Live with the Tide: Alabama Basketball Travels to Ole Miss

The Crimson Tide is back in action on Saturday night against the Ole Miss Rebels

OXFORD, Miss. — The University of Alabama men's basketball team (14-12, 6-7 SEC) will look to rebound after a disappointing loss to Texas A&M on Wednesday night when it travels to Oxford, Miss., to face the Ole Miss Rebels (13-13, 4-9 SEC).

This will be the first of two straight games in the Magnolia State for the Crimson Tide with the next one coming on Tuesday night in Starkville against Mississippi State. 

The Crimson Tide needs to pick up as many wins as it can entering the final five games of the regular season if it wants to have a chance at the NCAA tournament. ESPN's bracketologist Joe Lunardi has Alabama as one of the teams in his "Next Four Out."

According to BetOnline.Ag, Ole Miss is currently a 2.5 point favorite and the over/under is set for 153.5. 

Tipoff inside The Pavilion at Ole Miss is scheduled for 7:30 p.m and will be broadcasted on SEC Network. 

Follow along on BamaCentral for live updates before, during, and after tonight's contest. 

Pregame

Tonight's officials are Randy Heimerman, Jason Baker, and Gerald Williams. 

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

Ole Miss starters: Berlin Tyree, Devontae Shuler, Blake Hinson, KJ Buffen, and Khadim Sy.

First Half

• The Rebels have won the tip and Hinson drills a three-pointer from the wing. 
• Reese turns it over leading to a basket in transition for the Rebels by Tyree. 
• Reese drives in the lane and scores a layup. 
• Tyree sinks two free throws after the foul by Petty. 
• Beetle Bolden has entered the game, replacing Shackelford. 
• Lewis knocks down a three from the top of the key to cut the Rebels' lead to 9-7. Kermit Davis will call a quick timeout. 
• Galin Smith has checked in for Alabama. 
• Lewis hits another three off the assist from Jones and Alabama has its first lead, 10-9.
• Bolden makes a jumper and Smith scores in the paint to give the Crimson Tide a 14-9 lead. 12-0 run for Alabama over the last 2:36.
• Javian Davis enters the game and records a steal in his first possession of action. Jaylen Forbes has also checked in.  
• Tyree stops the bleeding for the Rebels and hits a pull up jumper from the free-throw line. Sy scores a layup after the turnover by Reese. 
• Lewis nails a floater and a three-pointer on back-to-back possessions to put Alabama ahead by six, 19-13. 
• Reese slams a two-handed dunk and Alabama leads 21-15 at the under 12-minute media timeout. 10:28 remaining. 
• Out of the break, Petty is called for a travel. Alabama's fifth turnover so far.
• Tyree is a walking bucket. He has scored the Rebels' last seven points to cut into Alabama's lead. Crimson Tide own a 24-21 advantage. 7:57 to go. Galin Smith will be at the line when play resumes. 
• Smith misses both. 
• Petty gets a steal and passes it to Smith, who slams it in the basket. 
• Bolden makes one of two from the line. Jones was just called for his second foul on the rebound. 
• Alabama has hit the foul bonus and Shackelford is at the line. He sinks them both. Crimson Tide up 29-22. 
• Sy is able to score the easy two, but Shackelford responds with a three-pointer. 
• Shackelford hits again from distance to give Alabama its biggest lead of the game, 35-24. Davis calls a timeout. 4:44 remaining. 
• Hinson is called for a push off coming out of the timeout. 
• Another offensive foul for the Rebels. This time, by Sy. 
• Davis just got called for a technical foul. Lewis will shot the foul shots. And he misses both of them. 4:05 left in the half. 
• Out of the timeout, Reese throws an alley-oop to Petty for the dunk. 
• Petty scores a reserve layup and Shuler hits a mid-range jumper on the other end for the Rebels. 
• Tyree is at the line for the one-and-one and he scores two. Alabama leads 39-28 with 2:31 to go. 
• Forbes nails a contested jumper and the Crimson Tide is up 13, 41-28. 
• Petty pulls up from the top of the key and nets a mid-range jumper. Tough shot with a hand in his face. 
• Alabama will take a 45-31 lead into intermission. Lewis leads with 11 points, and has made all three of his three-point attempts. Shackelford has eight points, while Reese has seven. 

Second Half

• Both team will trot out the same starters for this half. 
• Alabama starts with the ball and Jones drives in the lane, scoring the layup. 
• Schüler is fouled by Lewis, but makes his jump shot. He completes the and-one. 
• Lewis drains the floater and the Crimson Tide is back up by 15. 
• Sy is at the line shooting two, and he misses both. 
• Shackelford is fouled on his layup and he will go to the charity stripe. He scores two.
• Collum sinks a jumper, but Shackelford makes another three-pointer for the Crimson Tide. Biggest lead of the game for Alabama now at 18, 54-36. 
• Shuler and Lewis have traded layups and we head to the first media timeout of the half with Alabama leading 56-38 with 15:52 to go. 
• Reese is shooting two and he scores one from the line. 
• Hinson buries a three and Oats is called for a technical foul. Tyree makes both shots. Alabama's lead is down to 11, 56-45. 
• Tyree is called for a tech, then Davis picks up his second tech. He has been ejected. 
• Bolden makes all three foul shots and Lewis scores on the inbounds pass. Lead is back up to 17 for Alabama, 62-45. 
• Hinson and Petty trade three-point baskets on consecutive possessions. 
• Tyree scores two from the line, then Petty hits a hook shot in the lane.
• At the under 12-minute media timeout, Alabama leads 69-54. 
• Shackelford scores one of two from the line. 
• Petty's corner three gives Alabama a 19-point lead, 75-56. 
• Shuler misses the front end of a one-and-one. Davis scores one from the line for the Crimson Tide on its end. 
• Davis is back at the line and he scores one. Alabama up 77-58 with 9:20 to go. 
• Bolden just got called for his fourth foul and Tyree sinks two foul shots. 
• Tyree just fouled out after his foul on Forbes. He leaves with 28 points. 
• Forbes buries two from the line. Alabama up 19 again, 81-62. 
• A three by Shuler and dunk by Collum forces Oats to call a timeout. 7:43 to go with the Crimson Tide leading 81-67. 
• Reese buries a trey coming out of the timeout. 
• Sy gets called for an offensive foul on Davis and he is the second Rebel to foul out.
• Davis makes one from the line and Alabama gets the offensive board kicking it out to Petty who drains a three-pointer. 
• Davis' two-point basket gives Alabama a 20-point lead, 90-70, with 4:05 remaining.
• Lewis just nabbed his second double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 assists.   
• Petty fouls Shuler on his shot attempt and he will go to the line. He scores one. 
• Petty stays hot, drilling his fourth three-pointer of this half. Alabama up by 22, 93-71.
• The Crimson Tide has emptied out the bench, putting the walk-ons in now.  
• Davis nails a trey and Alabama has reached the century mark. 
• Alabama defeats Ole Miss, 103-78.