Mark Sears brought the ball up and found himself alone atop the 3-point arch. The Alabama guard eyed the rim and released, the attempt on target but rotating well short
NICK ALVAREZ al.com of the rim. Rylan Griffen, who rotated for a rebound, caught Sears’ miss as if it were a pass and extended the Crimson Tide’s lead over Arkansas.
Nate Oats’ squad has made and shot the most 3s in the Southeastern Conference. After the Oklahoma loss on Jan. 28, part of the team’s wake-up call as more shooting in the gym. It led to a hot temporary hot stretch which ended a few weeks later at Auburn. Since beating the Tigers, the Tide is converting 3s at a 31.3 percent clip, a rate buoyed by hitting 16 of 34 versus Georgia.
“We’re gonna try to get shooters on the floor, and if they’re open, I’m never telling a shooter not to take open shots,” Oats said postgame. “... I’m not gonna tell those kind of guys not to take open threes. We’re just gonna have to get to the boards a little better. We ended up getting 15 second-chance points. We’re gonna have to get out in transition a little more. We’re gonna have to do some other stuff. But we’re not gonna tell guys not to take open shots.
Eventually sinking into a nine-point halftime deficit at home, Alabama freshman Brandon Miller noticed a way to exploit Arkansas. The Razorbacks weren’t leaving him on screens, Miller called out in team huddles. Fearful of Miller’s 41-points showing South Carolina a few days prior, Arkansas was willing to give Tide guards space and prevent Miller from beating them.
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