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No. 4 Alabama extends winning streak to 5 games with a 90-69 victory over Georgia

AP
Feb 01, 2025

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Mark Sears scored 20 points and No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide won its fifth straight game and for the 14th time in 15 contests, beating Georgia Bulldogs 90-69 on Saturday.

Grant Nelson had 16 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots, Aiden Sherrell scored 12 points off the bench and Chris Youngblood and Aden Holloway each added 10 points. Clifford Omoruyi finished with 11 rebounds for Alabama (19-3, 8-1 Southeastern Conference).

Asa Newell scored 16 points and RJ Godfrey added 10 for Georgia (15-7, 3-6).

Alabama: Turnovers have been an issue. The Crimson Tide have been good for about 12 turnovers per game and had 20 against the Bulldogs. Alabama overcame the miscues by shooting 54% from the field and outrebounding Georgia 52-36.

Georgia: The last few weeks of January were a struggle for the Bulldogs, who lost four of their last five games. February started off poorly, too, with the loss to Alabama.

With the game tied at 10, Alabama scored 14 straight points on 7-for-8 shooting in a five-minute span. Aiden Sherrell, who averages two points, scored eight in the run, including two 3-pointers. Georgia never got closer than eight points the rest of the way.

Alabama shot 42% (11 for 26) from 3-point range, while Georgia was an abysmal 17% (4 for 23). Alabama led from the line, too, going 19 for 23. Georgia was 11 for 23.

Alabama is at Arkansas on Saturday. Georgia hosts LSU on Wednesday.

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1st Half
UGA
Bulldogs
28
ALA
Crimson Tide
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Asa Newell vs. Jarin Stevenson (Crimson Tide gains possession)
19:45		Jarin Stevenson turnover (bad pass) (Silas Demary Jr. steals)
19:43		Jarin Stevenson personal foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
19:25		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:23		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
19:13		Mark Sears turnover (bad pass) (Asa Newell steals)
18:54		Blue Cain misses two point layup
18:52		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
18:49		RJ Godfrey shooting foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
18:49	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
18:49		Grant Nelson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:49		Bulldogs defensive rebound
18:37		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Asa Newell's two point jump shot
18:35		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
18:20	+3	Jarin Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Grant Nelson assists)	0-4
18:00	+2	Dakota Leffew makes two point jump shot	2-4
17:48		Mark Sears turnover (bad pass) (Asa Newell steals)
17:37	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point layup	4-4
17:18		Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot
17:16		Blue Cain defensive rebound
17:09		Grant Nelson blocks Silas Demary Jr.'s two point layup
17:07		Chris Youngblood defensive rebound
17:03		Dakota Leffew blocks Mark Sears's three point jump shot
17:01		Asa Newell defensive rebound
16:53		Jump ball. Asa Newell vs. Clifford Omoruyi (Bulldogs gains possession)
16:53		Dakota Leffew misses two point jump shot
16:51		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
16:44		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
16:42		Crimson Tide offensive rebound
16:29		Grant Nelson misses two point hook shot
16:27		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
16:26	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup	4-6
16:11		Asa Newell misses three point jump shot
16:09		RJ Godfrey offensive rebound
16:08	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point layup	6-6
16:08		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (RJ Godfrey draws the foul)
16:08		RJ Godfrey misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:08		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
15:53	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup (Mark Sears assists)	6-8
15:37		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
15:35		Bulldogs offensive rebound
15:35		TV timeout
15:22	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point hook shot (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	8-8
15:02	+2	Mouhamed Dioubate makes two point layup	8-10
14:54		Labaron Philon personal foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
14:52		Mouhamed Dioubate shooting foul (Asa Newell draws the foul)
14:52	+1	Asa Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-10
14:52	+1	Asa Newell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-10
14:39	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	10-13
14:13		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:11		Derrion Reid defensive rebound
13:59	+3	Aiden Sherrell makes three point jump shot (Aden Holloway assists)	10-16
13:41		Asa Newell misses two point layup
13:39		Aiden Sherrell defensive rebound
13:28		Derrion Reid misses three point jump shot
13:26		Mouhamed Dioubate offensive rebound
13:25		Silas Demary Jr. personal foul (Mouhamed Dioubate draws the foul)
13:23		Labaron Philon turnover (bad pass) (Dylan James steals)
13:19		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup
13:17		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
13:04		Somto Cyril shooting foul (Aiden Sherrell draws the foul)
13:04	+1	Aiden Sherrell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-17
13:04	+1	Aiden Sherrell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-18
12:46		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
12:38		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:32		Bulldogs offensive rebound
12:24		Dylan James misses three point jump shot
12:22		Labaron Philon defensive rebound
12:12	+3	Aiden Sherrell makes three point jump shot (Labaron Philon assists)	10-21
12:00		Dylan James offensive foul (Mouhamed Dioubate draws the foul)
12:00		Dylan James turnover (offensive foul)
11:59		TV timeout
11:46	+3	Chris Youngblood makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	10-24
11:25		Grant Nelson blocks De'Shayne Montgomery's two point layup
11:23		Blue Cain offensive rebound
11:16		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
11:16		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
11:16		Jump ball. Clifford Omoruyi vs. Asa Newell (Clifford Omoruyi gains possession)
11:04		Mark Sears turnover (lost ball) (Dylan James steals)
10:56		Grant Nelson blocks De'Shayne Montgomery's two point layup
10:54		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
10:46		Tyrin Lawrence blocks Mark Sears's two point layup
10:44		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
10:42		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point layup
10:40		Asa Newell defensive rebound
10:40		Clifford Omoruyi personal foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
10:25		Asa Newell misses two point hook shot
10:23		Aiden Sherrell defensive rebound
10:07		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
10:05		Dylan James defensive rebound
10:01	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point jump shot	12-24
9:52		Mark Sears turnover (lost ball)
9:30		Asa Newell turnover (bad pass) (Aiden Sherrell steals)
9:20		Chris Youngblood turnover (out of bounds)
9:09		Blue Cain turnover (bad pass) (Chris Youngblood steals)
9:03		Chris Youngblood turnover (bad pass) (Asa Newell steals)
8:57		De'Shayne Montgomery misses two point dunk
8:55		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
8:48		Chris Youngblood misses three point jump shot
8:46		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
8:35		Grant Nelson blocks Tyrin Lawrence's two point layup
8:33		Asa Newell offensive rebound
8:28	+2	Asa Newell makes two point layup	14-24
8:15		Chris Youngblood turnover (lost ball)
7:54		Dakota Leffew misses two point jump shot
7:52		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
7:52		TV timeout
7:38		Mouhamed Dioubate misses three point jump shot
7:36		Dakota Leffew defensive rebound
7:29		Aden Holloway shooting foul (RJ Godfrey draws the foul)
7:29	+1	RJ Godfrey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-24
7:29		RJ Godfrey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:29		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
7:12		Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot
7:10		Dakota Leffew defensive rebound
7:00		Mark Sears personal foul (Dakota Leffew draws the foul)
7:00	+1	Dakota Leffew makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-24
7:00		Dakota Leffew misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:00		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
6:48		Mouhamed Dioubate misses two point layup
6:46		Asa Newell defensive rebound
6:35		Mouhamed Dioubate shooting foul (Asa Newell draws the foul)
6:35	+1	Asa Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-24
6:35	+1	Asa Newell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-24
6:27	+2	Aiden Sherrell makes two point alley-oop dunk (Grant Nelson assists)	18-26
6:10		RJ Godfrey offensive foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
6:10		RJ Godfrey turnover (offensive foul)
5:55		Aiden Sherrell misses two point layup
5:53		De'Shayne Montgomery defensive rebound
5:42		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point layup
5:40		Silas Demary Jr. offensive rebound
5:37	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point layup	20-26
5:25	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	20-28
5:14		Asa Newell misses three point jump shot
5:12		Dylan James offensive rebound
5:11		Grant Nelson personal foul (Dylan James draws the foul)
5:11		Dylan James misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:11		Aiden Sherrell defensive rebound
4:56		Labaron Philon misses two point layup
4:54		Asa Newell defensive rebound
4:46		Labaron Philon shooting foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
4:46	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-28
4:46		Silas Demary Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:46		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
4:29		Grant Nelson turnover (bad pass) (Asa Newell steals)
4:20		Asa Newell misses three point jump shot
4:18		Mark Sears defensive rebound
4:12		Mark Sears turnover (lost ball)
3:48		Dylan James misses two point jump shot
3:46		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
3:46		TV timeout
3:39		Grant Nelson turnover (bad pass)
3:24	+2	De'Shayne Montgomery makes two point jump shot	23-28
3:08		Dakota Leffew personal foul (Aden Holloway draws the foul)
3:01		Grant Nelson misses two point layup
2:59		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
2:41		Dakota Leffew misses two point jump shot
2:39		Aden Holloway defensive rebound
2:34	+3	Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Aden Holloway assists)	23-31
2:24	+2	Dylan James makes two point dunk	25-31
2:24		Jarin Stevenson shooting foul (Dylan James draws the foul)
2:24		Dylan James misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:24		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
2:04		Asa Newell shooting foul (Jarin Stevenson draws the foul)
2:04	+1	Jarin Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-32
2:04	+1	Jarin Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-33
1:48		De'Shayne Montgomery misses three point jump shot
1:46		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
1:36		Dylan James shooting foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
1:36		Grant Nelson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:36		Grant Nelson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:36		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
1:17	+3	Tyrin Lawrence makes three point jump shot	28-33
0:51		Dylan James shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
0:51	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-34
0:51	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-35
0:35		Asa Newell misses two point hook shot
0:33		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
0:33		Asa Newell personal foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
0:33	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-36
0:33	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-37
0:08		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
0:06		Mark Sears defensive rebound
0:02		Tyrin Lawrence personal foul (Labaron Philon draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Labaron Philon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-38
0:02	+1	Labaron Philon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-39
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UGA
Bulldogs
41
ALA
Crimson Tide
51

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point layup	30-39
19:23	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup	30-41
19:12		RJ Godfrey misses three point jump shot
19:10		Asa Newell offensive rebound
19:06	+2	Asa Newell makes two point layup	32-41
18:49		Mark Sears turnover (bad pass) (Blue Cain steals)
18:42	+2	Blue Cain makes two point jump shot	34-41
18:24	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup	34-43
18:09		Dakota Leffew misses three point jump shot
18:07		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
17:55	+3	Grant Nelson makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	34-46
17:36		RJ Godfrey misses two point jump shot
17:34		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
17:28	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	34-48
17:18	+2	Blue Cain makes two point jump shot	36-48
16:56	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	36-50
16:31	+2	Asa Newell makes two point jump shot	38-50
16:13		Mark Sears misses two point jump shot
16:11		Asa Newell defensive rebound
15:49	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point layup	40-50
15:49		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (RJ Godfrey draws the foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:49	+1	RJ Godfrey makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-50
15:30		Tyrin Lawrence shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
15:30	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-51
15:30	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-52
15:05		Asa Newell turnover (out of bounds)
14:56		Labaron Philon misses three point jump shot
14:54		Bulldogs defensive rebound
14:28	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point layup	43-52
14:10		RJ Godfrey personal foul
14:05		Labaron Philon misses three point jump shot
14:03		Mark Sears offensive rebound
13:59		Jump ball. Mark Sears vs. Tyrin Lawrence (Mark Sears gains possession)
13:59		Mike White technical foul
13:59	+1	Mark Sears makes technical free throw 1 of 2	43-53
13:59	+1	Mark Sears makes technical free throw 2 of 2	43-54
13:57	+2	Mouhamed Dioubate makes two point dunk (Labaron Philon assists)	43-56
13:36		Dylan James misses two point jump shot
13:34		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
13:24		Labaron Philon turnover (bad pass) (Dylan James steals)
13:17		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
13:15		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
13:02	+3	Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Aiden Sherrell assists)	43-59
12:58		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
12:58		TV timeout
12:41	+2	De'Shayne Montgomery makes two point jump shot	45-59
12:29		Aden Holloway turnover (bad pass) (Tyrin Lawrence steals)
12:29		Chris Youngblood personal foul
12:11		Aiden Sherrell blocks Blue Cain's two point jump shot
12:09		Aiden Sherrell defensive rebound
12:02	+2	Aden Holloway makes two point layup	45-61
11:48		De'Shayne Montgomery misses two point jump shot
11:46		Dylan James offensive rebound
11:42		Dylan James misses two point layup
11:42		Somto Cyril offensive rebound
11:42		Mouhamed Dioubate shooting foul (Somto Cyril draws the foul)
11:42		TV timeout
11:42		Somto Cyril misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:42		Somto Cyril misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:42		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
11:21	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup (Clifford Omoruyi assists)	45-63
10:58		Dylan James misses two point jump shot
10:56		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
10:46	+3	Chris Youngblood makes three point jump shot (Aden Holloway assists)	45-66
10:29	+3	De'Shayne Montgomery makes three point jump shot	48-66
10:03		Grant Nelson turnover (bad pass) (Blue Cain steals)
9:59		Blue Cain misses two point layup
9:57		De'Shayne Montgomery offensive rebound
9:52		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
9:50		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
9:33		Somto Cyril blocks Clifford Omoruyi's two point layup
9:31		Blue Cain defensive rebound
9:29		Chris Youngblood shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
9:29		Tyrin Lawrence misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:29		Tyrin Lawrence misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:29		Aiden Sherrell defensive rebound
9:13	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point jump shot	48-69
8:58		Aiden Sherrell shooting foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
8:58	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-69
8:58	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-69
8:52		Silas Demary Jr. personal foul
8:48		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
8:46		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
8:33		Asa Newell misses two point jump shot
8:31		Mark Sears defensive rebound
8:24	+2	Mouhamed Dioubate makes two point dunk (Mark Sears assists)	50-71
8:12		De'Shayne Montgomery turnover (lost ball) (Mouhamed Dioubate steals)
8:03	+2	Chris Youngblood makes two point layup (Mark Sears assists)	50-73
7:57		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
7:57		TV timeout
7:42		Dakota Leffew misses two point layup
7:40		Derrion Reid defensive rebound
7:32	+2	Chris Youngblood makes two point layup	50-75
7:09		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
7:09		Dakota Leffew offensive rebound
7:09	+2	Asa Newell makes two point layup (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	52-75
6:39		Silas Demary Jr. blocks Mark Sears's two point layup
6:37		Mark Sears offensive rebound
6:26		Mark Sears misses two point layup
6:24		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
6:18		Labaron Philon blocks Blue Cain's two point layup
6:16		Derrion Reid defensive rebound
6:16		Derrion Reid turnover (bad pass) (Asa Newell steals)
6:16	+3	Blue Cain makes three point jump shot (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	55-75
6:09		Derrion Reid turnover (bad pass)
6:06		Dakota Leffew misses three point jump shot
6:04		Aiden Sherrell defensive rebound
5:51		Derrion Reid misses three point jump shot
5:49		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
5:27	+2	Asa Newell makes two point hook shot	57-75
5:18	+3	Jarin Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Aden Holloway assists)	57-78
5:00		Aiden Sherrell personal foul
4:58	+3	Dakota Leffew makes three point jump shot (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	60-78
4:51	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup (Aden Holloway assists)	60-80
4:24	+2	Asa Newell makes two point hook shot	62-80
4:12		Aden Holloway turnover (bad pass)
3:47		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:45		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
3:35	+2	Aden Holloway makes two point layup	62-82
3:19		Asa Newell misses three point jump shot
3:17		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
3:05	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup	62-84
3:05		RJ Godfrey shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
3:05		TV timeout
3:05		Clifford Omoruyi misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:05		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
3:01		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
2:59		Grant Nelson offensive rebound
2:58		Tyrin Lawrence personal foul
2:57		Crimson Tide 30 second timeout
2:37		Mark Sears misses two point layup
2:35		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
2:34		Crimson Tide turnover (shot clock violation)
2:26		Grant Nelson blocks RJ Godfrey's two point layup
2:24		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
2:13	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	62-86
1:58	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point jump shot	64-86
1:43		Silas Demary Jr. personal foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
1:43	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-87
1:43	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-88
1:30		Jarin Stevenson blocks Dakota Leffew's two point layup
1:28		Bulldogs offensive rebound
1:26		Jarin Stevenson personal foul (Dylan James draws the foul)
1:26		Dylan James misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:26		Aiden Sherrell defensive rebound
1:26		Somto Cyril personal foul (Aiden Sherrell draws the foul)
1:26	+1	Aiden Sherrell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-89
1:26	+1	Aiden Sherrell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-90
1:14		De'Shayne Montgomery misses three point jump shot
1:12		Somto Cyril offensive rebound
1:07	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point dunk	66-90
0:53		Aiden Sherrell misses three point jump shot
0:51		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
0:42		Dakota Leffew misses three point jump shot
0:40		Dylan James offensive rebound
0:40		Labaron Philon shooting foul (Dylan James draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Dylan James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-90
0:40		Dylan James misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:40		Tyrin Lawrence offensive rebound
0:35	+2	Dylan James makes two point dunk (Tyrin Lawrence assists)	69-90
0:05		Labaron Philon misses three point jump shot
0:03		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Somto Cyril defensive rebound