GAME THREAD: No. 4 Alabama basketball vs. No. 18 Texas A&M (SEC Tournament final)

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

How to watch​

Who: No. 4 Alabama (28-5) vs. No. 18 Texas A&M (25-8)
When: Noon CT, Sunday, March 12
Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Watch: ESPN (play-by-play: Karl Ravech; analyst: Dick Vitale; sideline: Marty Smith)
Listen: Crimson Tide Sports Network (play-by-play: Chris Stewart; analyst: Bryan Passink; engineer Tom Stipe)

 

[Kelly Quinlan]

 

[Kelly Quinlan]

Dom looks much more comfortable today in warm ups shooting.

 

[Kelly Quinlan]

The team is shooting better in warm-ups hopefully that will mean less of a brick fest from 3 in the first half for the Tide.

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

 

[Kelly Quinlan]

The crowd is very Bama heavy and the place is packed.

 

[Kelly Quinlan]

Terry Oglesby, Don Daily, and Steven Anderson on the whistle today for the Alabama-A&M game.

 

[rsaxoniii]

The team is shooting better in warm-ups hopefully that will mean less of a brick fest from 3 in the first half for the Tide.

Doubt it

 

[Kelly Quinlan]

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

Alabama 16, Texas A&M 7 | 15:23, H1

Alabama is on an 8-0 run and has opened the game 4 of 6 from deep.

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

Alabama 18, Texas A&M 10 | 11:55, H1

Brandon Miller and Noah Clowney both have two fouls for Alabama.

Alabama hasn't hit a shot in the last 3:47

 

[xcop]

Bediako may be a difference maker thru the Big Dance. He has really improved.

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

Watching Texas A&M basketball games is a chore.

 

[mmcolburn]

Watching Texas A&M basketball games is a chore.

Yes!!!

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

Alabama 33, Texas A&M 17 | 3:52, H1

Alabama has four starters — Bediako, Clowney, Miller and Sears — with two fouls apiece.

Texas A&M hasn't made a FG in 7:14 and counting.

 

[frazor]

Even when teams play lax full court man-to-man I don't know why we don't get a big to come up and backscreen to get out guards going down hill. I know this is more of a zone.

 

[G.O.A.T-23]

Watching JQ out there today is why you don’t listen to the fans and just toss out a talented player just because he might struggle from time to time.

If and when Sears gets his shot completely back, this team will make a long run in the tourney.

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

Halftime: Alabama 34, Texas A&M 23

Alabama held Texas A&M to 6 of 29 from the floor in the first half.

Jahvon Quinerly leads the Crimson Tide with 13 points on 5 of 8 shooting, including 3 of 4 from deep.

 

[xcop]

Reece wearing his Crimson tie. A former walkon has to be cheering off air.

 

[aggietider]

I couldn’t understand why we had Miller in up 14 late in the half. It almost feels like the only way we lose is for him to foul out.

 

[vegas man]

Why in the @$%@ do we always wait until there are 5-6 seconds on the final clock before we try to make a move for the final shot. I know what's going to happen every time. Exactly what just happened to Bradley. We do it every time. Make your move with 10 to go. Stop worrying about the opponent getting a rebound and going the length of the floor. Geez.

 

[MobileBama]

Good first half but I feel like we should be up 20+.

 

[vegas man]

I couldn’t understand why we had Miller in up 14 late in the half. It almost feels like the only way we lose is for him to foul out.

I didn't have have much of an issue with that as I did with Miller's stupid foul. Guy is dribbling out at top of key and you feel like you have to be all over him with 2 fouls.

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

Alabama 45, Texas A&M 32 | 14:55, H2

Charles Bediako: 10 points, nine rebounds, three blocks

Jahvon Quinerly: 18 points, three rebounds, one steal (7 of 12 shooting, including 4 of 7 from deep).

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

Marble picking up his fourth foul stings for Texas A&M.

 

[coastalbarry]

Might have missed it but why hasn’t Burnett been in?

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

Alabama 58, Texas A&M 48 | 7:39, H2

Wade Taylor IV picks up his fourth foul for the Aggies. He has just 5 points on 1 of 9 shooting today.

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

Might have missed it but why hasn’t Burnett been in?

He has not played today

 

[TideFever]

Might have missed it but why hasn’t Burnett been in?

Wondered the same thing late in the first half when fouls started rolling up. Have to assume since he hasn't played at all that he's out for one reason or another.

 

[TideFever]

I swear the side court official near Buzz has to ready to slap him. Every single time there's a clock stop he's in that official's ear.

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

Marble picking up his fourth foul stings for Texas A&M.

Since Marble picked up his fourth, Alabama is on a 17-8 run

 

[jmillerbama]

Take that you shitty refs! The ball dont lie! Thats why right after that terrible tech, a&m got their face dunked on!💪🏽💪🏿💪

 

[vegas man]

Okay. I was praying we'd get to the 5 minute mark before we committed 7 fouls and put A&M in the 1 and 1 bonus since they make a living winning games at the free throws line. Bama committed its 7th foul at the 5:02 mark and A&M missed the front end of the 1 and 1.

 

[vegas man]

He has not played today

Neither has Welch.

 

[Slowpoke Catracho]

No question to me that we get the 1 seed. RTR!

 

[ChrisASanderson]

Feel bad that Pwestbro won’t be complaining about Bama’s performance against Buzz. Cheer up buddy

 

[Slowpoke Catracho]

We still have two timeouts left!

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

 

[TideFever]

A SWEET SWEET WIN!!

Probably our best overall game since January!

Destroyed them on the boards and kept them from getting half their points on the free throw line.

Biggest thing was the fouls were mostly even. They had a few more than us until near the end. Hard for them when they can't get a foul every other possession.

 

[Watson_2]

RTR......SEC Champions.....Pure domination by an average score of 75-58 in the tournament and an overall 19-2 SEC record