Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Alabama 60, Louisiana State 57
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 9, 2013
Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Officials: # James Barker, # Leslie Jones, # Terry Moore
Attendance: 13511

Alabama 60, LSU 57:
Nick Jacobs scored 15 points to lead four players in double figures and the host Crimson Tide held on to snap the Tigers' three-game win streak.

LSU went on an 8-0 run to pull within one with two minutes left, but Trevor Lacey answered with two free throws and Jacobs added two more to push the lead to five. Jacobs finished 7-of-8 from the foul line.

Playing only its second home game since Jan. 23, Alabama (15-8, 7-3 SEC) improved to 10-3 at Coleman Coliseum. LSU (13-8, 4-6) fell to 2-6 on the road.

Sophomore forward Johnny O’Bryant III led the Tigers with 22 points and 11 rebounds, his sixth double-double in the past seven games.

Alabama, which bounced back from a 12-point loss at Auburn, led 27-21 after a half in which it held the Tigers to 8-of-26 shooting. Trevor Releford finished with 12 points, and Rodney Cooper and Levi Randolph added 10 each.

LSU’s last six games have been decided by a total of 17 points. The Tigers are 4-2 in that stretch.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Alabama has won six of the last seven meetings, and 11 of the past 14. … The Tide have held their last eight SEC opponents to 60 or fewer points. … Releford (1,104 career points) became the 42nd player in Alabama history to surpass the 1,100-point mark.
Top Game Performances
 
Louisiana State   Alabama
Johnny O'Bryant III 22 Scoring Nick Jacobs 15
Anthony Hickey 4 Assists Andrew Steele 4
Johnny O'Bryant III 11 Rebounds Trevor Lacey 7
Shavon Coleman 5 Free Throws Made Nick Jacobs 7
Anthony Hickey 3 Steals Trevor Lacey 2
N/A Blocks Moussa Gueye 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Louisiana State 57 37.5 4-15 11-14 11 34 0 3 12
Alabama 60 35.2 2-18 20-33 9 36 9 6 10