Live with the Tide: Alabama Basketball vs Missouri

Live updates and analysis from Coleman Coliseum as the Crimson Tide clash with the Tigers

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama basketball takes on the Tigers of Missouri in the second part of a two-game home stretch in Coleman Coliseum.

The Crimson Tide enters the game coming off of a huge 83-64 upset of the No. 4 Auburn Tigers.

Alabama currently sits at a. 9-7 overall record and is 2-2 in the SEC. Missouri is currently 9-7 as well, but is 1-3 in conference play. The Tigers are coming off of a 72-45 thrashing by Mississippi State. 

According to BetOnline.ag, the Crimson Tide is a 7-point favorite and the over/under is set at 147. Tip-off is schedule for 2:30 p.m., CT, on SEC Network. 

Pregame

• Starters for the Crimson Tide: Herbert Jones, Kira Lewis, Jr., Alex Reese, Jaden Shackelford, John Petty, Jr.
• Starters for Missouri: Javon Pickett, Mitchell Smith, Dru Smith, Mark Smith, Reed Nikko.

First Half

• Alabama won the tip. 
• Mark Smith scores the first 3-pointer of the day for the Tigers, but Reese answers it quickly with his own. 
• Jaylen Forbes is the Crimson Tide's first sub of the game, checking in for Shackelford. 
• Reese has all of Alabama's four points in the first 2:30 of action. Missouri leads 7-4. 
• The Crimson Tide is off to a slow start only making one of its first six field goals. 
• Reese backs down the defender, spins, and scores the layup. Jackson travels on the other end for the Tigers. 
• We have reached the first media timeout and Alabama trails 7-6 with 15:39 to go. Reese is the Crimson Tide's only source of offense early on.
• Beetle Bolden and Javian Davis have checked in to the game for Alabama. Shackelford is back on the court as well. 
• Bolden feeds Davis down low and he scores. Alabama has its first lead at 8-7. 
• Missouri has not scored in the last three minutes of action. 
• Lewis gets on the scoreboard with that floater in the lane. Alabama leads 10-7 with 13:47 remaining. 
• Reese bangs home a 3-pointer from the wing. He now has nine of Alabama's 13 points. 
• Galin Smith has entered the game for Davis. He was held out of practice of Friday due to stomach illness. 
• The offense is starting to come alive for the Crimson Tide. Bolden hits a trey and Alabama leads 16-11 at the under-12 minute media timeout. 
• Smith hits two at the line. Missouri's last eight points have all came from the free throw line. The have not scored a field goal in 7:03 of action.
• An offensive rebound by Jones leads to a Petty 3-pointer. Alabama now has its largest lead of the game at 19-13. 
• Nikko hits two from the charity stripe. 19-15 Alabama. The Crimson Tide has six team fouls. 
• Petty makes back-to-back 3-pointers. That will get Coleman on its feet. Tigers coach Cuonzo Martin calls a timeout. Alabama up 25-15 with 8:42 remaining. 
• After that foul by Jones, Missouri is in the bonus. Watson makes both free throws for the Tigers. 
• Missouri has not made a field goal in over 10 minutes, yet still in this game. 
• At the under-eight minute timeout, Alabama owns a 25-17 advantage.
• Alabama turns it over and Pinson takes it all the way for an and-one. Bolden walks gingerly off the court holding his lower back after the foul. 
• Pinson makes the free throw. The Tigers have hit all 13 of their free throws. 
• Brown converts a layup after a bad possession by Alabama and it is now a three-point game. 25-22 Alabama with 6:56 to go. 
• Petty is at the free throw line. He misses both. 
• Alabama missed five straight field goal attempts and is scoreless over the last 2:47. 
• Lewis stops the drought with a layup, then Reese makes a three-pointer. Alabama is back up eight, 30-22. 
• Watson hits a three for the Tigers. 
• Shackelford is at the line shooting two. He scores both. Alabama in front, 32-25 with 4:20 left. 
• Jones gets a steal and throws it up to Shackelford, who scores the hard basket after getting fouled. He completes the and-one. 35-25 Alabama at the under-four minute timeout. 
• Smith makes two at the line for the Tigers. 15 straight for Missouri. 
• Shackelford stays hot with a three. Alabama up 11, 38-27. 
• After Smith's trey, Forbes hits another. The temp is starting to pick up.
• The free-throw shooting clinic continues for the Tigers. Nikko hits two more. 17-of-17. 
• Reese with a three from the top of the key. 44-32 Alabama. 
• Smith gets an and-one and completes it with the free-throw. 
• After a miss by Alabama, Pinson comes down on the other end and gets fouled by Lewis. He sinks both of his foul shots. 20-of-20. 
• Alabama continues to respond to Mizzou's free throw shooting with shots from beyond the arc. Shackelford hits another.
• A blocking foul on Forbes leads to Brown scoring a basket and heading to the line. He converts it. 21-of-21 for Missouri from the line in that half. 
• Alabama leads Missouri at the halftime break, 47-40. The Crimson Tide scored 11 3-point baskets in the first half. The school record is 19. Reese leads all scorers with 15 points. 

Second Half

• Both teams will bring out the same starters for the final 20 minutes of action. 
• Smith scores the first basket of the half for the Tigers. 
• Shackelford drives in the lane and scores a layup as he is fouled. He completes the three-point play. Missouri misses a shot and Reese scores a tip in for Alabama on the other end. 
• Lewis is fouled by Smith on his shot attempt. He scores both. Alabama is on a 9-4 run to open the period. 
• Jones takes a charge and Alabama looks to be in full control now up 12, 56-44. 
• After Lewis gets called for a charge, the Alabama bench is assessed a technical foul. 
• The foul shots will occur when action resumes after the under-16 minute media timeout. 
• Pinson makes both technical shots. Missouri ball down 10, 56-46. 
• Smith buries a 3-pointer and that charge call is a five point swing now. 
• Jones is fouled and is at the line. He makes one of two. Alabama leads 57-49 with 15:25 to go. 
• Jones blocks Nikko at the rim and Coleman loves that. He adds a layup at the other end. Shackelford takes a charge on defense and the momentum is back on Alabama's side. 
• Bolden and Davis have checked back in for the Crimson Tide. Bolden appears to be ok after his injury suffered in the first half. 
• Smith and Forbes have entered the game as well. 
• Bolden is tough as nails. He gets hacked on the drive and will head to the line. He sinks both of them. 
• Smith hits a three to cut the lead back to single digits, 61-54 Alabama. 
• Bolden is back at the line for two more shots. He makes them both. Nine-point advantage for the Crimson Tide with 12:55 to go. 
• Bolden just picked up his fourth foul and Lewis will check in for him. 
• Smith keeps Missouri perfect at the line on the day. He makes two and the Tigers are 25-of-25. 
• A layup by Brown, then an Alabama turnover, and a floater made by Smith has made this a three-point game. 
• Alabama leads 63-60 at the under-12 media timeout. 11:26 remaining in the game.
• The Crimson Tide has gone cold from downtown in this half, missing all five of its attempts to this point.  
• Out of the timeout, Petty hits two free throws. 
• Missouri turns the ball over which leads to a Shackelford 3-pointer from the corner. The lead is back out to eight for Alabama.
• Lewis gets called for another charge and that is his fourth of the game. 
• Bolden comes in for Lewis. He will head to the line after getting fouled on a layup. He makes one of two. Alabama up, 69-62. 9:20 left. 
• Bolden was just called for his fifth foul. He's done. 
• Pinson hits both and Alabama is only up five now. Is Missouri going to miss a free-throw today? 
• Forbes is called for a loose-ball foul. Missouri is now in the bonus. Jackson makes the pair. Alabama leads, 71-66. 
• Alabama turns it over and Jones appears to block Pinson's dunk attempt, but he is called for his fourth foul. Coleman is not happy at all. Smith will head to the line when play resumes. 
• Pinson makes both. 30-of-30. Unreal shooting from the charity stripe. 
• Shackelford steps out of bounds and it is Mizzou ball. 
• Nikko misses and Petty makes a layup for the Crimson Tide on the other end. 
• Nikko gets the ball in the post and scores. Three-point game. 73-70 Alabama with 6:23 to go. 
• Lewis is fouled and he scores two from the line. 
• Smith misses a three and Petty is fouled on his shot attempt on the other end. He scores both. 77-70 Alabama. 
• Lewis gets called for a carry which leads to a basket for Missouri. 
• Petty causes the Coleman crowd to erupt with a three-pointer. 
• Alabama is up 80-72 at the under-four minute media timeout. 
• Out of the timeout, Jones takes it to the cup for a layup, but can not finish. He gets fouled and makes both shots. 
• Smith and Petty trade baskets. 
• Watson gets called for a charge and Alabama leads 84-74 with 1:47 remaining. 
• Lewis makes the layup to make the lead 12 and that should be the nail in the coffin. 1:09 to go. 
• Jones scores two from the line and Alabama is up 14. Missouri can not convert on their end of the court. 
• Alabama defeats Missouri, 88-74. Four Crimson Tide players in double figures: Petty leads with 20, Shackelford adds 17, Jones had 11, and Lewis rounds them out with 10.