Second time
- Alabama steals the pass on the field and defeats South Carolina, 81-78. Petty scored 20 points and added eight rebounds, two blocks, an assist and a steal. Crimson Tide kept Gamecocks at 24 percent in the three-point range (6 out of 25).
- Alabama allows Minaya to mark the layout. Gamecocks fail against Rojas on the way inside. The Crimson Tide went up one, 79-78. Two seconds remain.
- South Carolina loses a three-point ball, but a high ball is called and the Gamecocks will retain possession. 3.9 seconds remaining.
- Ellis misses the first, but takes the second shot.
- Petty loses a three-point ball at the end of Alabama, but Crimson Tide’s defense remains. Ellis suffers a lack from Minaya in recovery.
- Oats will use a 30 second timeout with 52 seconds remaining. South Carolina is in a 6-0 race.
- South Carolina then turns and Primo loses a three-point shot. Bryant goes down and hits a jumper. 78-76 Alabama. One minute left.
- Out of range, Quinerly turns driving to the edge. This is the 21st night in Alabama.
- Rojas misses on the edge and Lawson scores another three-point ball in the corner. Martin asks for a timeout. 78-74 Crimson Tide with 2:22 remaining.
- Woods hits the first shot, but hits the second. 78-71 Alabama.
- Jones is called in to reach Woods and he is ready for the night. He leaves the game with three points, seven assists and five rebounds. You can tell that it is nowhere near 100 percent.
- Rojas hits both shots. 8 points advantage for Crimson Tide.
- Rojas will go to the free throw line when the game is restarted. Alabama leads 76-70 with 3:37 to the finish.
- Quinerly responds to Woods’ jump with another triple. 76-68 Alabama.
- Lawson scores a jump, but Quinerly gets a three-pointer to put Alabama at seven, 73-66. This is the biggest advantage of the game for Crimson Tide.
- McCreary puts Shackelford on the free-throw line and he does both. Alabama ahead, 70-64.
- Alabama is dominating the second chance points, 19-9.
- After that triple, Petty has 20 points and Alabama leads 68-64 with 7:50 left.
- Bryant hits the first and takes the second. 65-64 AU.
- Jones now has four fouls with 8:25 left to play. Bryant is on the line.
- Primo scores two free kicks, but Lawson goes down and buries a triple. Alabama’s advantage is only two, 65-63.
- Leveque misses the first, but commits the second. 63-60 Alabama.
- Jones just suffered the third foul, sending Leveque to the line.
- Alabama is now back in the lead by four thanks to Shackelford and Quinerly’s layups.
- Two quick baskets from Bryant and Lawson tied the game at 59.
- Bryant’s other tray reduces the deficit to four.
- Jones scores a three-pointer from the wing and Alabama is sixth in the lead.
- Minaya scores a tray on the counterattack and Oats asks for a break. Alabama leads 56-53 with 13:18 to the finish.
- After a Bryant tray, Ellis places the Crimson Tide in five points with a huge dunk.
- Ellis forces a ball into the air. Alabama takes possession, but does not convert to the three-point interval.
- Minaya hits two false shots, but Quinerly goes down and hits the goal. 54-49 Crimson Tide.
- Petty remains warm and marks the tray. 52-47 AU. He has 3 out of 3 on the field this semester.
- Quinerly and Rojas are back on the ground.
- Petty has six points in the first four minutes of the second period and 15 for the game.
- Woods makes a jump and his 50-47 Alabama in the first half-time media timeout. 15:35 left.
- Minaya loses and Alabama takes possession, leading to Petty’s three-pointer. 50-45 Crimson Tide.
- Petty advances to the free-throw line and completes the three-point play. 47-45 Alabama.
- Petty misses a kick under the basket and scores.
- South Carolina hit four of the last five field shots.
- Woods picks up the theft and goes over the edge to the tray. USC back in front, 45-44.
- Lawson responds with a triple and is a one point game, 44-43 AU.
- Shackelford scores two. 44-40 Alabama.
- Shackelford suffers a lack of Leveque and goes to the free-throw line.
- Nobody covers Minaya and he throws a hammer down.
- Reese is wide open at the top of the key and drops a three-point. 42-38 Alabama.
- Reese blocks Leveque’s attempt to bury, but Woods hits a jumper after passing on the pitch.
First half
- Both teams have already exchanged the ball a lot tonight. Alabama has 11 losses, while South Carolina has nine.
- Alabama leads South Carolina in the range 39-36. Crimson Tide only hit 38.9 percent of the field, but scored six three points, three of which came from Primo. He leads all scorers with 10.
- Primo marks the second shot.
- Primo misses the first shot and Alabama asks for a timeout.
- A Couisnard foul will put Primo on the line with 16 seconds left.
- Jones fouls Bryant and he goes to the line. Bryant can only score one point.
- Minaya makes the game three points with a jumper, 38-35.
- Petty buries a three-point offensive rebound and Alabama has its biggest advantage of the game, 38-33.
- Bryant goes down and hits a jumper with his elbow.
- After McCreary’s absence, Petty scores two on the free-throw line. 35-31 AU.
- Quinerly hits a three-point ball from the wing and Alabama has a 33-31 advantage.
- Alabama forces a Gamecocks turnover out of time.
- Crimson Tide made only one of his last eight attempts at shooting.
- Petty gets a big block on McCreary and he goes to the seats. We are in the last media timeout of the semester. 3:48 until the break.
- Reese makes two shots with the charity ribbon. 31-30 South Carolina.
- Gary will not return to this game with an injury to his left shoulder.
- Bryant misses the free throw and fails to complete the free throw.
- Out of range, Primo misses a shot from outside the hoop and Bryant hits a difficult basket when he is knocked down by Darius Miles.
- Petty throws a furious punch, but Lawson makes a triple for the Gamecocks soon after. USC leads 29-28 with 5:02 to play.
- Minaya pulls from the free-throw line and hits. 26 all.
- Reese has Crimson Tide back in front, 26-24, after a layup.
- A long-range two-point shot from Moss drew 24.
- Shackelford then takes the theft and another tray. Alabama leads 24-22.
- Tied at 22 after Shackelford’s layup.
- Leveque makes two shots from the charity strip to break the tie.
- A tray of Rojas ties everything at 20.
- Primo strikes again at the bottom of the corner, but Bryant drops a jumper on the other side.
- James Rojas is on the ground now for Crimson Tide.
- McCreary reaches the limit and we have reached the media time limit for children under 12 minutes. 18-15 USC with 11:43 to play.
- Primo marks his second triple of the night and the deficit is reduced to one, 16-15.
- Gamecocks have three turnovers in the last 2:30 of the action.
- Ellis hits home a triple. Alabama won 7-0 and South Carolina failed to score in more than two minutes of action.
- Petty drives on the track and gets a sturdy float to go. 16-9.
- Reese for bleeding with a dunk. 16-7 USC.
- South Carolina now in double digits after Lawson’s dunk. 16-5.
- Keon Ellis and Jahvon Quinerly checked in to UA.
- Lawson responds with one of three points of his own. 14-5 USC in the first media timeout. 15:31 to go.
- Take it with another tray, but Primo replies with three points.
- Alex Reese joined the game for Gary.
- Minaya buries a triple. Gamecocks now with 9-2.
- Alabama lost its last four field goals.
- Jones is now called to an indictment. South Carolina wins 6-2.
- It looks like a shoulder injury. He and Leveque were fighting for the rebound and their arm was grabbed by Leveque’s. Gary is going to the locker room. You could hear him scream in pain over the transmission.
- Gary is under the basket and in great pain.
- Take the hook shot to place the Gamecocks at 4-2, then Gary is called for an offensive foul.
- Woods and Gary exchange baskets to open the scoreboard. 2-2.
- South Carolina wins the tip.
Pre-game
- It is Gary’s first career start and he is from Columbia, SC
- Alabama coach Nate Oats told Chris Stewart on the Crimson Tide Sports Radio Network that Herb Jones ‘looked good’ during the shootaround and should be ready for tonight’s game.
- Alabama is starting five: Jaden Shackelford (G), Josh Primo (G), John Petty Jr. (G), Herb Jones (W), Juwan Gary (F).
- South Carolina starting with five: AJ Lawson (G), Jermaine Couisnard (G), Seventh Woods (G), Justin Minaya (F), Wildens Leveque (F).
- Tonight’s staff: Joe Lindsey, Terry Obelsby, Ted Valentine.
Preview
Even after a defeat on the road to number 18 in Missouri at the weekend, the University of Alabama men’s basketball team still has at least three games above all others in the Southeast Conference ranking, with 10-1.
But how will Crimson Tide respond after his first league defeat?
Coach Nate Oats and company now travel to Columbia, SC to face the South Carolina Gamecocks on Tuesday night at 5:30 pm (CT) inside the Colonial Life Arena, which will air on the SEC Network.
Alabama’s loss to the Tigers should be used as a wake-up call, as Crimson Tide now loses two of the last three, after winning for 10 straight.
For Gamecocks (5-7, 3-5 SEC), coach Frank Martin’s team is in a rut, as South Carolina has lost five of its last seven games, most recently one at home to the state of Mississippi by 75-59.
However, it upset Florida No. 22 on the road Tuesday night.
South Carolina is run by junior guard AJ Lawson, who is the team leader in points (17.2) and steals (1.5). Two other Gamecocks also average double digits in points, striker Keyshawn Bryant (14.4) and guard Jermaine Couisnard (11.2).
What can bode well for Alabama is that the Gamecocks have the SEC’s second worst scoring defense, losing 75.5 points per game.
No. 10 Alabama in South Carolina
Where: Colonial Life Arena
When: 5:30 PM, CT, Tuesday
TV: SEC Network
Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network
Connected: ESPN.com
Last time, Alabama: The Crimson Tide suffered its first loss at the conference of the year, leaving a road contest for No. 18 Missouri, 68-65. Alabama dropped to 22, with just over 13 minutes left, just to reduce the deficit to one with 1:11 to play. Guard Jaden Shackelford scored 15 points, the team’s best score, while guards Keon Ellis (12), Jahvon Quinerly (12) and John Petty Jr. (11) joined him in double digits.
Last time, South Carolina: The Gamecocks lost their fifth game in their last seven games, falling 75-59 to the state of Mississippi. South Carolina failed to beat the Bulldogs’ 29 points, DJ Stewart Jr. AJ Lawson and Keyshawn Bryant led the Gamecocks with 13 points each.
The series: This will be the 46th meeting between the two schools. Alabama has won seven of the last eight times since February 2, 2015. Crimson Tide has also won its last two games at Columbia. Overall, Alabama holds a 29-16 record against Gamecocks.
More about the last meeting: Guard Kira Lewis Jr. (25) and striker Javian Davis (20) combined for 45 points to propel Crimson Tide through South Carolina, 90-86, on February 29, 2020. Shackelford added 18 points on 6 13 shots, to go along with seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks.