Live Hoops Updates: Alabama 109, LSU 88; Final
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama (13-6, 5-1 SEC) will play host to the LSU Tigers (11-8, 3-3) tonight at Coleman Coliseum. The conference matchup will tip off at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN.
Alabama has been exceptional on offense this season at Coleman Coliseum, averaging 93.0 points per game with four players averaging double-figures. The Crimson Tide is currently riding a four-game winning streak at home over LSU, winning by an average of 16.8 points.
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PREGAME
— Officials: Doug Shows, Owen Shortt and Bharat Ramnanan.
— Alabama starters vs. LSU: Mark Sears, Aaron Estrada, Latrell Wrightsell Jr., Rylan Griffen and Grant Nelson. Nate Oats going small with four guards and Nelson at the five.
— No red lights tonight. After the malfunction before the IBOB, Alabama left the house lights on for its player introductions.
FIRST HALF
— Alabama 15, LSU 11 (15:49) | Tide is 5-for-7 from the field and 4-for-6 from 3 to open the game. Latrell Wrightsell leads the team with 6 early points, both threes.
— Alabama 26, LSU 26 (9:47) | Davin Cosby hits the sixth 3 of the game for the Crimson Tide, but both teams are shooting well early.
— LSU 32, Alabama 30 (7:36) | The Tide has missed 5 of its last 6 as the Tigers take the lead. LSU is now 5-for-11 from 3 and holds a 15-11 rebounding edge, including 5-2 on the offensive glass.
— Alabama 39, LSU 36 (3:59) | Latrell Wrightsell with his third 3 of the night and is up to a game-high 9 points. Tide is now 7-19 from 3.
— Nate Oats is not happy and just got T’d up with 3:13 to go in the 1H.
SECOND HALF
— Alabama 59, LSU 53 (16:00) | Aaron Estrada has scored 7 of the Tide’s 9 points this half and now leads the team with 15. Estrada is also up to 5 assists. UA has 15 on the night compared to 7 for LSU.
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— Alabama 72, LSU 57 (11:44) | Mo Dioubate blocks a shot and then slams home a transition dunk on the other end, leading to an LSU timeout. Tide has its largest lead at the under-12 timeout.
— Latrell Wrightsell Jr. just jogged to the locker room with a staffer. Meanwhile, Rylan Griffen picks up his fourth foul, a contact technical, it was just announced at Coleman.
— Alabama 90, LSU 69 (7:43) | Four players have scored in double figures, including Latrell Wrightsell (19), Aaron Estrada (18) and Mark Sears (18). Tide is firmly in control.
— Alabama 98, LSU 77 (3:30) | LSU hasn’t made a field goal over the last 3:22, Alabama leads by 21 at the final media timeout and fans are already heading to the exits.
POSTGAME
— Asked Nate Oats about the program-record sixth 100-point games: “We should have eight, to be honest.”
— Oats on if this is starting to look like a title-winning team: “I do think this is a team that can win it and we’re going after it as hard as we can. But if we don’t fix our defense … it’s going to be hard to win it.”
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