Live Hoops Updates: Alabama 111, Eastern Kentucky 67; Final
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama (6-5) will host Eastern Kentucky (4-7) today at Coleman Coliseum. The non-conference game will tip off at 3 p.m. CT on the SEC Network.
The Crimson Tide will look to bounce back after three straight losses to top-10 teams. UA has played the toughest schedule thus far, as its opponents have compiled a .752 winning percentage, posting a combined 88-29 record, which ranks No. 1 in the nation.
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PREGAME
— Today’s officiating crew: Terry Oglesby, Don Daily and Michael Wallace.
— Alabama signee Aiden Sherrell is in attendance with his family.
— Alabama starters vs. EKU: Mark Sears, Grant Nelson, Rylan Griffen, Mo Wague and Aaron Estrada.
FIRST HALF
— Alabama 15, EKU 7 (15:59) | A much better shooting start for the Tide, which is 6-8 from the floor and 3-4 from three thus far.
— Alabama 29, EKU 13 (11:45) | Five different UA players have hit 3s in the first eight minutes, and the Tide is now 5-of-7 from deep.
— Alabama 41, EKU 18 (8:19) | Rylan Griffen drains his third 3 of the day (3-4), and the Tide is now 8-11 from 3. Timeout, Colonels.
— Alabama 49, EKU 25 (3:42) | Latrell Wrightsell knocks down the 10th triple of the day for Alabama. Rylan Griffen leads the team with 14 points on 4-of-5 from deep.
SECOND HALF
— Nate Oats picks up a technical foul at the 19:03 mark of the 2H.
— Alabama 61, EKU 40 (18:10) | Colonels open the 2H on an 8-0 run, and Nate Oats calls a timeout.
— Alabama 61, EKU 45 (15:59) | Rough start after the half. The Tide has yet to score in the 2H; is 0-7 from the field, 0-5 from 3 this half.
— Alabama 78, EKU 56 (11:50) | UA finally found some offense this half, but Michael Moreno keeps making shots for the Colonels. He is up to 18 points, is 6-9 from 3.
— Alabama 94, EKU 60 (6:51) | Davin Cosby makes back-to-back 3s to give the Tide its largest lead of the day. Timeout, Colonels.
— Alabama 102, EKU 65 (3:21) | Davin Cosby knocks down his third 3 of the day to push UA over 100 points for the fourth time this year.
POSTGAME
— Nate Oats: “That’s a good win going into Christmas. We needed a win like that. I thought for 36 minutes, we played really good basketball. Obviously, the start to the second half wasn’t what we wanted, but I thought we responded pretty well after the poor start to the half.”
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