The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team picked up their seventh win in a row on Saturday afternoon, crushing the Arkansas Razorbacks, 90-59, to improve to 11-3 on the season and 6-0 in SEC play.
Much like their win over Kentucky earlier this week, the Crimson Tide jumped out to a massive lead early and never looked back. The Razorbacks, who entered the game with a 10-3 record, fell behind 42-19 at halftime and shot just 33 percent from the floor as a team.
Senior guard John Petty Jr. led Alabama with 17 points, while sophomore guard Jaden Shackelford contributed 16 points. The two starting guards combined to make nine of 16 of their three-point attempts.
As a team, Alabama connected on 15 of 36 attempts from beyond the arc, good for a 41.7 percent average. It was one of the Tide’s better games of the season from long range.
The Crimson Tide received good news in the form of guard Jahvon Quinerly, who returned to action after missing the previous four games with an undisclosed medical condition. Quinerly came off the bench to score seven points, pull down four rebounds and dish out four assists.
Senior big man Herb Jones also played after leaving the win over Kentucky with an injured finger. Jones scored 13 points.
The Crimson Tide were without forward Jordan Bruner who coach Nate Oats said would be out four-to-six weeks.
Alabama returns to the court on Tuesday with a trip to Baton Rouge to face the LSU Tigers.