LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Sears, Wrightsell Jr., Estrada lead Alabama to 109-88 win over LSU
Aaron Estrada added 18 points, seven assists and six rebounds for Alabama (14-6, 6-1 SEC). Rylan Griffen and Grant Nelson scored 12 apiece.
The Crimson Tide, who beat No. 8 Auburn 79-75 last time out, have won eight of their last nine games, with the one loss coming at No. 5 Tennessee last Saturday.
Derek Fountain and Mike Williams III led LSU (11-9, 3-4) with 14 points each and Will Baker scored 12. Jalen Cook scored 11 and Jordan Wright 10.
Wrightsell hit a 3-pointer that made it 35-32 with 6:12 left in the first half and Alabama led the rest of the way. Fountain threw down a dunk to make it 50-44 at halftime and Jalen Reed's layup about two minutes into the second half trimmed the deficit to four.
Estrada and Wrightsell each scored five points in a 12-5 spurt over the next three minutes and Griffen hit two 3s in a 15-4 run that made it 79-61 with 10 minutes left.
Alabama shot 56% from the field, made 14 3-pointers and hit 25 of 28 (89%) from the free-throw line.
The Crimson Tide topped the 100-point plateau for the sixth time this season.
LSU has a week off before the Tigers play host to Arkansas next Saturday. Alabama hits the road to play Georgia on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 88 - 109 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 88 - 109 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Mike Williams III made Layup. | 88 - 109 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Max Scharnowski made Layup. | 86 - 109 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Alabama Defensive Rebound. | 86 - 107 |
Statistics
 LSU |
 ALA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-71 | FG | 35-63 |
| 42.3 | Field Goal % | 55.6 |
| 11-28 | 3PT | 14-34 |
| 39.3 | Three Point % | 41.2 |
| 17-27 | FT | 25-28 |
| 63.0 | Free Throw % | 89.3 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 13 | Assists | 23 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 24 | Fouls | 20 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Attendance: 13,474 | 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 |