Alabama basketball beats Arkansas State 89-65
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Alabama men’s basketball team moved to 6-2 on Monday night with a 89-65 win over Arkansas State. The result moves Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide to 1-0 versus former UA assistant Bryan Hodgson.
The big news from Monday’s game was star forward Grant Nelson being forced to leave the game early due to a lower-leg injury, according to a UA spokesperson. The timing of the injury is in question, but we should learn more from Oats in the postgame press conference. Prior to his departure, Nelson had scored 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting (66.7%) while being 2-of-4 (50%) from beyond the arc. He also added one rebound, two assists and one block in 16 minutes of action.
Alabama saw four other players reach double-digit points. Veteran guard Mark Sears and freshman forward Jarin Stevenson led the Crimson Tide with 13 points apiece while big man Mohamed Wague added 11 points to go with a team-high seven rebounds and three blocks. Transfer guard Aaron Estrada was the fifth and final player to score in the double digits with 11 points.
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Mouhamad Dioubate added on the defensive end, too. Despite only playing seven minutes, the 6-foot-7, 215-pound freshman from Queens (N.Y.) totaled three blocks to go with three points and one rebound. And on other end, Davin Cosby Jr. scored a career-high nine points while shooting 3-of-8 (37.5%) from the three-point line.
Bama Specialty Stats
- Bench points: 33
- Points in the paint: 28
- Points off turnovers: 27
- Opponent turnovers: 15
- 2nd chance points: 18
- Offensive rebounds: 12
- Fastbreak points: 18
- Possessions: 73
- Points per possession: 1.219
- Scoring percentage: 52.1%
- Turnover percentage: 19.2%
- Time leading: 38:07
- Time trailing: 0:58
Next up, Alabama will begin a tough three-game stretch that’ll start with No. 4 Purdue in the Hall of Fame series in Toronto. That game is set for Saturday, Dec. 9 with tipoff time set for 1:30 p.m. CT. It will air on FOX. The Crimson Tide will then follow that up with No. 10 Creighton and No. 1 Arizona.
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