How to Watch Alabama vs. Arkansas Basketball: Live Stream & TV Channel Info – March 9

By Lineups Staff | Mar 08, 2024, 7:09pm

The No. 16 Alabama Crimson Tide (20-10, 12-5 SEC) are at home in SEC play against the Arkansas Razorbacks (15-15, 6-11 SEC) on Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET.

This matchup will be available on ESPN, so check it out.

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Crimson Tide vs. Razorbacks Game Info

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM ET
TV: ESPN
Live Stream: Stream NCAA men’s basketball on Paramount Plus and Hulu + Live TV
Where: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Venue: Coleman Coliseum

Crimson Tide Insights

Although Alabama is ceding 80.1 points per game (11th-worst in college basketball) on defense, its offense has been very good, as it ranks best in college basketball by tallying 90.8 points per game.
With 39.6 rebounds per game, the Crimson Tide are 27th in the nation. They allow 34.8 rebounds per contest, which ranks 180th in college basketball.
Alabama is dishing out 15.8 dimes per game, which ranks them 38th in college basketball in 2023-24.
The Crimson Tide are committing 12 turnovers per game (254th-ranked in college basketball) this season, while forcing 11.3 turnovers per contest (175th-ranked).
Alabama ranks second-best in the country by making 11.3 threes per game. In terms of three-point percentage, it ranks 30th in college basketball at 37.1%.
So far this season, the Crimson Tide are ceding 7.5 treys per game (210th-ranked in college basketball) and are allowing opponents to shoot 32.1% (95th-ranked) from beyond the arc.
Alabama has taken 52.5% two-pointers and 47.5% from beyond the arc this year. Of the team’s baskets, 63.3% are two-pointers and 36.7% are threes.

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Razorbacks Insights

In 2023-24, Arkansas is 77th in the nation on offense (77.4 points scored per game) and 19th-worst on defense (79.2 points conceded).
In 2023-24, the Razorbacks are 220th in the nation in rebounds (34.7 per game) and 266th in rebounds conceded (36.2).
This season Arkansas is ranked 292nd in the country in assists at 11.7 per game.
The Razorbacks commit 11.1 turnovers per game and force 10.9 per game, ranking 165th and 226th, respectively, in the country.
Beyond the arc, Arkansas is 306th in the country in 3-pointers made per game (6.1). It is 279th in 3-point percentage at 32.3%.
Giving up 7.3 3-pointers per game and conceding 34.3% from beyond the arc, the Razorbacks are 180th and 231st in the country, respectively, in those categories.
In 2023-24, Arkansas has taken 66.9% percent of its shots from inside the 3-point line, and 33.1% percent from beyond it. In terms of makes, 76.3% of Arkansas’ buckets have been 2-pointers, and 23.7% have been 3-pointers.

Crimson Tide Leaders

The scoring leader for the Crimson Tide this season is Mark Sears, who averages 21.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, and four assists per game.
Alabama’s leading rebounder is Grant Nelson averaging 5.5 boards per game and its best passer is Aaron Estrada and his 4.4 assists per game.
Sears leads the Crimson Tide in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 2.4 shots per game from beyond the arc.
The Alabama steals leader is Sears, who averages 1.7 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Nelson, who compiles 1.5 rejections per contest.

Razorbacks Leaders

Tramon Mark is the top scorer for the Razorbacks with 16.8 points per game. He also adds 4.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game to his scoring output.
The Arkansas leaders in rebounding and assists are Trevon Brazile with 5.8 rebounds per game (he also adds 8.3 points and 0.5 assists per game) and Davonte Davis with 2.1 assists per game (he also tacks on 5.7 points and 3.6 rebounds per game).
Khalif Battle is the most prolific from the three-point line for the Razorbacks, hitting 1.6 threes per game.
Arkansas’ leader in steals is Mark (1.2 per game), and its leader in blocks is Makhi Mitchell (1.3 per game).