Live Updates: No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide Basketball at South Carolina Gamecocks
Second Half
- Alabama steals the inbounds pass and defeat South Carolina, 81-78. Petty scored a team-high 20 points and added eight rebounds, two blocks, one assist and one steal. The Crimson Tide held the Gamecocks to 24 percent from three-point range (6-of-25).
- Rojas nets both.
- Alabama allows Minaya to score the layup. The Gamecocks foul Rojas on the inbounds pass. The Crimson Tide is up one, 79-78. Two seconds left.
- South Carolina misses a three-pointer but a jump ball is called and the Gamecocks will retain possession. 3.9 seconds remaining.
- Ellis misses the first but makes the second shot.
- Petty misses a three-pointer on Alabama's end, but the Crimson Tide's defense holds. Ellis is fouled by Minaya on the rebound.
- Oats will use a 30-second timeout with 52 seconds left. South Carolina is on a 6-0 run.
- South Carolina then turns it over and Primo misses a three-pointer. Bryant comes down and hits a jumper. 78-76 Alabama. One minute remaining.
- Out the break, Quinerly turns it over driving to the rim. That's Alabama's 21st turnover of the night.
- Rojas misses at the rim and Lawson scores another three-pointer from the corner. Martin calls a timeout. 78-74 Crimson Tide with 2:22 remaining.
- Woods bricks the first shot but makes the second. 78-71 Alabama.
- Jones is called for a reach on Woods and he is done for the evening. He leaves the game with three points, seven assists and five rebounds. You can tell he is nowhere near 100 percent.
- Rojas sinks both shots. 8-point lead for the Crimson Tide.
- Rojas will head to the free-throw line when play resumes. Alabama leads 76-70 with 3:37 to go.
- Quinerly answers Woods' jumper with another triple. 76-68 Alabama.
- Lawson scores a jumper but Quinerly cans a three-pointer to put Alabama up seven, 73-66. This is the Crimson Tide's biggest lead of the game.
- McCreary puts Shackelford on the free-throw line and he drills both. Alabama in front, 70-64.
- Alabama is dominating second-chance points, 19-9.
- After that triple, Petty has 20 points and Alabama leads 68-64 with 7:50 remaining.
- Bryant clanks the first and knocks down the second. 65-64 UA.
- Jones now has four fouls with 8:25 left to play. Bryant is at the line.
- Primo scores two foul shots but Lawson comes down and buries a triple. Alabama's lead is only two, 65-63.
- Leveque misses the first but makes the second. 63-60 Alabama.
- Jones just picked up third foul, sending Leveque to the line.
- Now, Alabama is back in the lead by four thanks to layups from Shackelford and Quinerly.
- Two quick baskets from Bryant and Lawson have tied the game at 59.
- Another layup from Bryant cuts the deficit back down to four.
- Jones makes a three-pointer from the wing and Alabama is in front by six.
- Minaya scores a layup on a fast break and Oats will call a timeout. Alabama leads 56-53 with 13:18 to go.
- After a layup from Bryant, Ellis puts the Crimson Tide back up five with a huge dunk.
- Ellis forces a jump ball. Alabama gets possession but an't convert fro, three-point range.
- Minaya hits two foul shots but Quinerly comes down and gets a quick layup on the other end. 54-49 Crimson Tide.
- Petty stays hot and scores the layup. 52-47 UA. He is 3-of-3 from the field this half.
- Quinerly and Rojas are back on the floor.
- Petty has six points in the first four minutes of the second period and 15 for the game.
- Woods makes a jumper and its 50-47 Alabama at the first media timeout of the half. 15:35 remaining.
- Minaya misses and Alabama takes possession, which leads to a three-pointer from Petty. 50-45 Crimson Tide.
- Petty steps up to the free-throw line and completes the three-point play. 47-45 Alabama.
- Petty is fouled on a shot underneath the basket and he scores.
- South Carolina has made four of its last five shots from the field.
- Woods gets the steal and goes all the way to the rim for the layup. USC back in front, 45-44.
- Lawson answers with a triple and its a one-point game, 44-43 UA.
- Shackelford scores two. 44-40 Alabama.
- Shackelford is fouled by Leveque and he is headed to the free-throw line.
- No one covers Minaya and he throws a down a hammer.
- Reese is wide open at the top of the key and knocks down a three-pointer. 42-38 Alabama.
- Reese blocks Leveque's dunk attempt but Woods hits a jumper after inbounds pass.
First Half
- Both teams have turned the ball over a lot already tonight. Alabama has 11 turnovers while South Carolina has nine.
- Alabama leads South Carolina at halftime, 39-36. The Crimson Tide only shot 38.9 percent from the field but made six three-pointers, three of which came from Primo. He leads all scorers with 10.
- Primo scores the second shot.
- Primo misses the first shot and Alabama calls a timeout.
- A foul from Couisnard will put Primo on the line with 16 seconds remaining.
- Jones fouls Bryant and he will head to the line. Bryant is only able to score one point.
- Minaya makes it a three-point game with a jumper, 38-35.
- Petty buries a three-pointer of of the offensive rebound and Alabama has its biggest lead of the game, 38-33.
- Bryant comes down and hits a jumper from the elbow.
- After the foul by McCreary, Petty scores two from the free-throw line. 35-31 UA.
- Quinerly hits a three-pointer from the wing and Alabama has the lead 33-31.
- Alabama forces a turnover from the Gamecocks out of the timeout.
- The Crimson Tide has only made one of its last eight shot attempts.
- Petty gets a huge block on McCreary and it goes into the seats. We are at the final media timeout of the half. 3:48 til intermission.
- Reese makes two shots from the charity stripe. 31-30 South Carolina.
- Gary will not return to this game with a left shoulder injury.
- Bryant misses the free throw and can't complete the and-one.
- Out of the break, Primo misses a shot from beyond-the-arc and Bryant scores a tough layup as he is fouled by Darius Miles.
- Petty throws down furious put-back dunk but Lawson makes a triple for the Gamecocks soon afterwards. USC leads 29-28 with 5:02 to play.
- Minaya pulls up from the free-throw line and hits. 26 all.
- Reese has the Crimson Tide back out in front, 26-24, after a layup.
- A long-range two-point shot from Moss ties it at 24.
- Shackelford then gets the steal and another layup. Alabama leads 24-22.
- Tied at 22 after the layup from Shackelford.
- Leveque makes two shot from the charity stripe to break the tie.
- A layup from Rojas ties it all up at 20.
- Primo strikes again from deep in the corner but Bryant knocks down a jumper on the other end.
- James Rojas is on the floor now for the Crimson Tide.
- McCreary hits a layup and we have reached the under-12 minuted media timeout. 18-15 USC with 11:43 to play.
- Primo scores his second triple of the night and the deficit is cut to one, 16-15.
- The Gamecocks have three turnovers over the last 2:30 of action.
- Ellis bangs home a triple. Alabama on a 7-0 run and South Carolina hasn't scored in over two minutes of action.
- Petty drives in the lane and gets a tough floater to go. 16-9.
- Reese stops the bleeding with a slam dunk. 16-7 USC.
- South Carolina now up double digits after a dunk from Lawson. 16-5.
- Keon Ellis and Jahvon Quinerly have both checked in for UA.
- Lawson responds with a three-pointer of his own. 14-5 USC at the first media timeout. 15:31 to go.
- Leveque with another layup but Primo answers with a three-pointer.
- Alex Reese entered the game for Gary.
- Minaya buries a triple. Gamecocks now up 9-2.
- Alabama has missed its last four field goals.
- Jones is now called for a charge. South Carolina ball up 6-2.
- It looks like shoulder injury. Him and Leveque were battling for the rebound and his arm got caught up with Leveque's. Gary is headed to the locker room. You could hear him scream in pain on the telecast.
- Gary is down underneath the basket and in lots of pain.
- Leveque scores the hook shot to put the Gamecocks up 4-2 then Gary is called for an offensive foul.
- Woods and Gary trade baskets to open the scoring. 2-2.
- South Carolina wins the tip.
Pregame
- It's Gary first career start and he is a native of Columbia, S.C.
- Alabama coach Nate Oats told Chris Stewart on the Crimson Tide Sports Radio Network that Herb Jones ‘looked good’ during shootaround and should be good to go for tonight’s game.
- Alabama's starting five: Jaden Shackelford (G), Josh Primo (G), John Petty Jr. (G), Herb Jones (W), Juwan Gary (F).
- South Carolina starting five: AJ Lawson (G), Jermaine Couisnard (G), Seventh Woods (G), Justin Minaya (F), Wildens Leveque (F).
- Tonight's officials: Joe Lindsey, Terry Obelsby, Ted Valentine.
Preview
Even after a road loss to No. 18 Missouri over the weekend, the University of Alabama men's basketball team still sits at least three games above everyone else in the Southeastern Conference standings at 10-1.
But how will the Crimson Tide respond after its first league defeat?
Coach Nate Oats and company now travel to Columbia, S.C. to face the South Carolina Gamecocks on Tuesday night at 5:30 p.m (CT) inside Colonial Life Arena, which will air on SEC Network.
Alabama's loss to the Tigers should be used as a wake-up call as the Crimson Tide are now losers of two of its last three after winning 10 straight.
For the Gamecocks (5-7, 3-5 SEC), coach Frank Martin's squad is in a rut as South Carolina has lost five of its last seven games, most recently, one at home to Mississippi State, 75-59.
However, it upset No. 22 Florida on the road last Tuesday night.
South Carolina is led by junior guard AJ Lawson who is the team leader in points (17.2) and steals (1.5). Two other Gamecocks are averaging double-figures in points as well, forward Keyshawn Bryant (14.4) and guard Jermaine Couisnard (11.2).
What might bode well in Alabama's favor is that the Gamecocks have the second-worst scoring defense in the SEC, giving up 75.5 points per game.
No. 10 Alabama at South Carolina
Where: Colonial Life Arena
When: 5:30 p.m, CT, Tuesday
TV: SEC Network
Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network
Online: ESPN.com
Last time out, Alabama: The Crimson Tide suffered its first conference loss of the year, dropping a road contest to No. 18 Missouri, 68-65. Alabama fell down by as many as 22 with just over 13 minutes remaining only to cut the deficit to one with 1:11 to play. Guard Jaden Shackelford scored a team-high 15 points, while guards Keon Ellis (12), Jahvon Quinerly (12), and John Petty Jr. (11) joined him in double figures.
Last time out, South Carolina: The Gamecocks lost their fifth game in their last seven outings, falling 75-59 to Mississippi State. South Carolina was not able to overcome 29 points from Bulldogs guard D.J Stewart Jr. AJ Lawson and Keyshawn Bryant led the Gamecocks with 13 points apiece.
The series: This will be the 46th meeting between both schools. Alabama has won seven of the last eight times dating back to Feb. 2, 2015. The Crimson Tide has also won the last two games in Columbia. Overall, Alabama holds a 29-16 record against the Gamecocks.
More on the last meeting: Guard Kira Lewis Jr. (25) and forward Javian Davis (20) combined for 45 points to propel the Crimson Tide past South Carolina, 90-86, on Feb. 29, 2020. Shackelford added 18 points on 6-of-13 shooting, to go along with seven rebounds, two assists, and two blocks.
