Alabama (85) vs Arkansas (81) · Feb 8, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Feb 8, 2025

Game Recap

Nelson and Youngblood score 15 each and No. 3 Alabama holds off Arkansas 85-81. Grant Nelson and Chris Youngblood each scored 15 points and No. 3 Alabama held off a late Arkansas run to deal the Razorbacks' NCAA Tournament hopes a serious blow with an 85-81 win on Saturday night.

Box Score

	1	2	T
ALA	40	45	85
ARK	34	47	81

ALABAMA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Jarin Stevenson	22	1-2	0-1	2-3	5	1	1	1	0	2	4
4Grant Nelson	28	5-7	0-1	5-6	4	3	0	2	0	3	15
11Clifford Omoruyi	22	4-6	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	1	3	9
8Chris Youngblood	31	5-9	2-6	3-5	3	1	0	0	2	1	15
1Mark Sears	34	5-12	1-4	0-0	3	3	1	0	6	1	11
10Mouhamed Dioubate	15	7-9	0-0	0-0	4	2	1	0	4	4	14
22Aiden Sherrell	8	3-4	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	1	0	7
0Labaron Philon	18	1-6	0-3	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	1	2
2Aden Holloway	22	3-7	2-4	0-0	5	4	1	0	0	1	8
TOTAL	-	34-6254.8%	5-1926.3%	12-1866.7%	31	17	5	3	14	16	85

ARKANSAS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
44Zvonimir Ivisic	31	10-18	5-9	2-4	7	2	3	3	1	3	27
3Adou Thiero	24	8-14	1-1	5-6	6	2	2	0	3	4	22
11Karter Knox	30	0-4	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	2	0
1Johnell Davis	28	4-13	1-5	4-4	3	0	1	0	1	4	13
21D.J. Wagner	35	1-6	0-4	6-6	0	9	1	0	2	0	8
24Billy Richmond III	26	4-6	0-1	1-1	4	1	2	1	2	4	9
4Trevon Brazile	18	1-1	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	2	0	0	2
9Jonas Aidoo	8	0-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0

TOTAL	-	28-6543.1%	7-2035.0%	18-2185.7%	30	15	9	7	10	18	81

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfalaark

(19:45) Mark Sears Turnover.
(19:45) Zvonimir Ivisic Steal.
+2 (19:23) Zvonimir Ivisic made Jumper. Assisted by D.J. Wagner.
02
+2 (19:10) Grant Nelson made Layup.
22
(18:44) Adou Thiero missed Layup.
(18:44) Grant Nelson Block.
(18:40) Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(18:25) Foul on Adou Thiero.
+1 (18:25) Grant Nelson made Free Throw.
32
+1 (18:25) Grant Nelson made Free Throw.
42
(18:03) Johnell Davis missed Layup.
(18:00) Alabama Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:45) Chris Youngblood made Layup.
62
(17:24) Foul on Jarin Stevenson.
+1 (17:24) D.J. Wagner made Free Throw.
63
+1 (17:24) D.J. Wagner made Free Throw.
64
(17:11) Mark Sears Turnover.
(17:11) D.J. Wagner Steal.
(17:06) Adou Thiero missed Layup.
(17:03) Billy Richmond III Offensive Rebound.
(17:03) Billy Richmond III missed Jumper.
(17:03) Jarin Stevenson Block.
(17:03) Billy Richmond III Offensive Rebound.
(17:03) Foul on Clifford Omoruyi.
(16:53) Zvonimir Ivisic missed Jumper.
(16:50) Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.
(16:42) Jarin Stevenson missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:40) Alabama Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:38) Grant Nelson made Layup. Assisted by Jarin Stevenson.
84
(16:19) Zvonimir Ivisic missed Jumper.
(16:14) Zvonimir Ivisic Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:14) Zvonimir Ivisic made Jumper.
86
(16:00) Grant Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:55) Jarin Stevenson Offensive Rebound.
(15:52) Mark Sears missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:48) Trevon Brazile Defensive Rebound.
(15:28) Zvonimir Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:25) Chris Youngblood Defensive Rebound.
(15:18) Foul on Zvonimir Ivisic.
(15:18) Official TV Timeout
+1 (15:18) Jarin Stevenson made Free Throw.
96
+1 (15:18) Jarin Stevenson made Free Throw.
106
(14:58) Jonas Aidoo missed Jumper.
(14:54) Aden Holloway Defensive Rebound.
(14:42) Mouhamed Dioubate Turnover.
(14:28) Johnell Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:24) Mouhamed Dioubate Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:18) Mark Sears made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Labaron Philon.
136
(14:00) Jonas Aidoo missed Jumper.
(13:57) Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:49) Aden Holloway made Layup.
156
(13:48) Arkansas Timeout
(13:32) Adou Thiero missed Jumper.
(13:26) Adou Thiero Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:25) Adou Thiero made Dunk.
158
+3 (13:15) Aden Holloway made Three Point Jumper.
188
(13:00) D.J. Wagner missed Layup.
(12:57) Aiden Sherrell Defensive Rebound.
(12:47) Aiden Sherrell Turnover.
(12:47) Zvonimir Ivisic Steal.
+2 (12:43) Johnell Davis made Layup. Assisted by Karter Knox.
1810
+2 (12:24) Aiden Sherrell made Layup. Assisted by Labaron Philon.
2010
+3 (12:09) Zvonimir Ivisic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by D.J. Wagner.
2013
(11:47) Labaron Philon missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:44) Zvonimir Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:29) Zvonimir Ivisic made Layup.
2015
+2 (11:09) Mark Sears made Layup.
2215
+3 (10:54) Adou Thiero made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by D.J. Wagner.
2218
(10:40) Mouhamed Dioubate Turnover.
(10:40) Adou Thiero Steal.
(10:40) Official TV Timeout
(10:25) Zvonimir Ivisic missed Jumper.
(10:22) Aden Holloway Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:11) Chris Youngblood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grant Nelson.
2518
(9:55) Foul on Clifford Omoruyi.
+1 (9:55) Adou Thiero made Free Throw.
2519
+1 (9:55) Adou Thiero made Free Throw.
2520
+2 (9:40) Chris Youngblood made Jumper. Assisted by Aden Holloway.
2720
+2 (9:14) Adou Thiero made Dunk.
2722
+2 (9:04) Aiden Sherrell made Dunk. Assisted by Aden Holloway.
2922
+2 (8:34) D.J. Wagner made Jumper. Assisted by Zvonimir Ivisic.
2924
(8:01) Chris Youngblood Turnover.
(8:01) Adou Thiero Steal.
+3 (7:40) Zvonimir Ivisic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by D.J. Wagner.
2927
(7:30) Mouhamed Dioubate missed Layup.
(7:30) Zvonimir Ivisic Block.
(7:19) Mouhamed Dioubate Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:19) Mouhamed Dioubate made Jumper.
3127
+3 (7:10) Zvonimir Ivisic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by D.J. Wagner.
3130
+2 (6:59) Mouhamed Dioubate made Jumper.
3330
(6:30) Official TV Timeout
(6:25) Adou Thiero missed Jumper.
(6:19) Adou Thiero Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:19) Adou Thiero made Jumper.
3332
(6:01) Mark Sears missed Layup.
(6:01) Trevon Brazile Block.
(6:01) Jonas Aidoo Defensive Rebound.
(6:01) Foul on Mouhamed Dioubate.
(5:51) Karter Knox Turnover.
(5:51) Mark Sears Steal.
+2 (5:47) Mark Sears made Layup.
3532
(5:27) Adou Thiero missed Jumper.
(5:24) Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.
(5:14) Chris Youngblood missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:10) Karter Knox Defensive Rebound.
(4:48) Karter Knox missed Jumper.
(4:46) Mouhamed Dioubate Defensive Rebound.
(4:46) Foul on Adou Thiero.
(4:31) Mouhamed Dioubate Turnover.
(4:31) Billy Richmond III Steal.
(4:10) Johnell Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:06) Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.
(3:41) Mark Sears Turnover.
(3:41) Billy Richmond III Steal.
(3:41) Official TV Timeout
(3:41) Technical Foul on Zvonimir Ivisic.
(3:41) Zvonimir Ivisic Turnover.
(3:41) Technical Foul on Chris Youngblood.
(3:41) Chris Youngblood Turnover.
(3:12) Johnell Davis missed Jumper.
(3:12) Arkansas Offensive Rebound.
(3:10) Arkansas Turnover.
(2:55) Foul on Johnell Davis.
+2 (2:33) Aiden Sherrell made Layup. Assisted by Aden Holloway.
3732
(2:23) D.J. Wagner missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:19) Aden Holloway Defensive Rebound.
(2:12) Aden Holloway missed Layup.
(2:12) Trevon Brazile Defensive Rebound.
(2:12) Billy Richmond III Block.
(2:04) Johnell Davis missed Layup.
(2:04) Alabama Defensive Rebound.
(1:57) Foul on Johnell Davis.
(1:49) Foul on Jonas Aidoo.
+1 (1:49) Aiden Sherrell made Free Throw.
3832
(1:49) Aiden Sherrell missed Free Throw.
(1:47) Trevon Brazile Defensive Rebound.
(1:35) D.J. Wagner missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:32) Alabama Defensive Rebound.
(1:16) Mark Sears missed Layup.
(1:16) Jonas Aidoo Block.
(1:12) Aiden Sherrell Offensive Rebound.
(1:11) Labaron Philon missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:09) Aiden Sherrell Offensive Rebound.
(1:09) Aiden Sherrell missed Jumper.
(1:09) Arkansas Defensive Rebound.
(0:46) Jonas Aidoo missed Jumper.
(0:45) Karter Knox Offensive Rebound.
(0:45) Foul on Mouhamed Dioubate.
(0:31) Karter Knox missed Layup.
(0:26) Karter Knox Offensive Rebound.
(0:26) Karter Knox missed Jumper.
(0:23) Trevon Brazile Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:23) Trevon Brazile made Dunk.
3834
(0:20) Alabama Timeout
+2 (0:01) Mouhamed Dioubate made Jumper. Assisted by Grant Nelson.
4034
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

ALA

ARK

85Points81

34-62(54.8%)Field Goal(%)28-65(43.1%)

5-19(26.3%)3-Point(%)7-20(35%)

12-18(66.7%)Free Throw(%)18-21(85.7%)

35(11)Rebounds(Offensive)32(13)

17Assists15

5Steals9

3Blocks7

14Turnovers11

16(1)Fouls(Technical)18(1)

18Largest Lead2

Game Details

Saturday, February 8, 2025 · 8:30 PM

Bud Walton Arena · Fayetteville, AR

attendance: 19,200 (100.0%)

tv: ESPN

spread: ALA -5.5

over/under: 166.5