I need a break.. maybe a drink... probably both. What an incredible game by both Alabama and Auburn. Auburn played the best it has all year shooting 12-20 from 3 and just could not miss for 30 minutes of the game. Then the final 10 minutes happened. Alabama was down by 17 with 10 minutes to go in the game and a little skirmish fired up the Tide in route to tying the game and forcing OT. In OT, Alabama made their free throws and made clutch shots to go on a 5-0 run quickly out the gate. Auburn tried to make it interesting, but they could not hit clutch shots down the stretch to give them the win. What a game.
There is a lot to digest with this game, primarily Alabama's poor shooting, 14 turnovers, and not being aggressive early on in the game. I thought Alabama played pretty good defense all night, but Auburn just kept making tough shot after tough shot, which is not what they typically do.
This was the Jahvon Quinerly game. If that was his last game in Coleman Coliseum, then he went out with a bang. He scored 24 points with 6 assists and 3 steals and looked like vintage JQ in that game. With Bradley struggling recently, JQ has really picked up the slack and become that second go-to scorer that Alabama has been needing. Mark Sears also had a solid game, outside off the final minute, but finished with 17 points. Brandon Miller and Noah Clowney each pitched in 17 as well, but Miller shot the ball rather ineffectively being 3-12 from the field and 1-6 from 3.
Alabama has not played great the past 3 games, but found ways to win. This team has been so tough and resilient all season and have showed different ways to win down the stretch. That is a good omen come NCAA Tournament time. There are atleast two games remaining including A&M and the SEC Tournament, so these games will need to be tune up games for some of the guys like Bradley, Burnett, Griffen, and Sears to get back on track.
Alabama is SEC Regular Season Champions for the 2nd time in the past 3 years.
There is a lot to digest with this game, primarily Alabama's poor shooting, 14 turnovers, and not being aggressive early on in the game. I thought Alabama played pretty good defense all night, but Auburn just kept making tough shot after tough shot, which is not what they typically do.
This was the Jahvon Quinerly game. If that was his last game in Coleman Coliseum, then he went out with a bang. He scored 24 points with 6 assists and 3 steals and looked like vintage JQ in that game. With Bradley struggling recently, JQ has really picked up the slack and become that second go-to scorer that Alabama has been needing. Mark Sears also had a solid game, outside off the final minute, but finished with 17 points. Brandon Miller and Noah Clowney each pitched in 17 as well, but Miller shot the ball rather ineffectively being 3-12 from the field and 1-6 from 3.
Alabama has not played great the past 3 games, but found ways to win. This team has been so tough and resilient all season and have showed different ways to win down the stretch. That is a good omen come NCAA Tournament time. There are atleast two games remaining including A&M and the SEC Tournament, so these games will need to be tune up games for some of the guys like Bradley, Burnett, Griffen, and Sears to get back on track.
Alabama is SEC Regular Season Champions for the 2nd time in the past 3 years.
