You do realize we have shot damn near 60% from the field the last few games right? and tonight over 50% from three. what the hell games are u watching?
š Alabama 80, LSU 65: Tide whips LSU for 2nd straight win
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You do realize we have shot damn near 60% from the field the last few games right? and tonight over 50% from three. what the hell games are u watching?
I can't speak for everyone but I've quit trying to convince you of anything.
Junior Donta Hall tied his career high in scoring, putting up 20 points, while grabbing eight rebounds
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ā The Alabama men's basketball team led wire-to-wire, using a 26-3 surge in the second stanza to roll past LSU, 80-65, Tuesday night in Coleman Coliseum. Junior Donta Hall tied his career high with 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including five dunks, while adding eight rebounds, two blocks and a pair of steals in the contest.
Three other Crimson Tide players scored double figures. Freshman Collin Sexton contributed 15 points while dishing out six assists, sophomore Braxton Key added 12 points and seven rebounds off the bench, while freshman John Petty scored 11 points, going 3-of-3 from beyond the arc, and pulled down five rebounds.
"We had a decent first half but we didn't take care of the ball like we needed to," Alabama head coach Avery Johnson said. "In the second half, we had about a seven to 10 minute spurt there that was as good as the basketball we have played all year. I have a lot of respect for what [LSU head coach] Will Wade is doing with his program in his first year. He is an outstanding young coach.
"We felt coming into this game we had to slow down Tremont Waters and if we didn't slow him down we were going to have a tough night. I thought all the guys that defended him did as good of job as they possibly could trying to slow him down. Offensively, we shot the ball a lot better. We have been spending more time in practice shooting the basketball instead of doing all these "cute" drills, and the by-product of that was that we shot the ball with confidence and fortunately we were able to score enough points to win this game."
Alabama (17-9, 8-5 SEC) turned in a solid first-half performance, connecting on 13-of-25 field goals (52.0 percent), while holding the Tigers (14-11, 5-8 SEC) to just 35.5 percent shooting (11-of-31) to lead, 39-30, at the break.
The Crimson Tide opened the conference showdown hitting four of its first seven shots for the 9-5 lead at 15:55 media timeout. Alabama continued to maintain its advantage, using an 8-0 run, powered by back-to-back three-point plays by Hall, for the 25-14 lead at the 9:05 mark. The Crimson Tide capitalized on another 7-0 spurt over 1:29 for the 35-22 lead with 5:27 left, and ended the half up by nine.
In the second half, LSU hit three trifectas in the opening minutes to cut the Tide's lead to 45-44 at the 17:46 mark. However, Alabama exploded on a 26-3 run over the next 10:22 to go up by a score of 71-47. The Tide would go on to lead by as much as 25 points, 74-49, before settling with a 15-point victory.
Alabama shot 58.3 percent from the field and contained the Tiger offense to just 11-of-25 connections in the second half to capture its 12th victory inside Coleman Coliseum.
The Crimson Tide shot 55.1 percent from the field for the game and had 17 assists on 27 made field goals (27-of-49). Alabama also connected on 10 three-pointers on its way to the second consecutive wire-to-wire victory.
Daryl Edwards led LSU with a game high of 21 points, while Sklyar May contributed 13 points and a game high of nine rebounds.
Up next, Alabama will begin a two-game road swing when it takes on the Kentucky Wildcats in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday at 1 p.m. CT on CBS. It will be the only meeting between the two teams this season.
Four Players Reach Double Figures as Alabama Menās Basketball Rolls Past LSU, 80-65 - Alabama Athletics
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ā The Alabama men's basketball team led wire-to-wire, using a 26-3 surge in the second stanza to roll past LSU, 80-65, Tuesday night in Coleman Coliseum. Junior Donta Hall tied his career high with 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including five dunks, while adding eight rebounds, two blocks and a pair of steals in the contest.
Three other Crimson Tide players scored double figures. Freshman Collin Sexton contributed 15 points while dishing out six assists, sophomore Braxton Key added 12 points and seven rebounds off the bench, while freshman John Petty scored 11 points, going 3-of-3 from beyond the arc, and pulled down five rebounds.
"We had a decent first half but we didn't take care of the ball like we needed to," Alabama head coach Avery Johnson said. "In the second half, we had about a seven to 10 minute spurt there that was as good as the basketball we have played all year. I have a lot of respect for what [LSU head coach] Will Wade is doing with his program in his first year. He is an outstanding young coach.
"We felt coming into this game we had to slow down Tremont Waters and if we didn't slow him down we were going to have a tough night. I thought all the guys that defended him did as good of job as they possibly could trying to slow him down. Offensively, we shot the ball a lot better. We have been spending more time in practice shooting the basketball instead of doing all these "cute" drills, and the by-product of that was that we shot the ball with confidence and fortunately we were able to score enough points to win this game."
Alabama (17-9, 8-5 SEC) turned in a solid first-half performance, connecting on 13-of-25 field goals (52.0 percent), while holding the Tigers (14-11, 5-8 SEC) to just 35.5 percent shooting (11-of-31) to lead, 39-30, at the break.
The Crimson Tide opened the conference showdown hitting four of its first seven shots for the 9-5 lead at 15:55 media timeout. Alabama continued to maintain its advantage, using an 8-0 run, powered by back-to-back three-point plays by Hall, for the 25-14 lead at the 9:05 mark. The Crimson Tide capitalized on another 7-0 spurt over 1:29 for the 35-22 lead with 5:27 left, and ended the half up by nine.
In the second half, LSU hit three trifectas in the opening minutes to cut the Tide's lead to 45-44 at the 17:46 mark. However, Alabama exploded on a 26-3 run over the next 10:22 to go up by a score of 71-47. The Tide would go on to lead by as much as 25 points, 74-49, before settling with a 15-point victory.
Alabama shot 58.3 percent from the field and contained the Tiger offense to just 11-of-25 connections in the second half to capture its 12th victory inside Coleman Coliseum.
The Crimson Tide shot 55.1 percent from the field for the game and had 17 assists on 27 made field goals (27-of-49). Alabama also connected on 10 three-pointers on its way to the second consecutive wire-to-wire victory.
Daryl Edwards led LSU with a game high of 21 points, while Sklyar May contributed 13 points and a game high of nine rebounds.
Up next, Alabama will begin a two-game road swing when it takes on the Kentucky Wildcats in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday at 1 p.m. CT on CBS. It will be the only meeting between the two teams this season.
Four Players Reach Double Figures as Alabama Menās Basketball Rolls Past LSU, 80-65 - Alabama Athletics
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By Alex Byington Sports Writer
Alabama 80, LSU 65: Tide whips LSU for 2nd straight win
In search of back-to-back wins in nearly a month, Alabama tapped into its newfound consistency and dispatched rival LSU to secure them.
TUSCALOOSA ā Looking to carry over part of what worked in Saturdayās convincing win over Tennessee, a superstitious Donta Hall decided to play his next game while chewing on a straw.
āI donāt know why, but I did it in the Tennessee game also, so I just kept the train going,ā Hall said with a laugh.
Whether it was the straw or something else, Hall posted another strong performance in helping power Alabama to its second straight double-digit victory, 80-65, over visiting LSU on Tuesday at Coleman Coliseum.
āHe understands spacing, heās not hiding behind a defender,ā third-year Alabama head coach Avery Johnson said of Hall. āIt takes a long time for these kids to understand spacing. ā¦ And heās making himself available.ā
Hall equaled his career-high with 20 points on 8 of 10 shooting and 8 rebounds in 25 minutes, while Collin Sexton added 15 points and a season-high 6 assists. Braxton Key had 12 points and 7 rebounds while John Petty added 11 points.
Alabama (17-9, 8-5 SEC) goes for its third straight win when it travels to face a struggling Kentucky at 1 p.m. Saturday.
The Crimson Tide shot 27 of 49 (55 percent), including 10 of 21 from 3-point range, while once again doing much of its damage around the basket with a 32-24 advantage in points in the paint.
āOffensively we shot the ball a lot better," Johnson said. "Weāve been spending more time in practice shooting the basketball instead of doing all these cute drills. And the byproduct of that is offensively we made some shots, we shot the ball with confidence and fortunately we were able to score enough points to win this game.ā
The Tide hit their first four shots and eventually built a 25-14 lead midway through the first half. The lead peaked at 35-22 before settling on a 39-30 lead at the break.
LSU cut the lead to 45-44 with 17:46 to play but then went over four minutes without scoring. Petty and Key sparked a 10-0 run as Alabama stretched the lead to 55-44.
āIn the second half, we had about a 7-10 minute spurt there that was about as good of basketball as weāve played all year,ā Johnson said.
Alabama's lead ballooned to 74-49 with a 29-5 run in which it made 10 of 16 shots. LSU was just 1 of 14 in that stretch.
āYou canāt go anywhere. When they got guys that keep the ball in front and guys that sit in the gap with 7-foot wingspans, thereās just nowhere to really go,ā first-year LSU head coach Will Wade said. āYou canāt drive the ball, and you canāt finish over them in the post. So thereās really nowhere to go.ā
By Alex Byington Sports Writer
Alabama 80, LSU 65: Tide whips LSU for 2nd straight win
In search of back-to-back wins in nearly a month, Alabama tapped into its newfound consistency and dispatched rival LSU to secure them.
TUSCALOOSA ā Looking to carry over part of what worked in Saturdayās convincing win over Tennessee, a superstitious Donta Hall decided to play his next game while chewing on a straw.
āI donāt know why, but I did it in the Tennessee game also, so I just kept the train going,ā Hall said with a laugh.
Whether it was the straw or something else, Hall posted another strong performance in helping power Alabama to its second straight double-digit victory, 80-65, over visiting LSU on Tuesday at Coleman Coliseum.
āHe understands spacing, heās not hiding behind a defender,ā third-year Alabama head coach Avery Johnson said of Hall. āIt takes a long time for these kids to understand spacing. ā¦ And heās making himself available.ā
Hall equaled his career-high with 20 points on 8 of 10 shooting and 8 rebounds in 25 minutes, while Collin Sexton added 15 points and a season-high 6 assists. Braxton Key had 12 points and 7 rebounds while John Petty added 11 points.
Alabama (17-9, 8-5 SEC) goes for its third straight win when it travels to face a struggling Kentucky at 1 p.m. Saturday.
The Crimson Tide shot 27 of 49 (55 percent), including 10 of 21 from 3-point range, while once again doing much of its damage around the basket with a 32-24 advantage in points in the paint.
āOffensively we shot the ball a lot better," Johnson said. "Weāve been spending more time in practice shooting the basketball instead of doing all these cute drills. And the byproduct of that is offensively we made some shots, we shot the ball with confidence and fortunately we were able to score enough points to win this game.ā
The Tide hit their first four shots and eventually built a 25-14 lead midway through the first half. The lead peaked at 35-22 before settling on a 39-30 lead at the break.
LSU cut the lead to 45-44 with 17:46 to play but then went over four minutes without scoring. Petty and Key sparked a 10-0 run as Alabama stretched the lead to 55-44.
āIn the second half, we had about a 7-10 minute spurt there that was about as good of basketball as weāve played all year,ā Johnson said.
Alabama's lead ballooned to 74-49 with a 29-5 run in which it made 10 of 16 shots. LSU was just 1 of 14 in that stretch.
āYou canāt go anywhere. When they got guys that keep the ball in front and guys that sit in the gap with 7-foot wingspans, thereās just nowhere to really go,ā first-year LSU head coach Will Wade said. āYou canāt drive the ball, and you canāt finish over them in the post. So thereās really nowhere to go.ā
By Alex Byington Sports Writer
Alabama 80, LSU 65: Tide whips LSU for 2nd straight win
It was close and then it wasn't. Both teams struggling, both scoring in their mid-40s, Sexton is off the court and boom, we're sharing and caring and we literally are blowing LSU off the court. The ceiling is so high with these youngsters, just hope what we saw in the second half says they hit another growth spurt.
JoseyWalesTheOutlaw
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You think Bama could win one of those games on the road?
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According to ESPN BPI Match Up Predictor our chances to win at KY 32% at the barn 20% at TAM 29%
depends on if Petty can actually make shots on the road and how biased the refs are.
I think that they can and will IF they play their style of game and keep their composure. Hostile environment has a way of wilting young guys. The early test @ Arizona and the win @ UF helps though. COMPOSURE is the key!!!
If Bama can keep Auburn from running the way the like to and allow Hall and the big's to dictate the pace of the game I can see Bama pulling one out at AU. I've yet to see UK play consistent defense which could spell trouble for the 'Cats. A&M? They looked good on the road last night even in a loss. That's a rebounding, underneath game in my opinion.
(Obligatory reference to Lloyd Christmas: "So you're saying there's a chance.)
(Obligatory reference to Lloyd Christmas: "So you're saying there's a chance.)
They were both about the same...both favored, and both with a 52.5-53.5% win probability according to the BPI.
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