It was not a good start by Alabama starting in a 37-23 hole with 5 min left in the first half. It seemed like Ole Miss could do no wrong and Alabama couldn't do anything right. Then, in a blink of an eye, Alabama goes on a 16-5 run to end the half. After that Alabama turned on the burners. The finished the final 25 min of the game on an 80-51 run. That is truly remarkable offense. It was a group effort, as it always is for Alabama, but Mark Sears led the way with yet again another 20 point effort. You had guys like Davin Cosby step up out of nowhere and score 15 points in 13 minutes, Aaron Estrada got his first triple double of the season with 18/10/10, and Jarin Stevenson had a quietly good game on both ends.
When Alabama's offense is humming, the only team that can slow them down is themselves. Last night, Alabama had single digit turnovers and continue to hit FTs at such a high percentage. Majority of the time, to beat Alabama you're simply going to have to outscore them. I thought their defense in the 2nd half was better than the first half, even though the gave up more points in the 2nd. The consistent foul calls kept Ole Miss in it with the Rebels scoring 12 straight at the line. Half of those were bogus calls imo, and Oats' technical was a case of being fed up with it. After that Oats technical, Alabama made a huge run to put the game away.
Alabama needed to (atleast) split the UK and Ole Miss road trip, and they did just that. Now for the final 3 games, Alabama has to win 2/3 with 1 of those games being against Tennessee to guarantee at least a share of the SEC title. If they lose to UT, they must win @ Florida to have a chance. Regardless if they do or don't, this Alabama team has been incredibly fun to watch and is one of the top 5 greatest offensive basketball teams of all-time.
When Alabama's offense is humming, the only team that can slow them down is themselves. Last night, Alabama had single digit turnovers and continue to hit FTs at such a high percentage. Majority of the time, to beat Alabama you're simply going to have to outscore them. I thought their defense in the 2nd half was better than the first half, even though the gave up more points in the 2nd. The consistent foul calls kept Ole Miss in it with the Rebels scoring 12 straight at the line. Half of those were bogus calls imo, and Oats' technical was a case of being fed up with it. After that Oats technical, Alabama made a huge run to put the game away.
Alabama needed to (atleast) split the UK and Ole Miss road trip, and they did just that. Now for the final 3 games, Alabama has to win 2/3 with 1 of those games being against Tennessee to guarantee at least a share of the SEC title. If they lose to UT, they must win @ Florida to have a chance. Regardless if they do or don't, this Alabama team has been incredibly fun to watch and is one of the top 5 greatest offensive basketball teams of all-time.
