South Carolina Gamecocks at Alabama Crimson Tide
· NCAA Men's BasketballSears hits 6 3s, scores 31 to help Alabama beat South Carolina 74-47
Sears made 10 of 13 from the field, grabbed six rebounds and had three steals. Estrada, who hit 7 of 11 from 3-point range, finished with seven rebounds and two steals.
Alabama (10-5, 2-0 SEC) has won four straight following a three-game skid to No. 1 Purdue, No. 22 Creighton and No. 8 Arizona last month
Meechie Johnson led South Carolina (13-2, 1-1) with 16 points on 6-of-18 shooting, 2 of 9 from behind the arc. Ta'lon Cooper scored 10.
The Gamecocks made 10 of their first 21 field-goal attempts but just 1 of 7 to close the first half and missed their first 10 of the second as Alabama turned a two-point deficit into a 14-point lead. Sears hit a 3-pointer and Estrada added two more in a 13-0 run that made it 42-29 with 14 minutes left.
Johnson hit a 3 with 13:28 left that snapped a scoring drought of eight-plus minutes and a layup by Collin Murray-Boyles about a minute later cut South Carolina's deficit to 10. Jarin Stevenson answered with a 3-pointer seven seconds later and Sam Walters hit another to cap a 10-0 run for a 54-34 advantage with 8:57 remaining.
The Gamecocks shot a season-low 31% (17 of 55) from the field while scoring their fewest points this season in a game and a half (16 in the second).
Alabama made 15 3-pointers and, despite a 12-9 deficit in offensive rebounds, outscored South Carolina 15-5 in second-chance points.
Alabama hits the road to play Saturday at Mississippi State. South Carolina visits Missouri on Saturday.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 47 - 74 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 47 - 74 |
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2nd 0:00 | Foul on Davin Cosby Jr.. | 45 - 74 |
Statistics
SC | ALA | |
---|---|---|
17-55 | FG | 26-54 |
30.9 | Field Goal % | 48.1 |
5-25 | 3PT | 15-34 |
20.0 | Three Point % | 44.1 |
8-9 | FT | 7-9 |
88.9 | Free Throw % | 77.8 |
31 | Rebounds | 36 |
12 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
19 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
8 | Assists | 15 |
8 | Steals | 10 |
2 | Blocks | 4 |
17 | Turnovers | 15 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
17 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
2 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
2 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
10 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
7 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
24 | Points in Paint | 20 |
13 | Fouls | 12 |
7 | Largest Lead | 29 |
Game Information
Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Attendance: 10,208 | 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 |