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No. 25 Alabama Survives Darius Acuff's Huge Night and Beats No. 20 Arkansas 117-115 in 2OT
Freshman Darius Acuff Jr. scored 49 points, but Alabama’s comeback and Mallette’s late 3-pointer secured their fifth straight win in a high-scoring double overtime game.
- On Wednesday, Alabama beat Arkansas 117-115 in double overtime at Coleman Coliseum despite Arkansas freshman Darius Acuff Jr. scoring 49 points while playing all 50 minutes.
- With foul trouble, Arkansas used a seven-man rotation and had four players foul out in overtime, straining their rotation and forcing inexperienced players into crunch time.
- Acuff shot efficiently, going 16-for-27 from the field, 6-for-10 on 3s, and 11-for-12 on free throws while Houston Mallette hit a key 3-pointer and Labaron Philon Jr. scored 35 with Aiden Sherrell adding 26 and 13 rebounds.
- The result left both teams at 19-7, 9-4 in SEC, with Alabama extending its series win streak to six and Arkansas suffering its first loss in four games.
- Acuff's night carries historical weight as his 49 points are the second-most this season behind Dennis Parker Jr.'s 53 and the highest ever by an Arkansas freshman.
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No. 25 Alabama outlasts No. 20 Arkansas basketball in double-overtime thriller | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The Crimson Tide erased a 14-point second-half deficit and held off the Razorbacks on a night in which Arkansas freshman guard Darius Acuff scored 49 points.
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No. 25 Alabama survives Darius Acuff's huge night and beats No. 20 Arkansas 117-115 in 2OT
Houston Mallette hit a 3-pointer with 51 seconds remaining in the second overtime and No. 25 Alabama survived one of the best single-game performances of the season to edge 20th-ranked Arkansas 117-115.
John Calipari reveals Darius Acuff was in walking boot before 49-point outing
Wednesday night’s Arkansas-Alabama showdown was one for the books. The Crimson Tide’s thrilling 117-115 double overtime triumph was highlighted by possibly the performance of the season from Razorbacks’ superstar freshman guard Darius Acuff, who sent the game to overtime and poured in 49 points without sitting a single second of the contest. What makes this even more impressive is that there were concerns Acuff wouldn’t be available for the cont…
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