Alabama
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LSU
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Alabama Snaps Three-Game Losing Streak with a 70-67 Victory over No. 13/16 LSU
1/19/2022 9:33:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Crimson Tide claims fourth win over a top-15 team this season, fifth-straight victory over LSU with the win
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men's basketball team used a big second half run and was able to hang on to defeat No. 13/16 LSU, 70-67, Wednesday night inside Coleman Coliseum. It marked the Crimson Tide's fourth win over a ranked team this season (4-1) with all four victories coming against top-15 teams.
Alabama (12-6, 3-3 SEC) was led on the night by junior guard Jaden Shackelford's 26 points and four steals to pace three players in double figures. Junior guard Jahvon Quinerly added 17 points off the bench while senior guard Keon Ellis had 12 points, a team-leading eight rebounds and three steals in the victory.
The Tigers (15-3, 3-3) were led by forward Tari Eason's 26 points and 10 boards in the loss, which was the fifth-straight defeat to Alabama in the series.
Head Coach Nate Oats Postgame Comments
"That was a big win. We needed to get back on a winning streak. Three losses in a row were enough. We didn't play particularly well, especially on the offensive end. We couldn't make shots, went 0-of-15 from three in the second half and couldn't make free throws late. Our guys fought and battled all night. You've got to give a ton of credit to our guys for figuring out a way to get a win when it wasn't our best game on the offensive end. I like where our attitude was leading up to the game. I thought we played a lot harder. If we give that effort and we start making shots like we are capable of, then we can get this thing back to where we had it in early December."
Team Stats
- The contest featured 15 lead changes and five ties throughout
- The 70 points scored by Alabama matched the most points allowed in a game this season by LSU, which came into the contest ranked No.1 in the nation in defensive efficiency
- The Tide's three guards (Shackelford, Quinerly and Ellis) combined to score 55 of the team's 70 points
- The 10 fouls committed by the Crimson Tide were the fewest in a game this season
- Shackelford recorded his team-leading fifth 20-point game of the season and 18th of his career
- JD Davison earned his first career start playing 18:20 minutes in the game
- With Davidson in the first rotation, Alabama has now used three different starting lineups this season
.@noahgurley earns tonight's hard hat ??
— Alabama Men's Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) January 20, 2022
Keon Ellis and Jahvon Quinerly are named the notable performers ??#RollTide | #BlueCollarBasketball pic.twitter.com/2vBjGKN4QW
First Half
- A slow start from both teams saw LSU took a 5-3 lead at the first media
- Shackelford gave UA its first lead hitting a three, which began a stretch of four lead changes and a tie over the next 4:17
- LSU recorded the first run of the game, scoring seven unanswered points to take a 14-9 lead at the 11:31 mark
- Alabama responded with three-straight threes from Quinerly, Shackelford and Miles to go up 18-14 at the 8:12 mark
- The Tigers tied the game by scoring seven of the next 10 points, but Quinerly and Shackelford made UA's fifth and sixth consecutive three, respectively, to keep Alabama ahead 27-23 with 3:48 on the clock
- LSU would close the gap to one, 33-32, at the break
- Alabama shot 10-of-29 from the floor as Quinerly and Shackelford combined for 23 of Alabama's 33 first half points
6 ??'s in a row ??????
— Alabama Men's Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) January 20, 2022
Alabama 27, LSU 23 | 3:26 1st H#RollTide | #BlueCollarBasketball pic.twitter.com/r73SI7Fijm
Second Half
- The second half opened with six lead changes and one tie before a Quinerly lay-up jumpstarted an 18-4 Alabama run that turned a 40-39 deficit into the Tide's biggest lead of the game at 57-44 with just under eight minutes left to play
- A 14-1 run by the Tigers, including making four straight three-pointers, tied the game 58-58 with 4:47 remaining in the contest
- The Tide responded going on a 10-2 spurt over the next 3:25 to take a 68-60 lead with 1:22 remaining
- Alabama struggled to close out the game, missing five consecutive free throws and two shots to allow LSU to cut the lead to one, 68-67, with 6.6 second remaining
- After getting fouled, Ellis drained a pair of free throws and LSU's last second desperation shot was off the mark
- Shackelford scored 14 of the team's 37 second half points
.@jayunooo knocks down four free throws, he now has 22 and his 5th 20+ point game this year
— Alabama Men's Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) January 20, 2022
Alabama 57, LSU 44 | 7:51 2nd H#RollTide | #BlueCollarBasketball pic.twitter.com/QAY1nmJ9rs
Up Next
- Alabama will host Missouri in a rematch on Saturday, Jan. 22, as the game against the Tigers tips off at 5 p.m. CT inside Coleman Coliseum.
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