Wow. Wow. Wow. What a game that was! If I had a cardiologist, I’d have to make an emergency appointment.
Noah Clowney went down 3 minutes into the game and when your playing against Nance and Bacot, that typically spells disaster. Give credit to this young, gutsy team. They play with so much heart and they outlasted a team that is so talented and experienced.
In a game where Brandon Miller had his worst game of his young career and Quinerly shot poorly in the second half and the rest of the game, Alabama had numerous guys like Mark Sears who scored 24 and Bediako who scored 14 as well. Sears played 55 minutes and was a +12 when he was on the court. He was such a difference maker.
Alabama was +27 in the 3 point department and that made up the difference of getting outscored 52-40 in the paint. Alabama made a great effort of being even in the rebounding category against a team much larger than they are, especially when losing Clowney so early.
Miller shot 4/21. Quinerly shot 8/26. That won’t happen again. If you told me those players would shoot that poorly and Clowney would go out with an injury 3 minutes in, I would say Alabama would’ve lost by double digits. This team has so much heart and play for each other. This team is so different from last year and you can tell.
Alabama leaves Oregon with 2 wins that are bigger than any in the country right now. What a tournament.
Noah Clowney went down 3 minutes into the game and when your playing against Nance and Bacot, that typically spells disaster. Give credit to this young, gutsy team. They play with so much heart and they outlasted a team that is so talented and experienced.
In a game where Brandon Miller had his worst game of his young career and Quinerly shot poorly in the second half and the rest of the game, Alabama had numerous guys like Mark Sears who scored 24 and Bediako who scored 14 as well. Sears played 55 minutes and was a +12 when he was on the court. He was such a difference maker.
Alabama was +27 in the 3 point department and that made up the difference of getting outscored 52-40 in the paint. Alabama made a great effort of being even in the rebounding category against a team much larger than they are, especially when losing Clowney so early.
Miller shot 4/21. Quinerly shot 8/26. That won’t happen again. If you told me those players would shoot that poorly and Clowney would go out with an injury 3 minutes in, I would say Alabama would’ve lost by double digits. This team has so much heart and play for each other. This team is so different from last year and you can tell.
Alabama leaves Oregon with 2 wins that are bigger than any in the country right now. What a tournament.
