Hogs answer 'must-win' challenge

Arkansas guard Mason Jones (15) reacts as he leaves the court after beating Indiana 71-64 in an NCAA college basketball game in Bloomington, Ind., Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. A (AP Photo/AJ Mast)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…