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Alabama Men's Basketball
Despite outscoring Florida 28-17 in the second half, the Alabama men's basketball team fell just short, 52-50, to the Gators on Tuesday evening. It was the Tide's fourth two-point decision in its last five games, falling short in three of the four contests.
Alabama (13-7, 3-4 SEC) started slowly, only making two of their first 10 shots. Capitalizing on the Tide's slow start, Florida went on an 8-0 run midway through the first half thanks to its stout defense. The Gators forced five turnovers while tallying three steals in the four-plus minute run. Florida kept Alabama from making a comeback before intermission, going into the half up 35-22, which was the Tide's second-largest halftime deficit this season. The Gators shot 50 percent from the field while limiting Alabama to 31 percent through 20 minutes of play.
The Tide came out of the break strong, stopping Florida's first possession and proceeding to force four Gator turnovers in the first four minutes of the half, helping Alabama slowly chip away at the deficit.
Momentum swung in UA's favor early in the second half, thanks in large part to the defensive effort. Trailing 37-25 with 16:50 left, the Tide used a 16-4 run over the next 9:01 to tie the game at 41-41. The run was due in large part to the play of junior guard Ricky Tarrant, who scored seven of his 13 points during the stretch.
The two teams remained trading baskets down the stretch, with neither team leading by more than five points the rest of the way.
With the score tied at 50-50 in the final minute, Alabama had a chance to take the lead, but Florida forced a turnover. The Gators then converted a dunk with 21 seconds remaining to take a two-point lead. After a timeout, senior guard Levi Randolph took the ball for Alabama and drove to the basket, but his shot was blocked and time ran out as Alabama fought to regain possession.
Cooper led the Tide in scoring with 14 for the night, to go along with five rebounds. Tarrant added 13, while Randolph finished with nine points and six rebounds in the losing effort.
Florida (11-9, 4-3) was led by Eli Carter's 13 points, while Chris Walker recorded 12 points off the bench for the Gators.
The Crimson Tide will close out the month of January when the team travels to Lexington to take on No. 1 Kentucky on Saturday, Jan. 31. The two teams tip off at 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
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Alabama (13-7, 3-4 SEC) started slowly, only making two of their first 10 shots. Capitalizing on the Tide's slow start, Florida went on an 8-0 run midway through the first half thanks to its stout defense. The Gators forced five turnovers while tallying three steals in the four-plus minute run. Florida kept Alabama from making a comeback before intermission, going into the half up 35-22, which was the Tide's second-largest halftime deficit this season. The Gators shot 50 percent from the field while limiting Alabama to 31 percent through 20 minutes of play.
The Tide came out of the break strong, stopping Florida's first possession and proceeding to force four Gator turnovers in the first four minutes of the half, helping Alabama slowly chip away at the deficit.
Momentum swung in UA's favor early in the second half, thanks in large part to the defensive effort. Trailing 37-25 with 16:50 left, the Tide used a 16-4 run over the next 9:01 to tie the game at 41-41. The run was due in large part to the play of junior guard Ricky Tarrant, who scored seven of his 13 points during the stretch.
The two teams remained trading baskets down the stretch, with neither team leading by more than five points the rest of the way.
With the score tied at 50-50 in the final minute, Alabama had a chance to take the lead, but Florida forced a turnover. The Gators then converted a dunk with 21 seconds remaining to take a two-point lead. After a timeout, senior guard Levi Randolph took the ball for Alabama and drove to the basket, but his shot was blocked and time ran out as Alabama fought to regain possession.
Cooper led the Tide in scoring with 14 for the night, to go along with five rebounds. Tarrant added 13, while Randolph finished with nine points and six rebounds in the losing effort.
Florida (11-9, 4-3) was led by Eli Carter's 13 points, while Chris Walker recorded 12 points off the bench for the Gators.
The Crimson Tide will close out the month of January when the team travels to Lexington to take on No. 1 Kentucky on Saturday, Jan. 31. The two teams tip off at 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
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