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Published Jan 31, 2020
Scouting Alabama: Crimson Tide's roster, rankings, stat comparison
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Andrew Hutchinson  •  HawgBeat
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Riding a three-game SEC losing streak, Arkansas (15-5, 3-4 SEC) is back on the road for a tough matchup with Alabama (12-8, 4-3) on Saturday.

Before the 5 p.m. CT tip, which will be televised on the SEC Network, HawgBeat thought it'd be a good idea to give a scouting report of sorts on the Crimson Tide.

Below is a look at their starting lineup, bench players and where they're ranked in key metrics and statistics...

Alabama's Projected Starting Lineup

#1 - F/G Herbert Jones - Jr., 6-7, 205

Stats: 27.4 min., 9.9 pts. (47.8 FG%), 6.3 reb., 2.7 ast., 1.1 stl.

#2 - G Kira Lewis Jr. - So., 6-3, 165

Stats: 37.1 min., 16.7 pts. (44.5 FG%, 31.5 3PT%, 82.4 FT%), 5.6 reb., 4.8 ast., 1.7 stl.

#3 - F Alex Reese - Jr., 6-9, 245

Stats: 22.3 min., 9.7 pts. (43.5 FG%, 34.3 3PT%, 70.6 FT%), 4.6 reb., 1.2 ast., 1.1 blk.

#5 - G Jaden Shackelford - Fr., 6-3, 195

Stats: 27.0 min., 12.7 pts. (38.0 FG%, 32.8 3PT%, 84.1 FT%), 4.2 reb., 1.4 ast.

#23 - G John Petty Jr. - Jr., 6-5, 184

Stats: 33.9 min., 15.8 pts. (47.2 FG%, 46.8 3PT%, 70.6 FT%), 7.1 reb., 2.1 ast., 1.2 stl.

Alabama's Bench

#0 - F Javian Davis - R-Fr., 6-9, 242

Stats: 15.9 min., 5.9 pts. (58.8 FG%), 4.0 reb.

#11 - G James Bolden - R-Sr., 6-0, 160

Stats: 19.2 min., 7.9 pts. (37.1 FG%, 36.8 3PT%, 82.1 FT%), 1.8 reb., 1.1 ast.

#30 - F Galin Smith - Jr., 6-9, 240

Stats: 12.9 min., 2.7 pts. (51.2 FG%), 2.4 reb., 1.0 blk.

Rankings Comparison - Alabama | Arkansas

~NET: No. 40 | No. 39

~KenPom: No. 45 | No. 35

~ESPN BPI: No. 58 | No. 38

~Sagarin: No. 36 | No. 42

Stat Comparison

Arkansas-Alabama Stat Comparison
StatAlabamaArkansas

Points/game

82.5 (5th)

74.2 (105th)

FG%

44.0% (166th)

44.3% (139th)

3PT%

35.1% (94th)

31.1% (284th)

FT%

71.3% (148th)

72.9% (99th)

Rebound margin

+1.30 (150th)

-5.25 (334th)

Assist/turnover ratio

0.90 (254th)

1.04 (131st)

Steals/game

6.25 (194th)

8.40 (31st)

Blocks/game

4.75 (33rd)

4.40 (56th)

Opp. points/game

77.3 (329th)

64.0 (57th)

Opp. FG%

40.5% (75th)

40.5% (74th)

Opp. 3PT%

30.0% (49th)

24.6% (1st)