Thursday, January 26
Fayetteville, Ark.
6 p.m. CT
Alabama
at
Arkansas
Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics
Alabama Travels to Arkansas For Thursday Night Contest
1/25/2023 2:29:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Crimson Tide will tip off inside Bud Walton Arena at 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's basketball team will look to bounce back on Thursday night as the Crimson Tide takes on No. RV/24 Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark. The game at Bud Walton Arena will tip off at 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
The Game
- Alabama (15-5, 4-3 SEC) vs. Arkansas (17-5, 4-3 SEC)
- Series History: 42nd meeting vs. Razorbacks (Arkansas leads 26-15)
How to Follow
- SEC Network
- Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Christy Thomaskutty (analyst)
- CTSN
- Roger Hoover (play-by-play) on the call
- Updates will be provided on the team's official Twitter account, @AlabamaWBB
About the Tide
- UA enters the game ranked 24th in the NET rankings
- Alabama continues to rank in the top-15 nationally for its impressive shooting from distance
- The Tide ranks 10th nationally in three point percentage (37.6) and 11th in three pointers per game (8.9)
- Aaliyah Nye has helped lead the Tide from beyond the arc with a 45.2 three point percentage, which ranks first in the SEC and 14th nationally
- Jada Rice has tallied 50 blocks this season to rank eighth in the NCAA, while averaging 2.5 blocks per game, 11th-best average nationally
- As a team, Alabama is 29th nationally in scoring margin (14.6) and 39th nationally in scoring defense (57.2)
- The Tide is led by Brittany Davis' 17.3 points per game
- Davis also leads the team in boards (6.6 rpg) and steals (1.7 spg)
- Hannah Barber paces UA in assists, tallying 2.7 per game, while Rice leads in blocks (2.5 bpg)
- Additionally, Sarah Ashlee Barker has averaged 6.2 points per game, 4.9 boards per game, 2.2 assists per game and 1.6 steals a game
- The Tide is coming off a loss (89-51) to No. 4 LSU on Monday night, which snapped a three-game winning streak by UA in SEC play
The Razorbacks
- Arkansas is ranked 24th according to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association and is receiving votes in the AP poll
- The team enters Thursday's game 38th in the NET rankings
- Thursday will be the 42nd meeting between Alabama and Arkansas with Arkansas holding a 26-15 lead in the all-time series, which includes winning the last five meetings
- Arkansas is the third-best team in the conference and 21st nationally for defensive boards, pulling down 29.8 per game
- The team also averages 15.7 free throws a game, ranking 17th nationally
- Erynn Barnum leads the SEC and ranks 17th nationally in field goal percentage (59.5), making 132 field goals this season which ranks 31st in the NCAA
- Samara Spencer has totaled 98 assists this season to rank 27th nationally in the category
- Barnum leads the team in points (15.7 ppg), while Spencer ranks second on the team (15.3 ppg)
- Saylor Poffenbarger has averaged a team-leading 7.2 rebounds per game, while Spencer leads Arkansas in assists (4.5 apg) and Makayla Daniels leads in steals (1.6 spg)
- Barnum and Poffenbarger are both averaging 1.1 blocks per game this season
- Arkansas is coming off back-to-back losses against then-No. 3/4 LSU and No. 1/1 South Carolina
- The Razorbacks suffered a narrow 79-76 loss to the Tigers, but fell 92-46 to the Gamecocks in its last outing
For all the latest information on the team, follow AlabamaWBB on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. General athletic news can be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and Alabama Athletics on Facebook.
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