South Carolina Gamecocks at Alabama Crimson Tide
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Sears 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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Statistics
 SC |
 ALA |
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|---|---|---|
| 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:
2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 15-3 | - | 32-6 |
| Florida | 14-4 | 1 | 36-4 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
| Tennessee | 12-6 | 3 | 30-8 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
| Ole Miss | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Mississippi State | 8-10 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Arkansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Vanderbilt | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Oklahoma | 6-12 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Texas | 6-12 | 9 | 19-16 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 12 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina | 2-16 | 13 | 12-20 |