Alabama Crimson Tide at Vanderbilt Commodores
· NCAA Men's BasketballSears scores 21, Griffen adds 16, and Alabama edges Vanderbilt 78-75
Alabama led 72-67 with 1:18 remaining, then ‘Bama’s Grant Nelson and Vandy's Tyrin Lawrence exchanged layups and Sears added two free throws for a seven-point Alabama lead. Vandy’s Jordan Williams nailed a 3-pointer to get the Commodores within 76-72 with 18 seconds left.
With Alabama leading 77-74 with eight seconds remaining, Griffen, an 82% free-throw shooter, missed the front end of the one-and-one. To take advantage of what was still a three-point lead, Griffen fouled Lawrence, who made his first free throw and missed the second. The foul-me, foul-you sequence continued over the final few seconds and Vanderbilt was unable to get closer than two points.
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. added 11 points for the Crimson Tide (9-5). Alabama shot 49% but the pace of the game kept the Crimson Tide well below their nation-leading average of 92.8 points per game.
Vanderbilt (5-9) was led by Lawrence and Jason Rivera-Torres with 20 points each. Ezra Manjon added 16 points.
Alabama attempted only eight two-point shots in the first half and made six of them. The Crimson Tide had a 15-3 advantage in fast-break points and led 40-36 at the break.
Alabama has a home game against South Carolina on Tuesday. Vanderbilt plays at LSU on Tuesday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 75 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 75 |
2nd 0:00 | Mohamed Wague Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 75 |
2nd 0:00 | Jason Rivera-Torres missed Free Throw. | 78 - 75 |
2nd 0:00 | Alabama Timeout | 78 - 75 |
Statistics
ALA | VAN | |
---|---|---|
26-53 | FG | 26-65 |
49.1 | Field Goal % | 40.0 |
12-30 | 3PT | 7-26 |
40.0 | Three Point % | 26.9 |
14-21 | FT | 16-20 |
66.7 | Free Throw % | 80.0 |
41 | Rebounds | 34 |
9 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
32 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
13 | Assists | 6 |
5 | Steals | 10 |
5 | Blocks | 3 |
16 | Turnovers | 9 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
16 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
11 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
20 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
24 | Points in Paint | 20 |
15 | Fouls | 17 |
18 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 8,703 | Capacity:
2023-24 Southeastern Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Tennessee | 14-4 | - | 27-9 |
Auburn | 13-5 | 1 | 27-8 |
South Carolina | 13-5 | 1 | 26-8 |
Kentucky | 13-5 | 1 | 23-10 |
Alabama | 13-5 | 1 | 25-12 |
Florida | 11-7 | 3 | 24-12 |
Texas A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 21-15 |
LSU | 9-9 | 5 | 17-16 |
Mississippi State | 8-10 | 6 | 21-14 |
Ole Miss | 7-11 | 7 | 20-12 |
Georgia | 6-12 | 8 | 20-17 |
Arkansas | 6-12 | 8 | 16-17 |
Vanderbilt | 4-14 | 10 | 9-23 |
Missouri | 0-18 | 14 | 8-24 |