BOL Basketball Show: Tide rolls into top-6 matchup with Vols
No. 6 Alabama bounced back from a two-game losing streak to earn back-to-back victories over No. 17 Kentucky and No. 24 Mississippi State on its home floor in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The Crimson Tide defeated the Wildcats, 96-83, behind a 30-point performance from veteran guard Mark Sears. Also turning in strong showings were guard Aden Holloway (19 points) and center Clifford Omoruyi (11 points, 15 rebounds) in a season sweep of Kentucky.
The next game out, Alabama put together one of its best outings of the 2024-25 campaign, by dominating the Bulldogs, 111-73. Sears produced his second double-double of the year (21 points, 10 assists), while Chris Youngblood led the Tide with 27 points. As a team, UA shot 49 percent from 3-point range (22-45), its most treys since the 2021-22 season.
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Alabama (23-5, 12-3) turns its attention to a brutal 3-game stretch to end the regular season, which features matchups with three of the nation’s top-five teams. Up first for the Tide is a trip to Knoxville, Tennessee, to take on the No. 5 Vols for the first time this year.
Before Alabama travels to Thompson-Boling Arena, BamaOnLine staff members Charlie Potter, Tim Watts and Blake Byler provide their thoughts on the last two wins and tomorrow’s matchup with Tennessee, which is set to tip off at 3 p.m. CT and air on ESPN.
The Alabama-related topics discussed by the guys include:
– Thoughts on the Kentucky win
– Thoughts on the Miss. State win
– Sears’ stellar play of late
– Getting more out of Grant Nelson
– Looking ahead to Tennessee
– Outlook for final 3-game stretch
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