No. 22/22 Alabama Overwhelms South Alabama in 56-Point Victory

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 22/22 Alabama men’s basketball team overwhelmed the South Alabama Jaguars 102-46 Tuesday night in Coleman Coliseum. It marked the third consecutive 100-point game for the Crimson Tide to open the 2023-24 campaign, the first time that has occurred since 1956-57.

Mark Sears led four Alabama (3-0) players with a game-high 17 points, while freshman Sam Walters added 16 off the bench, Nick Pringle (12) and Mohamed Wague (10) also contributed double figures as all 13 UA players who saw action scored at least two points.

The Jaguars (1-2) were led by Maxwell Land scoring 15 points.

Head Coach Nate Oats Postgame Comments

“That was a lot more like what we are trying to get on the defensive end. I thought our effort was significantly improved from everybody on the team. Thought some guys really stepped up … I think I think we’ve gotten 23 threes up every single game. We’d like to get a few more off as long as we’re shooting it. But we’ve been pretty efficient. Offensively, our guys had us down for 1.52 points per possession which is about as good as you’re going to see anywhere. This was not a super high possession game, I think we had us down for 67 possessions, so not that many possessions to score 102 points. I thought we played hard no matter what the score was. Overall, I am happy with our effort. We need to get one more great defensive game against Mercer Friday night going into that Thanksgiving tournament in Destin.”

TEAM STATS

• Alabama has now won 18 straight games at Coleman Coliseum and has won by double-digits 14 times during the streak
• The 46 points allowed by the Tide defense was the third time in the Nate Oats era that an opponent failed to reach 50 points
• Alabama finished the contest shooting 62 percent (34-55) from the field and 52 percent (12-23) from beyond the arc and 73 percent (22-30) from the charity stripe
• In comparison, the Jaguars shot 23 percent (14-60) from the floor, 17 percent (5-29) from beyond-the-arc, and 62 percent (13-21) from the line
• Alabama dominated in nearly every statistical category, including outscoring South Alabama in the paint 44-12 and holding a 52-14 edge in bench points
• Alabama won the battle of the boards 49-26
• UA had 21 assists on 34 made field goals

This is what athleticism looks like!

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