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LINK ]Alabama Basketball rolls over South Carolina on senior night (BOL)



LINK ]Everything Nate Oats said after Alabama’s win over South Carolina (BOL)

Miles only played a few minutes tonight. He's been playing well on this most recent run.

Bediako played a lot more minutes than he usual does. He had a couple moving screen calls but other than that I thought he had a good night.

Gonzaga lost at #23 St. Mary's

Vandy some how moved up into Q1.


We now have 8 Q1 wins. Tied with Kentucky for most in SEC

Look at how bad our defense is in road games. Truly why we aren’t a 1 or 2 seed. Because we are elite offensively on the road

Neutral site Numbers. Defense could be a little better. FT numbers are bad but we have been really good at the line recently.

After Second-Half Breakdown, Alabama Regroups to Rout South Carolina (SI)

Crimson Tide men's basketball team blows 23-point lead, but storms back to beat Gamecocks behind 20-point efforts from Jaden Shackelford, Jahvon Quinerley.
(and kept Alabama_Fan from leaping from the rafters of Coleman Coliseum)

RollTide.com

No. 24/25 Alabama Notches 90-71 Win Over South Carolina on Senior Night

Five Crimson Tide players scored in double figures, led by Jaden Shackelford’s 21-point effort

The No. 24/25 Alabama men's basketball team posted a strong first half in a 90-71 win over South Carolina Saturday night in Coleman Coliseum. With the win, the Crimson Tide takes sole possession of fifth place in the SEC standings with two regular season games remaining.

Alabama (19-10, 9-7 SEC) has now won seven consecutive games over the Gamecocks, including nine of the last 10 contests played in the series.

Guard Jaden Shackelford led all scorers with 21 points on the night, while four other Crimson Tide members posted double-digit scoring efforts. Guard Jahvon Quinerly added 20 points with an efficient 7-of-9 from the floor and 4-of-5 from deep. Senior Keon Ellis posted 17 points, seven boards and four assists while the freshmen duo of Charles Bediako (11) and JD Davison (10) both reached double-digit scoring totals.

Following the contest, the Crimson Tide honored three graduating student-athletes: Keon Ellis, Jahvon Quinerly and James Rojas

South Carolina (17-11, 8-8 SEC) was led by Erik Stevenson's 17 points, six assists and five rebounds.

Head Coach Nate Oats Postgame Comments
"Great win for senior night. I'm really happy for the five guys that we started. Looking at the three guys we honored after the game - Quinerly, Ellis and Rojas - and what they've accomplished in the two years they have played here. That's arguably the best two-year span we've had here in close to 30 years. They've taken this program to new heights from where it was when they got here. I couldn't be happier for them and just thankful for their help getting it here. Rojas has battled some injuries, but he just brings a toughness to the team that they miss when he's not there. Quinerly has been dynamic in our offense. Between Kira, Quinerly and JD, obviously we've had some really good point guards around the offense we want to run. Keon has just been consistent on both sides of the ball for both years he has been here. I'm happy we got to win, obviously. The start of the second half wasn't what we wanted. We've got to mature a little bit and play just as hard with a 23-point lead as we do when we are up by six. That's the area we have got to grow, but I do think we showed some maturity and came out, got some stops, got some buckets and opened it back up which showed a lot about our team."