Live Hoops Updates: Alabama 105; Morehead State 73; Final
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – No. 24 Alabama will tip off the 2023-24 season tonight against Morehead State at Coleman Coliseum. The game will tip-off at 7 p.m. CT (SEC Network+).
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PREGAME
— NBA scouts from the Atlanta Hawks and Denver Nuggets have seats on press row.
— Mark Sears leads Alabama out of the locker room for warmups and is moving with no limitations. The same goes for Davin Cosby. Freshman Kris Parter is in street clothes and dealing with an eye abrasion, per Jeff Goodman.
— Starters vs. Morehead State: Mark Sears, Aaron Estrada, Rylan Griffen, Grant Nelson and Nick Pringle.
— Tonight’s officials: Tony Greene, Jason Baker and Lucas Santos.
FIRST HALF
— Aaron Estrada drains a three, and Alabama’s season is underway.
— Alabama 9, Morehead 0 (17:48) | Alabama makes its first four shots, forcing an early timeout by MSU.
— Latrell Wrightsell and Jarin Stevenson are the first players off the bench for UA, replacing Estrada and Griffen.
— Alabama 17, Morehead 5 (15:11) | The Tide made its first 7 shots and scored 8 points off of 4 turnovers by MSU at the first media timeout.
— Alabama 31, Morehead 13 (11:25) | Tide is shooting 11-14 from the field and 4-6 from 3. Estrada leads all players with 9 points. Nelson and Sears have 8 points apiece.
— Alabama 42, Morehead 20 (7:55) | Both teams have made 6 of their last 8 shots. But UA is now up to 20 points off turnovers and is 7-10 from 3 at the under-8 timeout.
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SECOND HALF
— Alabama 67, Morehead 45 (15:51) | Jarin Stevenson nails two triples in the first four minutes of the 2H. UA is now 10-18 from deep tonight.
— Alabama 74, Morehead 50 (11:58) | UA with 4 players in double figures at the under-12 media timeout. Grant Nelson (15 points), Aaron Estrada (14), Mark Sears (12) and Jarin Stevenson (12).
— After a lengthy official review, Nick Pringle picks up a technical foul.
— Alabama 83, Morehead 61 (7:26) | An Aaron Estrada layup ends an 8-0 run by the Eagles.
— Alabama 95, Morehead 65 (4:30) | Grant Nelson has scored 9 of the Tide’s last 12 points and is up to a game-high 24 points, 7 rebounds.
— Alabama student section chanting “We want walk-ons” as the Tide takes a 99-69 lead over Morehead.
POSTGAME
— Grant Nelson: “There’s no freer basketball than Alabama basketball, I feel.”
— Nate Oats: “I thought it was a great start to the season. We came out of the gate early. … I was pleased with where our heads were at at the start of the game.”
— Oats after Game 1: “We’ve got to get a lot better on defense.” He added, “Some of these guys, if they don’t figure out how to guard, they’re not going to be playing against high-major teams.”
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