Alabama Shows Dominance in Road Win at South Carolina

The Crimson Tide continued the strong play it debuted against Oklahoma in their first road contest of the season, with a dominant 88-68 victory over South Carolina on the road in Columbia, South Carolina.

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The Crimson Tide saw a return to the three-point shooting that Alabama is used to, hitting 42% of its three-point shots on the night, led by who else but Mark Sears, who was four-for-four in threes in the first half and finished the game 4-6 from beyond the arc.

South Carolina saw a good start in the game, with a quick 5-0 lead. The lead did not last long, with Alabama soaring to a lead as big as 20 in the first half against a South Carolina team that saw a big performance from Alabama transfer Nick Pringle, who had 13 points and six rebounds against his former team.

While the three-point shooting was up to the Crimson Tide's standard, the free-throw shooting was not, with Alabama shooting just 50% from the charity stripe tonight.

Alabama outperformed South Carolina in multiple game-changing formats tonight, defeating South Carolina in rebounds (36-33), bench points (39-4), assists (21-8), and steals (10-6).

Alabama did so without major minutes from some of its key players, with Oats pulling several starters, including Grant Nelson, for defensive effort in the second half.

Stat Leaders

Points: Mark Sears - 22
Rebounds: Grant Nelson - 7
Assists: Mark Sears - 6

Alabama Players With Double Digit Points

Mark Sears - 22
Aden Holloway - 13
Clifford Omoruyi - 10

Alabama advances to 13-2 on the season and 2-0 in SEC play. Alabama's next game will be a big test, taking on No. 10 Texas A&M on Saturday, January 11, at 7:00 p.m. CT.

Wyatt Fulton is the TIde 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.