Absolutely nothing comes easy for this Crimson Tide team, that’s for sure. Facing a must-win in Coleman Coliseum, the Tide hosted red-hot Arkansas, winners of nine-straight, and had to rely on some clutch buckets from a transfer, and one of the worst must-make shot attempts by the visitors you’ll see — after blowing a late 13-point lead, I add.
Things got off well enough, with Bama matching Arkansas’s intensity on the glass, and carrying over their hot shooting from Wednesday night. Angry Chuck made an early appearance. Shack got off to a nice start. Jusuan Holt and James Rojas came off the bench and gave the Tide some much-needed defensive momentum.