Alabama Men’s Basketball Opens SEC Slate with 82-64 Win over Ole Miss

Tuesday, December 29

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

8 p.m. CT

Alabama

6-3,1-0SEC

Ole Miss

5-2,0-1SEC

Ole Miss

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Alabama Men’s Basketball Opens SEC Slate with 82-64 Win over Ole Miss

12/29/2020 11:13:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Crimson Tide’s victory over Ole Miss also marked the 800th Southeastern Conference win in program history

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men’s basketball team opened its Southeastern Conference schedule with a decisive 82-64 win over Ole Miss Tuesday night in Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide (6-3, 1-0 SEC) led from start to finish on the way to its 800th SEC win, making Alabama and Kentucky the only two SEC programs with 800 victories in conference play.

Guard Jahvon Quinerly led all scorers with a career-best 24 points, while also pulling down five rebounds. John Petty Jr. (13) and Alex Reese (10) came off the bench and finished in double figures points, while Jaden Shackelford led the Tide in rebounds with seven.

The Tide led the Rebels (5-2, 0-1) from start-to-finish and improved to 6-0 this season when scoring 80 or more points in a contest.

“I thought it was a good win. Ole Miss was top-10 in the nation in defensive efficiency. We made some free throws, we put some points up and I thought our guys played hard. We moved the ball around well, we had a few too many turnovers, they turn people over. I like the energy, I thought the bench was great. JP really gave us a boost and Shack, even though he did not shoot it well, he won the blue-collar hard hat deal. He led us in plus/minus, so he is really getting the hang of guarding tough hard-nose players. I thought we got great minutes from everybody throughout the game. We got outrebounded, which is disappointing, but our defense was good enough to hold them. We still won the second chance points.”

Coach Nate Oats Postgame Comments

Team Stats

Alabama converted 43.1 percent (28-of-65) from the field while holding the Rebels to just 33.8 percent shooting from the floor
The Crimson Tide knocked down 12-of-37 threes while Ole Miss only had 1-of-13 find the net from beyond the arc
Alabama’s bench was the difference with 54 points compared to the Rebels’ 19
Quinerly’s 24 points came on 8-of-14 shooting in 32 minutes of action

First Half

Alabama jumped out to an early 12-5 lead after the first five minutes of action
With 7:49 remaining in the first half, Ole Miss closed the gap, trailing 23-20
The Crimson Tide used a quick 8-2 spurt to pull ahead of the Rebels 34-23 with 5:00 minutes left to go in the opening stanza
Ole Miss closed the half by outscoring UA 11-9 over the last five minutes of the half, sending Alabama into the locker room with a 43-34 lead
The Tide shot an efficient 46.9 percent from the field including knocking down 7-of-17 in three-point shots
Quinerly paced UA with 10 points on 3-of-6 shooting from the field

Second Half

Ole Miss started the half by narrowing Alabama’s lead to just seven at 47-40 with 16:20 left to play
The Tide went on a 12-5 run from 13:45 to 9:34 left in the game to take a commanding 61-48 lead
The Rebels cut it to eight, but Alabama went on a 14-7 run over the next five minutes of the game, knocking down 4-of-7 from the field during that span
The Crimson Tide allowed just four points the last three minutes of the game, giving it the 82-64 victory
Alabama knocked down 39.4 percent of its shots in the second half while holding the Rebels to just 32.4 percent

Up Next

The Crimson Tide opens the New Year in Knoxville at No. 7/6 Tennessee on Saturday, Jan. 2 at 5 p.m. CT on ESPN2
The game will be the Crimson Tide’s first SEC road matchup of the 2020-21 season, and its first away contest after four-consecutive games in Coleman Coliseum

The Alabama-Tennessee game will also be the Tide’s first true road game after four neutral site match-ups earlier in the season

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