Petty, No. 18 Alabama rain in 3s, beat LSU 105-75
— John Petty scored 24 points on eight 3-pointers, and Alabama made a Southeastern Conference-record 23 shots from beyond the arc in a 105-75 win over LSU on Tuesday night.
— John Petty scored 24 points on eight 3-pointers, and Alabama made a Southeastern Conference-record 23 shots from beyond the arc in a 105-75 win over LSU on Tuesday night.
Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich tip off the podcast discussing Kim Mulkey’s comments about playing college basketball during a pandemic, if there’s a home court advantage this season, not panicking over Michigan’s loss, Auburn’s Sharife Cooper bursting onto the scene, Gonzaga Watch and Iowa’s roster construction. Then, Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann joins the show to talk about Kyle Young’s throwback style, an update on Seth Towns, Dakich wanting to take a bullet for Holtmann, Jae’Sean Tate making an impact with the Rockets and the happiest he’s ever seen his team. Later, quick hitters on Baylor, Texas, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas Tech.
Gonzaga and Baylor are in their own tiers atop men's college basketball. Everyone else, it seems, is fighting for No. 3.
— John Petty Jr. made five 3-pointers and set an Alabama program record, and finished with 17 points as the Crimson Tide routed Arkansas 90-59 on Saturday.
ESPN.com's college basketball experts make predictions for Michigan-Minnesota, Baylor-Texas Tech and other top games of the weekend.
Alabama's Jordan Bruner, who is averaging 7.8 points and 5.9 rebounds and leads the team in blocks (16) and steals (20) this season, is out indefinitely with a right meniscus injury.
— John Petty Jr. scored 23 points, including four of Alabama’s 14 3-pointers, Jaden Shackleford added 18 points and Alabama never trailed Kentucky to earn an 85-65 rout Tuesday night in a matchup of the Southeastern Conference’s top two unbeaten teams.
Juwan Howard and the Wolverines are carrying the banner for the rugged Big Ten, while USC and UCLA had big weeks out west.
— Joshua Primo scored a career-high 22 points, Jordan Bruner added a season-high 20 and first-place Alabama edged last-place Auburn 94-90 despite a strong debut by freshman point guard Sharife Cooper on Saturday.
— Keon Ellis scored 16 points and James Rojas scored 15 — each off the bench — to help carry Alabama past Florida 86-71 on Tuesday night to sit atop the Southeastern Conference.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Alabama | 7-0 | - | 12-3 |
LSU | 5-2 | 2 | 10-3 |
Tennessee | 4-2 | 2.5 | 10-2 |
Missouri | 3-2 | 3 | 9-2 |
Florida | 4-3 | 3 | 7-4 |
Mississippi State | 4-3 | 3 | 9-6 |
Kentucky | 3-3 | 3.5 | 4-9 |
Arkansas | 3-4 | 4 | 11-4 |
Georgia | 2-4 | 4.5 | 9-4 |
Texas A&M | 2-4 | 4.5 | 7-5 |
Ole Miss | 2-4 | 4.5 | 7-6 |
South Carolina | 1-2 | 4 | 3-4 |
Auburn | 2-5 | 5 | 8-7 |
Vanderbilt | 0-4 | 5.5 | 4-6 |
AP | COACHES |
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18 | 16 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
J.D. Davison | PG | Signed | 92 |
Jusaun Holt | SF | Signed | 81 |
Langston Wilson | PF | Signed | - |
Final Fours | 0 |
Tournament Record | 22-21 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 21 |