Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's BasketballSears scores 22 points, Alabama scores last 8 to beat Mississippi State 82-74 for 5th straight win
Mississippi State trailed by as many as 10 points and for most of the second half, but took a 70-69 lead on Tolu Smith's layup with 4:32 to play. Rylan Griffen answered with a layup and Sears hit a 3 and Alabama lead 74-70.
Shakeel Moore and Cameron Matthews each made a layup to tie the game 74-all with 2:42 remaining before Sears scored next the six points on a jumper and four free throws to help seal it.
Sears was 6 of 12 from the floor, made two 3-pointers and all eight of his free throws. Latrell Wrightsell Jr. hit five from distance and scored 19 points for Alabama (11-5, 3-0 Southeastern Conference). Griffen finished with 17 points.
Smith scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Mississippi State (12-4, 1-2). Josh Hubbard added 14 points, Moore had 13 and Matthews 12.
Sears scored eight points during a 22-9 run to give Alabama a 62-52 with 12 minutes left. Wrightsell's 3 made it 65-57, but then Alabama went nearly four minutes without scoring before Griffen’s layup ended the drought, and the Crimson Tide led 67-62 with 7:05 remaining.
Smith scored six points during an 8-2 spurt that gave the Bulldogs their one-point lead late.
Wrightsell scored 11 points and Griffen had 10 as Alabama took a 40-38 advantage into the break. Smith and D.J. Jeffries scored seven points apiece for the Bulldogs.
Alabama hosts Missouri on Tuesday.
Mississippi State is on the road against sixth-ranked Kentucky on Wednesday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 82 - 74 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 82 - 74 |
2nd 0:03 | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. made Free Throw. | 82 - 74 |
2nd 0:03 | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. made Free Throw. | 81 - 74 |
2nd 0:03 | Foul on Shawn Jones Jr.. | 80 - 74 |
Statistics
ALA | MSST | |
---|---|---|
25-58 | FG | 26-61 |
43.1 | Field Goal % | 42.6 |
10-28 | 3PT | 7-17 |
35.7 | Three Point % | 41.2 |
22-26 | FT | 15-27 |
84.6 | Free Throw % | 55.6 |
36 | Rebounds | 37 |
11 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
25 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
9 | Assists | 12 |
7 | Steals | 7 |
5 | Blocks | 7 |
13 | Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
18 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
18 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
28 | Points in Paint | 34 |
20 | Fouls | 19 |
10 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Starkville, MS
Attendance: 9,142 | 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 |