It seemed obvious that Mike Anderson got his team's attention after the discouraging loss at Oklahoma State on Saturday.
Wednesday night against Alabama, the Razorbacks were not the same team that stood around and watched the Cowboys dunk and make layups.
On paper, the Crimson Tide looked like a trap game.
They had gone 8-3 after a 5-5 start and were a game up on the Razorbacks in the SEC standings. Now, after the 87-68 win, the Hogs are tied for fourth in the SEC with Alabama and own the tiebreaker.
The No. 4 seed in the SEC Tournament is a great place to be because 1-4 seeds don't play until Friday, meaning any opponent will have played at least one game the day before, maybe two in two days.