GAME THREAD: No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 25 Missouri (SEC Tournament)

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

Who: No. 4 Alabama (27-5) vs. No. 25 Missouri (24-8)

When: Noon CT, Saturday, March 11

Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee

Watch: ESPN (play-by-play: Karl Ravech; analyst: Jimmy Dykes; sideline: Marty Smith)

Listen: Crimson Tide Sports Network (play-by-play: Chris Stewart; analyst: Bryan Passink; engineer Tom Stipe)

 

[Kelly Quinlan]

On the whistle today, Joe Lindsay, Pat Adams, and Bart Lenox.

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

 

[Kelly Quinlan]

Dom is not shooting well in warmups, has a giant pad thing on his back.

 

[MobileBama]

How's the Bama fan turnout?

 

[pwestbro61]

On the whistle today, Joe Lindsay, Pat Adams, and Bart Lenox.

No Doug Shows/ that is good.

 

[Kelly Quinlan]

How's the Bama fan turnout?

Probably 75% of the crowd, good crowd overall. It's pretty loud in here. Obviously got the loudest with the cheer/jeers for Brandon Miller when he was introduced.

 

[aggietider]

JQ makes the laziest passes.

 

[Kelly Quinlan]

Arena is probably 80% full

 

[aggietider]

Nice to see Gurley in so early. Want him to play well so bad.

 

[Kelly Quinlan]

The team was not hitting in warm-ups and it is showing so far in the game, very slow start from outside. Also forcing some marginal looks from 3, 0-8 so far.

 

[RammerJammer210]

Lucky to be down 2… another horrible start shooting the 3. Sears especially is in such a funk

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

Missouri 7, Alabama 5 | 14:12, H1

Alabama starts the game 0-for-8 from beyond the arc.

 

[vegas man]

I just don't understand why we cannot seem to shoot from three any more. It's completely baffling.

 

[vegas man]

Lucky to be down 2… another horrible start shooting the 3. Sears especially is in such a funk

Yep. And the sloppy turnovers are back again.

 

[pwestbro61]

I just don't understand why we cannot seem to shoot from three any more. It's completely baffling.

Just not a good 3 point shooting team any longer. Had about 5- 6 games where they have been/

 

[RammerJammer210]

Defense is playing good

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

Alabama 11, Missouri 7 | 12:05, H1

Alabama is on a 6-0 run as Missouri hasn't scored in 3:37 and counting. The Tigers have missed their last five shots.

 

[StablerCountry]

If Bama was hitting threes they would be up by 15. If they could get hot shooting. Playing great defense right now.

 

[Kelly Quinlan]

It is very cool in here by the way on the court. I assume there is ice under the floor. I'm pretty warm typically and I'm almost wanting to grab my jacket. I wonder if that is having an impact as well. It is much colder than most games I've been to this year on the floor.

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

Jaden Bradley was robbed of a great 3-point play

 

[aggietider]

If the 3’s were going in, this game would be over.

 

[Kelly Quinlan]

First three comes on shot 16 of the game from behind the arc. WOOF

 

[vegas man]

Sears hit a damn shot! Not even close. Geez.

 

[jmillerbama]

Take Sears the F out holy shit he has fallen off! He cant throw it in the ocean!

 

[aggietider]

I still think they need to shoot less at that time of the year. Oats said they’ve shot more lately. Obviously that isn’t working.
Defense and rebounding have been great. Other than that, eh.

 

[vegas man]

I know Clowney just hit a three but again...why are we beating up the rim so bad on our three point shooting?

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

Alabama 22, Missouri 14 | 6:10, H1

Noah Clowney finally hits a 3 for Alabama. The Crimson Tide is 1 of 12 from beyond the arc.

 

[pwestbro61]

If the 3’s were going in, this game would be over.

Been saying that for 3 weeks.

 

[vegas man]

Alabama 22, Missouri 14 | 6:10, H1

Noah Clowney finally hits a 3 for Alabama. The Crimson Tide is 1 of 12 from beyond the arc.

I'll say it again...this is completely baffling.

 

[RammerJammer210]

Nick Pringle is playing so well

 

[vegas man]

Sick and tired of some of the stupidity of some of our players. What was Burnett doing there?

And I'm tired of hearing how Mizzou plays physical defense. They are all over our ball handlers and no calls. I could stop Quinerly and Sears on the drive if I were allowed to drape myself all over them.

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

Alabama 29, Missouri 26 | 1:12, H1

Missouri has made five of its last six shots to make things close.

Noah Clowney has 11 points on 4 of 6 shooting, including 2 of 4 from deep.

 

[RammerJammer210]

I mean. We have the lead and can’t shoot much worse.. in all fairness they haven’t shot well either. Gotta get the guards hitting some 3s or I’m not sure we get out of here with a W

 

[Kelly Quinlan]

Sears has really struggled the last two games here. He looks way off.

 

[cola68]

Kobe is throwing our players around and pushing off to get separation …
Gotta be called

 

[cola68]

Sears has really struggled the last two games here. He looks way off.

His momma tweeting for more playing time and Sears’ game has disappeared

 

[aggietider]

His momma tweeting for more playing time and Sears’ game has disappeared

I said when that happened how stupid that was and how it could affect everything. Maybe it hasn’t. But everybody reads it. Everybody feels it. It matters.

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

Halftime: Alabama 31, Missouri 29

Alabama comes away with a halftime lead despite shooting just 2 of 15 from deep in the first period.

Noah Clowney leads the Tide with 11 points while Brandon Miller has 4 points and eight rebounds after getting into early foul trouble.

 

[vegas man]

I said when that happened how stupid that was and how it could affect everything. Maybe it hasn’t. But everybody reads it. Everybody feels it. It matters.

And he gets a ton of playing time on a team that rotates lots of players. That's why this team has been so successful.