🏀 Alabama Freshmen Javian Davis and Jaden Shackelford Power Men’s Basketball Team to 78-59 Win Over FAU

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Alabama Freshmen Javian Davis and Jaden Shackelford Power Men’s Basketball Team to 78-59 Win Over FAU - Alabama Athletics

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team used an 18-2 run first half run, along with strong play on the boards and stingy defense, t...

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team used an 18-2 run first half run, along with strong play on the boards and stingy defense, to cruise to a 78-59 win over FAU on Monday night in Coleman Coliseum.

Freshman forward Javian Davis, who earned his first career start, finished with a team-leading 19 points and nine rebounds, connecting on 6-of-10 shots from the floor and 7-of-9 free throws to lead the charge. Freshman guard Jaden Shackelford came off the bench to post 17 points on 4-of-7 shooting from deep.

Sophomore Kira Lewis Jr. followed up a career night in his last outing vs. Penn, as he racked up 16 points, eight assists, six rebounds and three steals, while juniors Alex Reese (12 points and eight rebounds) and John Petty Jr. (nine points, eight rebounds and five assists) each nearly recorded double-doubles and helped the Tide own a 45-32 edge on the glass.



Coach Nate Oats Postgame Comments

• "I thought it was a great win. We needed it in a big way. I thought our guys stepped up. I was happy with the effort. We were obviously banged up, Herb (Jones) didn't play and we went with a different starting lineup with some guys that have been healthy and played well in practice. I thought Javian really stepped up and answered the bell. I thought he practiced, over the last week, as good as anybody that shows up in the game. To outrebound a team like that, they had 17 offensive boards at Miami last Friday. That's a tough rebounding team. That's a team that went in and beat Illinois last year, went in and beat UCF last year on the road and then played Miami really tough last week. That's a good, quality team and I thought our guys played hard and the effort kind of trumped any mistakes that we made. I thought our effort on the glass and our effort on defense was a lot better. We stepped up and made free throws too. That's always big to help the offense out and step up to the free throw line and make those."

Team Stats

• The Crimson Tide assisted on 21-of-26 made field goals, including five players with multiple assists
• It was the most assists in a game by the Tide since recording 22 against Ball State on Nov. 16, 2019
• Alabama connected on 17-of-22 shots from the charity stripe (77.3 percent), while Florida Atlantic went just 6-of-17 (35.3 percent)
• Four Alabama players reached double figures, while seven recorded four or more rebounds on the night
• The Tide began the game by hitting just 1-of-9 three-pointers but ended the half hitting four of its next five from beyond the arc
• Alabama's 18-2 run came in the final four minutes of the opening half, and came out by scoring the first three points in the second half. In all, the 21-2 run that spanned halftime turned a 25-23 lead into a 46-25 advantage

First Half

• Alabama led 21-11 before a 7-0 FAU run cut the Tide's lead to just 21-18 with 8:19 to go
• With the Crimson Tide leading just 25-23 at the 4:22 mark, Alabama used an 18-2 surge to end the half and take a 43-25 lead into the locker room
• Alabama was a perfect 4-of-4 from the field during the 18-2 run, including 3-of-3 from beyond the arc
• Lewis led the Tide with 11 points at the break while Petty added eight
• The Crimson Tide shot 45 percent (13-of-29) from the floor while holding the Owls to 29 percent (10-of-34)

Second Half

• Davis scored seven of the Tide's first nine points to open the second half as Alabama held firm to a 52-32 lead with 16:24 to play in the game
• In all, Davis scored 15 of his 19 points in the final 20 minutes of play
• A 10-3 spurt by the Owls trimmed Alabama's lead to 55-42 at the 10:49 mark
• The Tide answered with an 16-4 run that widened the gap to 71-47 with 4:45 to play
• UA led by as many as 25 points with three minutes left before emptying its bench on its way to the 19-point win

Alabama will return to action when it travels to face Rhode Island in its first road test of the season on Friday night. That contest will tipoff at 6:30 p.m. CT (7:30 p.m. ET) and will be televised on NBC Sports Network.