Live Updates: Alabama Basketball at Florida

Alabama basketball (7-5) opens up SEC play for its first game in 2020 against the Florida Gators (8-4) in Gainesville, Fla.

The Crimson Tide is currently riding a three-game win streak, closing out non conference play with wins over Samford, Belmont and Richmond. In all three games, Alabama was able to score 90-plus points.

Florida enters SEC play coming off of a 102-63 victory over Long Beach State.

Pregame

Alabama broadcaster Chris Stewart is making his return to the booth to call his first game since a three-month long hospital stay battling a severe infection. From all of us at BamaCentral, we would like to welcome back Stewart and are glad to see him healthy and back behind the mic.

Incredibly grateful to EVERYONE who’s played a role in making today possible. I’m a very blessed man. #RollTide https://t.co/5CkExavbvH
— Chris Stewart (@CStewartSports) January 4, 2020

Today’s referees: Bart Lenox, Byron Jarrett and Rob Rorke.
Starters for the Crimson Tide: Kira Lewis, Jr., John Petty, Jr., Jaden Shackelford, Herbert Jones and Galin Smith.
Starters for the Gators: Andrew Nembhard, Noah Locke, Keyontae Johnson, Kerry Blackshear and Omar Payne.

First Half

Florida wins the tipoff.
Shackelford hits a three for the first points of the game. Alabama leads 3-0.
Blackshear makes a jumper and is fouled by Smith. Makes his free throw to tie the game at three apiece.
Shackelford buries another three. Alabama takes a 9-5 lead.
Smith is called for traveling. Ball goes to Florida.
Lewis is called for an offensive foul. Ball is turned over again to Florida.
Traveling violation called on Nembhard. Alabama basketball.
At the first media timeout, Shackelford leads the Crimson Tide in points with six. Jones has two rebounds.
Alabama leads the game 9-7 with 15:49 remaining in the first half.
Alex Reese enters the game for Jones.
Tre Mann, who entered the game for Locke, makes a jumper to tie the game at nine.
Florida takes the 11-9 lead with a pullup jumper by Nembhard.
Jones re-enters the game for Petty.
Jones hits both of his attempts from the charity stripe to give Alabama the 15-11 lead.
Lewis nails a three to increase the Alabama lead to seven.
The Crimson Tide is now on a 9-0 run with 13:00 left in the first half.
Bolden knocks down a three off of a steal by Lewis. Alabama leads 21-11.
Media timeout. Alabama is off to an energetic start and is on to a 12-0 run with 11:26 left in the first half. Shackelford still leads the Crimson Tide with points off of two tres.
Smith slams home a dunk to give the Crimson Tide the 12-point lead.
Alabama's 14-0 run is finally snapped by a jumper by Payne.
Reese hits a 3-pointer, Alabama leads 28-19 with 7:48 remaining in the first.
Petty inbounds the ball to Jones, who makes the layup for two.
Reese is fouled, goes to the free-throw line.
Reese makes his first shot and then his second. Alabama leads 32-21 with 5:50 remaining in the first.
Petty hits his first three of the contest after a Florida turnover.
Locke hits one of two free-throw attempts, cuts the Alabama lead to 13.
Smith hits a jumper, assist by Shackelford.
Media timeout. This game has been all Alabama so far. The Crimson Tide have seven turnovers, but have 13 defensive rebounds. Florida is struggling on its end of the court, with Alabama's defense causing nine turnovers.
Bolden hits both of his free throws, bringing the Alabama lead to 39-22 with 3:50 left in the first.
Goaltend on Florida, Lewis is awarded the two points.
Bolden hits two free throws. Alabama is now 9-for-11 from the free-throw line.
Reese hits his second three in as many attempts. Timeout Florida.
Alabama timeout. The Crimson Tide leads 46-28 with 46.7 remaining in the first. Alabama is 7-for-14 from beyond the arc.
Nembhard nails a three at the buzzer. The Crimson Tide leads the Gators at the half 46-32. Reese leads Alabama in points with 10, followed by Bolden with nine. Jones and Shackelford are tied for the team lead in rebounds with five apiece.
Locke leads the Gators with nine points, but Blackshear had the best performance of the first half for Florida with seven points and nine rebounds.

Second Half

Locke hits a three to start the half.
Blackshear nails a three of his own. Florida is now on a 6-0 run to start the half and has cut the Alabama lead to eight.
Bolden goes 1-for-2 from the line.
Nembhart gets two from a jumper and is fouled. He then hits his free throw to cut the Alabama lead to six. Alabama still leads 47-41 with 18:10 remaining in the game.
Bolden hits both free throws to increase the lead back to eight.
With 17:51 remaining, Alabama has 22 rebounds with 15 of those being on defense. The Crimson Tide have also cut down on their turnovers, only giving the ball away nine times this game.
Great pass by Petty to Jones, Jones makes the layup for two.
Petty drains a three, Alabama leads 54-45 with 16:15 left.
Reese his fouled on a 3-point attempt. Will go to the line. Media timeout.
Alabama is currently shooting 49 percent from the field compared to Florida's 39 percent. The Crimson Tide is also 50 percent from beyond the arc opposed to Florida's 30 percent.
Reese makes two of his three attempts, extends the Crimson Tide lead to 56-45.
Shot clock violation on Alabama.
Locke hits another three, his second of the game.
Reese brings the Crimson Tide lead back to 10 with two free throws. He is 6-for-8 from the line tonight.
With 12:40 remaining, Alabama leads 62-50. Reese leads in scoring with 14 points, followed by Bolden with 11.
Florida head coach Mike White is given a technical. Lewis goes 1-and-1 from the line.
Media timeout. With 12:00 left to go, Alabama leads Florida 63-50.
Blackshear fouls Davis, sends him to the line. Davis misses both.
Alabama extends lead to 13 with two free throws by Petty.
Scottie Lewis for Florida drains a three from deep. 65-57 Alabama with 9:14 remaining.
The Crimson Tide is starting to get sloppy. Two-consecutive turnovers along with a 7-0 run has pulled the Gators within six.
Media timeout after a turnover by Florida's Johnson. Alabama leads 67-61 with 7:44 remaining. The Crimson Tide is now one of its last seven, and the Gators are starting to take advantage of Alabama's shallow bench.
Kira Lewis drains a corner three, but Johnson answers with a three for the Gators at the opposite end of the court.
Bolden with yet another three increases Alabama's lead to nine with 6:28 remaining.
Jones takes a trip to the free-throw line and goes 1-for-2. Alabama is now 21-for-30 from the charity stripe.
Media timeout. The Crimson Tide lead 76-68 with 3:45 left to go, and have four players in double-digit points with Reese and Bolden tied with 14, Jones with 12 and Kira Lewis with 11.
An easy layup for Lewis brings the Alabama lead back to nine with 2:49 left.
Nembhard is fouled as he makes a 2-point basket. Makes the and one. Lead cut to six with 2:28 remaining.
High-arcing corner three made by Johnson. Florida has cut the lead to five with 1:33 left to go.
The Crimson Tide eat up a ton of clock before being fouled. Alabama leads 80-75 with 46.0 seconds left.
Bolden goes 1-for-2 from the line, giving Alabama the 81-75 lead.
Nembhard gets two and is fouled, then makes the and one. Florida trails 81-78 with 40.0 left in the game. Florida timeout.
Petty nearly loses the ball while sprinting down the court, regains the ball and makes two.
Blackshear drains a 3-pointer. The Crimson Tide leads 83-81 with 25.2 left. Alabama timeout.
Alabama uses its last timeout after Kira Lewis holds the ball after the throw-in. 23.2 left in the game.
Blackshear ties the game with two, Alabama fails to respond. We are headed to overtime.

First Overtime

Alabama gets the ball to start the half off of the tip.
Johnson steals the ball, Scottie Lewis gets two off of a jumper and is fouled.
Scottie Lewis makes his free throw, Florida leads 86-83 with 4:13 left in OT.
Kira Lewis misses on the hard drive. Florida gets the rebound.
The Gators turn the ball over, Jones drives in a layup for two.
Nembhard drives in for two. The Gators lead Alabama 88-85 with 2:39 left.
Petty ties the game with a huge three.
Locke makes one of his two free throws to give Florida the one-point lead.
Goaltending called on Alabama. Florida now leads 91-88. Referees are now confirming the goaltend on the monitor.
The goaltending call is reversed, but Florida still gets a chance a two free throws. Score is reset to 89-88 Florida with 1:16 left.
Nembhard makes one of his two, Florida leads by two with 1:05 left.
Jones is fouled and makes his way to the line.
Jones makes one, Alabama trails 90-89 with 54.7 left. Timeout Florida.
Nembhard makes a jumper. Florida leads 92-89 with 28 seconds left.
Petty ties the game with a key 3-pointer. Florida calls timeout with 10.8 left in the game.
Florida misses its jumper. We go to double-overtime.

Second Overtime

Florida wins the tip to start the second overtime period.
Blackshear gets the bucket off of an offensive rebound. Florida leads 94-92 with 3:56 left.
Blackshear hits two free throws, giving the Gators the 96-92 lead.
Shackelford makes a layup, bringing Alabama within two.
Petty ties the game with a layup. The game is tied at 96.
Locke misses a three, but the rebound bounces off of Alabama. Florida ball with 1:32 remaining. Game is still tied at 96.
Referees are currently reviewing to confirm that Alabama touched the ball last.
Call confirmed, Florida ball.
Petty called for goaltending, basket counts. Florida leads by two with 1:21 left.
Kira Lewis crosses under the basket and makes a tough basket. Game is tied at 98 with 52 seconds to go.
Scottie Lewis is fouled with one second left on the shot clock. Will go to the line for two attempts. Jones fouls out of the game for Alabama.
Scottie Lewis makes both, Florida once again leads by two with 36 seconds left.
Alabama drives down the court, but Kira Lewis misses his shot attempt. Florida gets the rebound, and Nembhard is fouled. Nembhard makes his first free throw. Timeout Alabama.
Nembhard makes his second free throw. Florida leads 102-98 with 21 seconds left.
Bolden misses a 3-point jumper, Petty sends Blackshear to the line with 10.7 left.
Blackshear makes both shots. Florida leads 104-98. Alabama turns the ball over. Florida dribbles the clock out.
Florida wins 104-98 in double-overtime.