Alabama vs. McNeese State: Live updates, score, highlights
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – No. 2 Alabama (2-0) will face McNeese State (1-1) tonight in its third game of the 2024-25 season. The Crimson Tide will host the Cowboys at Coleman Coliseum at 6 p.m. CT, and the non-conference matchup will be broadcast on the SEC Network.
McNeese State was picked to finish first in the Southland Conference preseason poll and returns five players who were on the Southland Preseason All-Conference teams. The Cowboys are led by former LSU head coach Will Wade, who enters his second season, after guiding McNeese to a 30-win season and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
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Final: Alabama 72, McNeese 64
11/11/2024 08:01:31 PMThe Crimson Tide hangs on to advance to 3-0 on the season.
Wrightsell with a much-needed bucket
11/11/2024 07:52:30 PMAlabama went more than nine minutes with a field goal before a Latrell Wrightsell three ended the drought. The Tide is now one for its last 10 and leads by seven at the under-4 after once leading by 21.
Alabama 66, McNeese 59 (3:46, 2H)
Cowboys won’t go away
11/11/2024 07:41:03 PMA pair of Mark Sears free throws ended a 14-1 McNeese run. The Cowboys will not going away, and Alabama hasn’t made a field goal in nearly 7 minutes of play (6:57) at the under-8 timeout.
Alabama 60, McNeese 50 (7:50, 2H)
McNeese chips away during UA drought
11/11/2024 07:30:57 PMThe Cowboys went on a 9-0 run over the last 2:10, while the Crimson Tide hasn’t scored in nearly three minutes (2:55) of play. Alabama still leads by 12 points at the under-12 media timeout.
Alabama 57, McNeese 45 (11:52, 2H)
Wade needs an early timeout
11/11/2024 07:18:33 PMLatrell Wrightsell knocked down his second 3-pointer of the second half (and third of the game) and Cliff Omoruyi followed that up with a putback dunk to force Will Wade to call an early second-half timeout.
Alabama 51, McNeese 34 (16:52, 2H)
Halftime: Alabama 41, McNeese 30
11/11/2024 06:52:11 PMMark Sears made a layup just before the buzzer, giving him 10 first-half points.
Holloway (briefly) heads to the locker room
11/11/2024 06:46:54 PMPlay was stopped by the officials, as Alabama guard Aden Holloway left the floor. He was escorted to the Crimson Tide locker room by head trainer Clarke Holter, who was holding a towel to his face.
*** Update: Holloway is back on the UA bench.
Cowboys staying within reach
11/11/2024 06:40:22 PMThe Crimson Tide has made four for its last five field goals, but the Cowboys used a mini 6-2 run to keep the Alabama lead at single digits at the under-4 media timeout. McNeese isn’t going away.
Alabama 31, McNeese 24 (3:58, 1H)
Nelson 3 pushes Tide run to 15-2
11/11/2024 06:29:15 PMAlabama’s offense has started to roll. A Grant Nelson triple extended the Tide’s current run to 15-2 over the last 5:36. Nelson leads all scorers with eight points at the under-8 media timeout.
Alabama 25, McNeese 16 (6:55, 1H)
Another shot-clock violation for McNeese
11/11/2024 06:47:00 PMThe Coleman Coliseum crowd roared as Alabama’s defense forced a second shot-clock violation in the first eight minutes of game action. Shots have started to fall for the Crimson Tide, too, as Mark Sears and Derrion Reid knocked down triples to trim the McNeese lead to one.
McNeese 14, Alabama 13 (11:57, 1H)
McNeese makes 4 of its first 5
11/11/2024 06:09:59 PMThe Cowboys have made four of their first five shots of the game and four straight after missing their first. They are also 2-for-2 from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, Alabama was 1-for-4 to open the game, and Grant Nelson was responsible for all six points, including a 4-for-4 start at the free-throw line.
McNeese 10, Alabama 6 (16:22, 1H)
Alabama starters vs. McNeese
11/11/2024 05:37:57 PMNate Oats made one change to his starting five for Alabama’s third game of the season, going with Grant Nelson in place of Derrion Reid. Nelson will play the four, while Jarin Stevenson plays the three to give the Crimson Tide a long lineup (three players listed at 6-11).
Tide starters: Mark Sears, Labaron Philon, Jarin Stevenson, Grant Nelson, Cliff Omoruyi.
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