National Basketball Association
Alabama 80, Missouri 73
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 22, 2014
Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Officials:
# Patrick Adams, # Rick Hartzell, # Brian Shey
Attendance:
10907
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Alabama 80, Missouri 73: Levi
Randolph scored a career-high 33 points off the bench as the Crimson
Tide surprised the visiting Tigers.
Randolph hit 11-of-15 from the
field, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range, to pace Alabama (11-16,
5-9 SEC), which snapped a two-game losing streak. Trevor Releford
added 18 points and six assists for the Crimson Tide, who shot 57.4
percent from the field.
Earnest Ross led Missouri (19-8,
7-7) with 25 points and eight rebounds, while Jabari Brown added 23
points and five assists. Jordan Clarkson chipped in with 14 for the
Tigers, who dropped into a seven-way tie for fourth in the SEC.
The game was close through much
of the first half, but Randolph scored eight points in just over a
minute to put the Tide up 10 with just over six minutes to play.
Randolph dunked with six seconds to go - giving him 19 points for
the half, one short of his career high - to put Alabama up seven at
the break.
The Tide led throughout the
second half, but the Tigers pulled within one with just over seven
minutes to go on three free throws by Ross. But 3-pointers by
Randolph and Releford were part of a 10-3 run that put Alabama back
into a comfortable lead as Missouri never again seriously threatened.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Missouri dominated
the boards, 36-24, including grabbing 13 offensive rebounds. … The
Tide struggled at the line, hitting just 16-of-29. … Ross hit
4-of-7 from 3-point range while the rest of the Tigers connected on
just 1-of-9 from beyond the arc.
Top Game Performances
Missouri |
|
Alabama |
Earnest Ross 25 |
Scoring |
Levi Randolph 33 |
Jabari Brown 5 |
Assists |
Trevor Releford 6 |
Earnest Ross 8 |
Rebounds |
Rodney Cooper 6 |
Jabari Brown 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Levi Randolph 6 |
Jordan Clarkson 2 |
Steals |
Retin Obasohan 2 |
Johnathan Williams III 1 |
Blocks |
Carl Engstrom 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Missouri
|
73 |
47.9 |
5-16 |
22-29 |
14 |
29 |
1 |
4 |
16 |
Alabama
|
80 |
57.4 |
10-21 |
16-29 |
16 |
21 |
3 |
7 |
8 |