Live with the Tide: Alabama Basketball Hosts Texas A&M

Tipoff between the Crimson Tide (14-11, 6-6 SEC) and Aggies (12-12, 6-6 SEC) is set for 6 p.m, CT, on SEC Network

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama men's basketball is back in action on Wednesday night against Texas A&M inside Coleman Coliseum. 

Looking to sweep a two-game homestead, the Crimson Tide (14-11, 6-6 SEC) comes into this contest off of a victory of then No.25 ranked LSU on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Aggies (12-12, 6-6 SEC) defeated the Georgia Bulldogs over the weekend. 

Alabama opened as a 11.5 point favorite according to BetOnline.ag and the over/under is set at 145. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m, CT, and will be broadcasted on the SEC Network. 

Pregame

Crimson Tide junior wing Herbert Jones was back at the free-throw line getting up one-handed shots in shoot around.

Alabama starters: Kira Lewis, Jr., Jaden Shackelford, John Petty, Jr., Herbert Jones, and Alex Reese. 

Texas A&M starters: Savion Flagg, Emanuel Miller, Wendell Mitchell, Andre Gordon, and Josh Nebo. 

First Half

• Texas A&M wins the tip and Mitchell drains a 3-pointer on the first possession. 
• Alabama has turned the ball over on its first two possessions and Mitchell scores a layup in transition. Aggies lead 5-0. 
• Shackelford misses a 3-point basket, leading to another basket by Mitchell on the other end. Aggies extend their lead to seven. 
• Lewis turns it over and Nebo is fouled under the basket on his shot attempt. he will head to the line. He makes one of two. 
• Reese has left the game holding his left knee. More info to come. Galin Smith will replace him. 
• Petty misses a 3-point shot, but Jones is there to get the offensive board, dishing it back out to Petty, who cans it on his second try. 
• Chandler and Shackelford trade 3-pointers and the Aggies lead 11-6 at the first media timeout of the half. 15:14 remaining. 
• Beetle Bolden and Javian Davis have checked in for the Crimson Tide. 
• Bolden finds a trailing Jones who puts in the easy layup. 
• After that 3-pointer from Lewis, the game is tied at 11, but Mitchell breaks it quickly with a 3-pointer of his own. He has 10 points for the Aggies. 
• The flurry of 3-pointers continue with Petty knocking one down from the top of the key. Alabama has hit five of its last seven shots and we are tied at 14 with 11:54 to go in the opening period. 
• Jaylen Forbes has stepped on the court for his first action of the night. 
• The Aggies get back-to-back 3-pointers from Flagg and Mitchell and Nate Oats will come a quick timeout. Mitchell can not miss right now. He leads all scorers with 13 points. 
• Shackelford is at the line shooting two. He makes the first, but bricks the second one. Aggies lead, 20-15. 
• An offensive foul on Shackelford takes away a two-point basket from Smith and the crowd here in Coleman is irritate. 
• Jones gets the steal, throwing the ball up to Forbes who finishes at the rim for the hard two. He will go to the line when play resumes. Alabama trails 20-17 with 7:58 left. 
• Former Alabama football standouts Josh Jacobs and Reggie Ragland were just recognized on the court during the timeout. 
• Forbes completes the and-one. 
• Jackson makes a long jumper to extend the Aggies' lead back to four, 22-18. 
• Nebo makes a nice move past Smith in the post for the two-handed jam. 
• Alabama responds with a 3-pointer from Bolden in the corner. 
• Bolden forces the Aggie turnover and then cans another trey. Oats is fired up. We are tied at 24 with 4:55 to go. 
• Shackelford just gave Alabama its first lead of the game with that 3-pointer. 
• Bolden forces another Aggie turnover, getting Mitchell called for a charge. 
• Alabama is on a 12-0 run after that three by Shackelford. The Crimson Tide have a 30-24 lead at the final media break of the half. 3:56 remaining. 
• Mitchell is at the free-throw line after being fouled by Lewis and he scores both shots.
• Reese has reentered the game. 
• Petty turns it over and the Aggies secure multiple offensive boards as Miller is fouled. He scores another two points from the line. 
• Petty crashes the board for Alabama on the offensive end and scores the easy put back. Alabama leads 32-28.  
• Reese scores a huge second chance basket with 23 seconds left. 
• Alabama leads Texas A&M, 34-28, at intermission. The Crimson Tide has forced 14 turnovers and held the Aggies scoreless from the field over the the final 6:16 of the half. 
• Shackelford leads the Crimson Tide with 10 points, while Jones is the leading rebounder with four.

Second Half

• Same starters for both teams to open this half. 
• The three's keep rolling in. Shackelford hits one from the wing. 
• Nebo answers with a layup. 
• Nebo has the chance for two more points as he heads to the line after being fouled by Jones. He can only covert one. Alabama still leads 37-31. 
• Petty misses from the corner and Flagg hits a 3-pointer on the Aggies' offensive end. Alabama's lead is down to three, 37-34. 
• Shackelford cuts and drives to lane for the easy finish at the rim. 
• With the shot clock winding down, Flagg buries another trey and Alabama only leads by two, 39-37. 
• Lewis gets wide open on the screen in the corner and drills a three-pointer. Alabama back out in front by five. 
• We have reached the under 16-minute media timeout. Alabama leads 42-37 with 15:51 remaining in the game. 
• Reese turns it over and fouls Jackson on his layup attempt on the other end. Jackson can only sink one of two from the charity stripe. 
• Fantastic ball movement on the offensive end for Alabama as Shackelford hits a nothing but net three from the top of the key. 
• The Aggies will not go down easy as Flagg hits again from distance. 
• Flagg gets a three-point basket called off because of a moving screen called on Nebo. 
• Petty just a shooter's roll on that three-pointer. The ball hit the rim and shot upwards, then fell down into the net. Alabama leads 48-41 with 13:18 left. 
• Mitchell drains another three. He has 16 points for the Aggies. 
• Bolden just picked up his fourth foul and Jackson is at the free-throw line. 
• Jackson scores two and Alabama's lead is only two, 48-46. 
• Forbes can not hold onto the pass and it falls out of bounds. The Aggies will have the ball when we return from the under 12-minute media timeout. 11:32 remaining.
• Shackelford extends Alabama;s lead to five after his sixth three-pointer of the night. The guy is a sniper from beyond the arc.  
• Jackson scores two from the line for the Aggies, but Lewis responds with a floater in the lane. 
• Reese turns it over again and the Aggies convert a layup off of it. 
• Lewis pulls up at the top of the key and sinks a three-pointer, but again, the Aggies ill not go down silently as Chandler hits one of his own. Alabama leads 56-53 with 7:55 to go. 
• The Crimson Tide is called for a shot-clock violation coming out of the break. 
• Smith clanks a free throw of the back iron and it somehow goes in. He bricks the second. He is called for a foul on Nebo on the other end. 
• Nebo makes one of two. Alabama leads 57-54. 
• Lewis drives by the Aggie defenders and scores a layup. That one gets Coleman back on its feet. 
• Bolden is called for push and that is his fifth foul. Forbes will replace him. Jackson is shooting a one-and-one. He scores both from the line. 
• Petty is called out of bounds and Oats is furious after that call. Assistant Bryan Hogson has to pull him back from the official. 
• Shackelford forces a steal on that Aggie possession and then scores at the rim. He will head to the line to complete the and-one. He sinks it. Alabama leads baby six, 62-56 with 4:19 to go. 
• Nebo falls to the ground hard, making the shot on his way down. He will have a chance to complete an old-fashioned three-point play when action resumes after the final media timeout. 
• He makes the shot, then Mitchell steals the ball from Lewis, leading to a transition bucket for Jackson. 
• Miller scores in the lane and Texas A&M has taken the lead, 63-62, with two minutes to go. 
• Nebo scores a layup to push the Aggies' lead to three, 65-62. Alabama can not make shots on its offensive end right now. The Crimson Tide are on a 3:20 scoring drought. 
• Jackson makes a three-pointer with the shot clock winding down and a hand in his face. Unbelievable shot. Aggies lead by six with 58 seconds left.
• Reese hits a three from the wing with 40 seconds left. Oats calls a quick timeout. The Crimson Tide trails by three.   
• The Aggies commit on offensive foul on the inbounds pass. Alabama ball. 
• Lewis misses the three-point shot and Forbes fouls Mitchell. Let the late game free throw shooting commence. Mitchell misses both. 
• On Alabama's end, Shackelford misses a three-pointer from the corner and Jackson controls the rebound. Forbes has to foul Jackson. He nails both shots. 
• Lewis makes a contested 3-pointer to bring the Crimson Tide within two. 11 seconds left. Aggies lead 70-68. 
• Lewis fouls Mitchell and he will shoot two more. He makes the first to push it to a three-point game and makes the second. Four-point game. 
• Shackelford is fouled shooting a three. Four seconds remain. He misses all three. 
• Texas A&M defeats Alabama 74-68. 

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