TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The University of Arkansas' top scorer struggled to make free throws, and the Razorbacks' second-leading scorer was gimpy with a sore knee and did not score at all.
The Razorbacks also fell behind Alabama by 12 points before denting the scoreboard themselves.
And still the gritty Hogs found a way to overcome the SEC's highest-scoring team for an 82-78 victory over the Crimson Tide before a crowd of 12,461 at Coleman Coliseum on Saturday. It was Arkansas' sixth consecutive victory over Alabama.
Mason Jones scored 30 points on 10-of-20 shooting while battling leg cramps, and Jimmy Whitt added 26 points with a series of isolation plays down the stretch to lead Arkansas.