Live Hoops Updates: Tennessee 81, Alabama 74; Final
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – No. 14 Alabama (20-8, 12-3 SEC) will host No. 4 Tennessee (22-6, 12-3) tonight at Coleman Coliseum. The top-15 SEC matchup will tip off at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN.
The Crimson Tide enters the contest tied for first place in the SEC with the Volunteers, each with a 12-3 record. The matchup features the top two scorers in the SEC, with Dalton Knecht leading the conference in scoring (20.8 ppg) and Mark Sears at No. 2 (20.6) in the league.
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PREGAME
— Tonight’s officials: Pat Adams, K.B. Burdett Jr. and Wil Howard.
— Despite being in uniform and going through warmups, Alabama guard Latrell Wrightsell is not expected to play vs. No. 4 Tennessee tonight, per the CTSN pregame show.
— Alabama starters vs. Vols: Mark Sears, Aaron Estrada, Rylan Griffen, Jarin Stevenson and Grant Nelson.
FIRST HALF
— Tennessee 9, Alabama 5 (15:23) | UT’s Jonas Aidoo just picked up his second foul at the under-16 media timeout. While that’s ideal, the Tide already having 3 turnovers is not.
— Tennessee 21, Alabama 12 (11:43) | Vols are on an 8-0 run over the last 2:08 and have made 4 of their last 5. Meanwhile, UA is 0 for its last 4.
— Tennessee 28, Alabama 22 (7:20) | Nick Pringle with a nice assist to Davin Cosby for a much-needed 3. UA has made its last 4 FGs, but is dealing with foul trouble. Mark Sears, Grant Nelson have 2 each.
— Tennessee 36, Alabama 29 (4:22) | Vols score 6 quick points over the last 33 seconds, and Nate Oats calls a timeout. Four Tide players have 2 or more fouls, including 3 for Nick Pringle.
— Tennessee 39, Alabama 37 (1:34) | Jarin Stevenson drills a 3 to extend the UA run to 8-0 over the last 1:16 and force Rick Barnes to call a TO.
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SECOND HALF
— Alabama 53, Tennessee 49 (15:27) | Vols took a 1-point lead after their third 3 of the second half before Aaron Estrada scored 5 straight to put the Tide back in front.
— Alabama 58, Tennessee 51 (11:50) | Scoring droughts for both teams heading into the under-12 timeout. No FGs for UA over the last 2:47, while UT hasn’t scored in 3:37.
— Alabama 62, Tennessee 59 (7:37) | The Tide is still out in front but is 1 for its last 10 FGs and hasn’t made a basket over the last 2:40.
— Grant Nelson fouls out of the game with 6:43 still left on the clock.
— Tennessee 70, Alabama 65 (3:18) | Since the 14:00 mark, UA is 1 for its last 14 FGs and hasn’t made one in almost 7 minutes. The Tide needs a bucket out of the under-4 timeout.
POSTGAME
— Nate Oats: “That was not the outcome we were looking for. I’d like to thank the fans. They created a great atmosphere all day.”
— Oats on the SEC regular-season title: “It’s out of our hands now. We’ve still got a shot at it. We’re gonna need to get some help to earn a share of it at this point.”
— Oats: “Hopefully, we’ll get Wrightsell back here soon, and that might allow us to shake some things up.
“We certainly could have used him tonight.”
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