win and a winnable road game we will be 10 sec wins on the season but that is thinking ahead
Here’s hoping state is drained from the kentucky meltdown
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by Wallacewade04 on Feb 23, 2012 11:36 PM CST via mobile reply actions
state auburn and ole miss
So much to gain
Add a sec tourney win… we will still prolly encounter kentucky or florida in our second game BUT if we can win out and get a tourney win we can improve seeding then add a BIG sec tourney win…
I ain’t saying we re going final four but if we keep winning there’s a possibility of not just making it but avoiding a 1 or 2 seed in the second round…
None of our remaining opponents look solid until the possible second round of sec
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by Wallacewade04 on Feb 23, 2012 11:41 PM CST via mobile reply actions

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