Alabama guard Mark Sears came into Saturday night's game against LSU leading the team and the Southeastern Conference in scoring but was held scoreless and spent the entire
Alabama's leading scorer earned SEC Player of the Week for the week following two big performances on the road in the Southeastern Conference.
Still, Alabama was just too much as the Crimson Tide's depth eventually wore LSU out, and an 8-0 run in the final four minutes ended any hope of an upset. Alabama is now 6-1 in SEC play and sitting right there with rival Auburn.
Nate Oats spoke briefly about the lack of playing time for star point guard Mark Sears in Alabama's narrow win over LSU.
No. 4 Alabama pulled away from LSU on Saturday night in the second half for an 80-73 win without the services of the SEC's leading scorer entering the weekend, Mark Sears, who logged zero minutes over the game's second half after leading the team with 17 first-half minutes.
Aden Holloway scored 19 points as No. 4 Alabama survived a scoreless night from its top scorer for an 80-73 win over LSU on Saturday night.
Asked why Mark Sears sat out in the second half of Saturday's win vs. LSU, Alabama coach Nate Oats said: "We played the guys that we thought gave us the best chance to win in the second half."
Nate Oats saw this movie before: a scoreless Mark Sears game but an Alabama win on the court. The Crimson Tide head coach was asked to compare the games: Saturday’s win over LSU and a November win over Illinois where Sears was held scoreless in both contests.
Mark Sears came into Saturday night’s game against LSU leading the team and the Southeastern Conference in scoring but was held scoreless and spent the entire second half of
No. 4 Alabama men's basketball outlasted LSU xx-xx on Saturday. The Crimson Tide put together a strong second half to pull away with the victo
The Alabama Crimson Tide (17-3, 6-1 SEC) face a fellow SEC squad, the Arkansas Razorbacks (12-8, 1-6 SEC), on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Bud Walton Arena. The game will […]