Alabama
19-7,9-4SEC
#20 Arkansas
19-7,9-4SEC
No. 25/RV Alabama Wins Double-OT Thriller against Arkansas, 117-115
2/18/2026 10:41:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Crimson Tide wins its sixth straight game against the Razorbacks
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 25/RV Alabama men's basketball team came back from a 14-point deficit, toppling the No. 20/17 Razorbacks 117-115, Wednesday night inside Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide shot 76 percent (16-of-21) from the field in the second half to win its fifth straight game in a row.Â
Alabama (19-7, 9-4 SEC) was led by career highs in scoring from Labaron Philon Jr. (35) and Aiden Sherrell (26), who also grabbed a career high 13 rebounds. Amari Allen (19) and Aden Holloway (15) also poured in double-figure scoring efforts.Â
Arkansas (19-7, 9-4 SEC) was spearheaded by a career-high 49 points from Darius Acuff Jr. to go along with five rebounds and five assists.Â
Head Coach Nate Oats Postgame CommentsÂ
"That was a fun game, I'm sure the fans enjoyed that. I give Arkansas a ton of credit, they are down men and to play a 50-minute game with basically seven players. At the end of the game they played a couple guys that never really played because of foul trouble. Acuff played 50 minutes and scored 49 points. Obviously, our defense wasn't very good on him, especially in the first half. We gotta do a better job, they had a better game plan than us, even though we got better as the game went on. Acuff and Meleek Thomas are pretty skilled players, the two of them went 12-18 from three.Â
I give our guys a lot of credit, too. Aiden Sherrell hasn't really been able to play over 30 minutes, and he played almost 40 tonight and ended up with 26 points and 13 rebounds. He played hard and won our hard hat. Philon made some big plays late, particularly on offense. Houston didn't score in regulation and hit a big three in each of the overtime periods.Â
Our guys fought hard, we got down 14 early and ended up being down 10 at the half. In the second half we got the lead down to seven, and then it felt like a minute later the lead was back at 14. To be down 14 in both halves and fight your way back to force overtime. We need to do better, but its great to learn from a win."
Team StatsÂ
- Alabama's 117 points are the second most scored in school history and the most points scored by the Tide since dropping 123 against USF on Dec. 9, 1971
- Alabama's 14-point comeback is tied for the largest come-from-behind victory by the Tide this year (Mississippi State, Jan. 13)
- Amari Allen and Aiden Sherrell both recorded double-doubles. This is the first time two UA players have recorded double-doubles in the same game since Jan. 4, 2025
- UA shot 10-of-29 from three-point range, making it the ninth time in the last ten games they have made 10-plus threes
- The Tide's 76 percent from the field in the second half is its best percentage in a half this seasonÂ
- Alabama's 40 made field goals are its most made shots in a game all seasonÂ
- The Tide scored 58 of its 117 points in the paint, the most it has scored in that area this yearÂ
First Half Â
- Despite Arkansas making its first four shots to take an early 9-5 lead, the Tide quickly stormed back with the help of a 10-0 run over 1:23 to take a 15-9 lead with 16:16 left in the first stanza
- The Razorbacks reclaimed the lead with an extended 20-3 run over five minutes, taking a 37-23 lead with 8:50 left until the break
- An 11-4 run by the Tide helped to cut the lead to single digits, down 47-41 with 2:11 left until halftime
- Arkansas made its final four shots of the half, going into the break with a 57-47 leadÂ
- Amari Allen and Labaron Philon Jr. have 11 points each at the intermission
- The Tide are shooting 19-of-37 from the field (51.4 percent)
Second Half Â
- Arkansas extended its lead to 69-56 with 15:17 left in the game, in part to five early turnovers from the Tide
- The Tide started 9-of-11 (82 percent) from the field in the second half to claw its way back, 77-73 with 10:18 remaining in the gameÂ
- A 15-2 run from 12:30-8:45 (3:45) put the Crimson Tide back in the game, giving it an 80-79 lead with 7:33 left in the game, its first lead since 14:48 in the first halfÂ
- Another UA run, 8-0 spanning two minutes, helped Alabama to extend its lead to six, 87-81, with 5:04 left in the gameÂ
- Darius Acuff Jr. made a three-pointer with 12 seconds to go in regulation to tie the game at 95 and send the contest to overtime
- Arkansas won the race to 100, scoring the first five points of the half before UA went on a 7-0 run from 3:49-2:30 (1:29) to take a 102-100 lead with 2:30 left in the extra periodÂ
- Two Amari Allen free throws tied the game at 105 with 54 seconds left to send the game to double overtime
- With 51 seconds left in double OT, Houston Mallette hit a three-pointer to give the Tide a 117-113 leadÂ
- Alabama would hold on to win the game 117-115
- UA shot 16-for-21 (76.2 percent) in the second half to climb back and outscore the Razorbacks 48-38 in the stanza
- Philon scored 19 of his points in the second half on 6-9 shooting from the floor and 6-7 from the charity stripe
Up Next
- The Tide hit the road and head to Pete Maravich Assembly Center Saturday night to face the LSU TigersÂ
- Tipoff is set for 5:00 p.m. CT at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center and can be seen on the SEC NetworkÂ
