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Alabama Falls in Camping World Maui Invitational Opener to Stanford
12/1/2020 12:25:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Crimson Tide drops to 1-1 on the season, will take on UNLV in second round action on Tuesday night
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The No. 25 Alabama men's basketball team dropped an 82-64 decision to Stanford in the opening round of the Camping World Maui Invitational on Monday night. With the loss, the Crimson Tide (1-1) moves into the consolation bracket where it will take on the UNLV Runnin' Rebels (0-2) Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m. CT (9:30 p.m. ET).
Alabama was led for a second straight game by guard Jahvon Quinerly, who collected team highs of 14 points and three steals. Jaden Shackelford was the only other UA player to reach double digits, finishing with 10 points on the night.
Stanford was led by freshman star Ziaire Williams' 19 points as he led four Cardlinal players in double figures.
Coach Nate Oats Postgame Comments
- "Obviously a disappointing first game for us here at the Maui Invitational. I thought (Stanford) played much harder than we did. That's on us as coaches to have our team prepared and play better. They outrebounded us by 16 and that does not bode well. They shot 53 percent from three compared to our 24 percent. They took better shots than we did. They are a very good team, but we have got to bring a better effort than that. We were in the game the first 16 minutes and it was back-and-forth game, but they closed the half on a run. We began the second half and closed it within seven at the under 16 timeout but it went from seven to 12 in like 30 seconds and we could never get it back. I am really disappointed in our play and we have to respond and try to salvage this thing by playing a lot better tomorrow night."
Team Stats
- Shackelford reached double-figure scoring for the 17th straight games dating back to last season.
- Alabama forced Stanford into 22 turnovers on the night to result in a 21-14 advantage in points off turnovers
- The Tide finished with 14 fast break points compared to seven for the Cardinal
- Stanford owned a big advantage on the glass, outrebounding Alabama 47-31
- Alabama shot just over 35 percent from the field, while Stanford shot 51 percent from the field.
First Half
- The game was tight early in the opening stanza as the two teams swapped the lead four times and had six ties over the first 15 minutes of action
- Stanford closed the half on a 12-2 run over the final four-plus minutes to take a 41-29 lead into the locker room
- Alabama missed its final eight field goals and hist just two of its final 14 shots from the floor to close the first 20 minutes of action
Second Half
- The Crimson Tide jumped out to a quick start in the second half and cut Stanford's lead to seven, 49-42, with 15:21 remaining
- However, a three-pointer by Bryce Wills sparked a Cardinal 10-0 run over the next 2:28 to increase the lead to 17, 59-42, with 12:43 left
- Stanford led by as many as 24 points before settling for the 18-point victory
Up Next
- Alabama and UNLV will square off in the consolation bracket on Tuesday night, with the contest being televised on ESPN2
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