Alabama looked like the #1 overall seed and played like it for majority of the game. They started out on fire hitting 10 threes in the first half, with 4 different players hitting a 3. There were some lulls when guys like Clowney (who was brilliant hitting 3 threes) got in foul trouble and Bediako as well, but overall they played magnificent.
Texas A&M-CC fought back a lot and you expect that from a team full of seniors. What was a sign of fantastic depth was Alabama scoring 96 points without Brandon Miller scoring a single point. You had guys like Mark Dears, Noah Clowney, Nick Pringle, and Jahvon Quinerly step up. Miller never seemed in sync within the game and was taking it easy out there you could tell. Possibly the groin/thigh injury bothering him.
Nick Pringle had a great game in the 2nd half scoring 19 points and having 15 rebounds overall. He has been a revelation for the Tide when having to play extended minutes.
Alabama hit 15/34 threes and dominated the board/paint and that’s why they were never in trouble at all. There are times in these 1/16 games where the 1 can sleepwalk, which happened today, but they know when to turn it up. When CC got it to within 12 early in the second half, Alabama had a 8-0 run in 70 seconds to put the game out of reach.
Alabama moves on to play Maryland on Saturday who had a dog fight against West Virginia today.
Texas A&M-CC fought back a lot and you expect that from a team full of seniors. What was a sign of fantastic depth was Alabama scoring 96 points without Brandon Miller scoring a single point. You had guys like Mark Dears, Noah Clowney, Nick Pringle, and Jahvon Quinerly step up. Miller never seemed in sync within the game and was taking it easy out there you could tell. Possibly the groin/thigh injury bothering him.
Nick Pringle had a great game in the 2nd half scoring 19 points and having 15 rebounds overall. He has been a revelation for the Tide when having to play extended minutes.
Alabama hit 15/34 threes and dominated the board/paint and that’s why they were never in trouble at all. There are times in these 1/16 games where the 1 can sleepwalk, which happened today, but they know when to turn it up. When CC got it to within 12 early in the second half, Alabama had a 8-0 run in 70 seconds to put the game out of reach.
Alabama moves on to play Maryland on Saturday who had a dog fight against West Virginia today.
