Alabama Crimson Tide @ Arkansas Razorbacks

20-3, 9-1 SEC

Final

	1	2	T
Alabama ALA	40	45	85
Arkansas ARK	34	47	81

Arkansas RazorbacksArkansasARK

14-9, 3-7 SEC

Nelson and Youngblood score 15 each and No. 3 Alabama holds off Arkansas 85-81

— Grant Nelson and Chris Youngblood each scored 15 points and No. 3 Alabama held off a late Arkansas run to deal the Razorbacks' NCAA Tournament hopes a serious blow with an 85-81 win on Saturday night.

Feb 8, 2025, 11:29 pm - AP

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NCAA Division I

Southeastern Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Florida	16-2	-	27-8
Arkansas	13-5	3	28-9
Alabama	13-5	3	25-10
Vanderbilt	11-7	5	27-9
Tennessee	11-7	5	25-12
Texas A&M	11-7	5	22-12
Georgia	10-8	6	22-11
Kentucky	10-8	6	22-14
Missouri	10-8	6	20-13
Texas	9-9	7	21-15
Auburn	7-11	9	22-16
Oklahoma	7-11	9	21-16
Mississippi State	5-13	11	13-19
Ole Miss	4-14	12	15-20
South Carolina	4-14	12	13-19
LSU	3-15	13	15-17

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Alabama Crimson Tide @ Arkansas Razorbacks

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Nelson and Youngblood score 15 each and No. 3 Alabama holds off Arkansas 85-81

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