BOL Basketball Show: Tide wins in Starkville | Youngblood hitting his stride
The Alabama men’s basketball team has won four straight games, including back-to-back wins over LSU and No. 14 Mississippi State to reach 18-3 (7-1 SEC) at the end of January.
In the home win over the Tigers last Saturday, Alabama came out on top 80-73 inside Coleman Coliseum. It was a closer game than many thought, but the Crimson Tide played the second half without Mark Sears, who watched from UA’s bench due to a coach’s decision. Sears, however, bounced back and started the next game at Mississippi State on Wednesday.
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Alabama left Starkville and a top-15 matchup with an 88-84 victory. The Tide shot 48 percent (15-of-31) from 3-point range at Humphrey Coliseum, and senior guard Chris Youngblood was responsible for seven of them (7-of-10). It marked Alabama’s sixth straight road game with 85 or more points, the longest single-season streak by an SEC team, per UA.
Alabama will return to Tuscaloosa to host a Georgia Bulldogs team that had lost four in a row before beating South Carolina, 71,60, on Tuesday. BamaOnLine staff members Charlie Potter, Tim Watts and Blake Byler share their thoughts on the last two wins and the game against the ‘Dogs, which is scheduled for Saturday, February 1 (3 p.m. CT on ESPN2).
The Alabama-related topics discussed by the guys include:
– Thoughts on the LSU win
– Mark Sears bounces back
– Thoughts on the Mississippi State win
– Chris Youngblood hitting his stride
– Looking ahead to the Georgia game
– Race for SEC Coach of the Year
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