Wrightsell scores 19, Alabama defeats Liberty 101-56 at C.M. Newton Classic
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) Latrell Wrightsell Jr. scored a season-high 19 points to lead six players in double figures and Alabama rolled to a 101-56 victory over Liberty at the C.M. Newton Classic on Saturday.
Wrightsell made 6 of 8 shots, including 5 of 7 from 3-point range, and both his free throws for the Crimson Tide (8-5), who topped the century mark for a fifth time this season. Nate Oats became the fastest coach to win 100 games at the school.
Mark Sears had 16 points and Aaron Estrada pitched in with 13 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and four steals. Sears and Estrada have both scored more than 1,500 career points, making Alabama one of only six schools currently with such a scoring duo. Grant Nelson had 12 points and blocked three shots. Rylan Griffin and freshman reserve Sam Walters both scored 10.
Wrightsell had 12 points off the bench, freshman reserve Jarin Stevenson scored nine and Alabama shot 57.1% from the floor in taking a 48-27 lead at halftime. The Crimson Tide sank 16 of 28 shots before intermission, including 9 of 15 from 3-point range. They shot even better in the second half and finished at 58.3%, making half of their 28 shots from beyond the arc and 17 of 20 at the free-throw line.
Kaden Metheny led the Flames (10-4) with 14 points, while Zach Cleveland added 13 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Alabama entered play having scored a school-record 1,066 points through its first 12 games, surpassing the previous mark of 1,004 set last season. The Crimson Tide came in averaging 92.2 points per game with four of their five losses coming against ranked teams.
Liberty, the preseason favorites to win Conference USA, averages just 9.5 turnovers per game, fourth lowest in the country, and had just nine against Alabama. But the Flames shot only 33.3% from the floor and missed 25 of 35 shots from beyond the arc.
Alabama travels to play Vanderbilt on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference opener. Liberty returns home to play Boyce on Monday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Zach Cleveland vs. Mohamed Wague (Crimson Tide gains possession) | Â | |
19:35 | Â | Rylan Griffen misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:33 | Â | Joseph Venzant defensive rebound | Â | |
19:15 | Â | Colin Porter turnover (lost ball) (Mohamed Wague steals) | Â | |
19:05 | Â | Grant Nelson misses two point layup | Â | |
19:03 | Â | Kaden Metheny defensive rebound | Â | |
18:45 | Â | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:43 | Â | Grant Nelson defensive rebound | Â | |
18:38 | +3 | Aaron Estrada makes three point jump shot (Grant Nelson assists) | 0-3 | |
18:14 | Â | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:12 | Â | Mohamed Wague defensive rebound | Â | |
18:02 | Â | Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:00 | Â | Aaron Estrada offensive rebound | Â | |
17:59 | Â | Joseph Venzant shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul) | Â | |
17:59 | +1 | Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-4 | |
17:59 | +1 | Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-5 | |
17:43 | Â | Colin Porter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:41 | Â | Aaron Estrada defensive rebound | Â | |
17:28 | Â | Aaron Estrada misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:26 | Â | Joseph Venzant defensive rebound | Â | |
17:01 | Â | Kaden Metheny turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
16:45 | Â | Mark Sears misses two point layup | Â | |
16:43 | Â | Joseph Venzant defensive rebound | Â | |
16:29 | +3 | Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists) | 3-5 | |
16:13 | Â | Aaron Estrada turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
16:00 | Â | Mohamed Wague personal foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul) | Â | |
16:00 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:44 | Â | Jarin Stevenson personal foul | Â | |
15:42 | Â | Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:40 | Â | Aaron Estrada defensive rebound | Â | |
15:33 | Â | Sam Walters offensive foul | Â | |
15:33 | Â | Sam Walters turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
15:21 | Â | Kyle Rode misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:19 | Â | Nick Pringle defensive rebound | Â | |
15:09 | +2 | Jarin Stevenson makes two point layup | 3-7 | |
14:38 | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point dunk (Kyle Rode assists) | 5-7 | |
14:24 | Â | Jarin Stevenson turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Rode steals) | Â | |
14:00 | Â | Kaden Metheny misses two point layup | Â | |
13:58 | Â | Kaden Metheny offensive rebound | Â | |
13:48 | Â | Aaron Estrada personal foul (Kaden Metheny draws the foul) | Â | |
13:42 | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Shiloh Robinson assists) | 7-7 | |
13:26 | +3 | Jarin Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. assists) | 7-10 | |
13:14 | Â | Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:12 | Â | Mark Sears defensive rebound | Â | |
12:55 | +2 | Nick Pringle makes two point layup (Mark Sears assists) | 7-12 | |
12:34 | Â | Zach Cleveland misses two point dunk | Â | |
12:32 | Â | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
12:29 | Â | Joseph Venzant personal foul | Â | |
12:23 | Â | Jarin Stevenson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:21 | Â | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
12:03 | +3 | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists) | 7-15 | |
11:37 | Â | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:35 | Â | Mark Sears defensive rebound | Â | |
11:22 | +3 | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Grant Nelson assists) | 7-18 | |
10:50 | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point jump shot | 9-18 | |
10:38 | Â | Davin Cosby Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:36 | Â | Grant Nelson offensive rebound | Â | |
10:25 | Â | Mark Sears turnover (lost ball) (Gabriel McKay steals) | Â | |
10:13 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:00 | Â | Grant Nelson blocks Kyle Rode's two point jump shot | Â | |
9:58 | Â | Joseph Venzant offensive rebound | Â | |
9:50 | +3 | Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Joseph Venzant assists) | 12-18 | |
9:41 | +2 | Grant Nelson makes two point layup | 12-20 | |
9:41 | Â | Shiloh Robinson shooting foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul) | Â | |
9:41 | +1 | Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-21 | |
9:25 | +2 | Joseph Venzant makes two point layup (Kyle Rode assists) | 14-21 | |
8:55 | Â | Mark Sears misses two point layup | Â | |
8:53 | Â | Joseph Venzant defensive rebound | Â | |
8:44 | +2 | Kyle Rode makes two point jump shot | 16-21 | |
8:30 | +3 | Sam Walters makes three point jump shot (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. assists) | 16-24 | |
7:47 | Â | Sam Walters blocks Colin Porter's three point jump shot | Â | |
7:45 | Â | Rylan Griffen defensive rebound | Â | |
7:42 | Â | Colin Porter personal foul | Â | |
7:42 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:41 | +2 | Mohamed Wague makes two point dunk (Aaron Estrada assists) | 16-26 | |
7:16 | +3 | Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists) | 19-26 | |
6:50 | +3 | Sam Walters makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists) | 19-29 | |
6:29 | +3 | Brody Peebles makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists) | 22-29 | |
6:16 | Â | Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:14 | Â | Kaden Metheny defensive rebound | Â | |
6:09 | Â | Brody Peebles misses two point layup | Â | |
6:07 | Â | Mark Sears defensive rebound | Â | |
5:58 | +3 | Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Rylan Griffen assists) | 22-32 | |
5:23 | +2 | Kyle Rode makes two point jump shot | 24-32 | |
5:13 | +2 | Rylan Griffen makes two point layup | 24-34 | |
5:13 | Â | Kaden Metheny shooting foul (Rylan Griffen draws the foul) | Â | |
5:13 | +1 | Rylan Griffen makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 24-35 | |
5:07 | Â | Colin Porter turnover (bad pass) (Mark Sears steals) | Â | |
5:01 | +3 | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists) | 24-38 | |
5:01 | Â | Flames 30 second timeout | Â | |
4:34 | Â | Kaden Metheny misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:32 | Â | Ben Southerland offensive rebound | Â | |
4:30 | Â | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. personal foul (Ben Southerland draws the foul) | Â | |
4:10 | Â | Zach Cleveland misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:08 | Â | Nick Pringle defensive rebound | Â | |
3:59 | Â | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:57 | Â | Nick Pringle offensive rebound | Â | |
3:52 | +3 | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aaron Estrada assists) | 24-41 | |
3:29 | Â | Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:27 | Â | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
3:22 | Â | Kyle Rode shooting foul (Jarin Stevenson draws the foul) | Â | |
3:22 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:22 | +1 | Jarin Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-42 | |
3:22 | +1 | Jarin Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-43 | |
2:53 | Â | Kyle Rode misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:51 | Â | Aaron Estrada defensive rebound | Â | |
2:37 | Â | Mark Sears misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:35 | Â | Aaron Estrada offensive rebound | Â | |
2:20 | Â | Aaron Estrada misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:18 | Â | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | Â | |
2:10 | Â | Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:08 | Â | Zach Cleveland offensive rebound | Â | |
2:07 | Â | Zach Cleveland turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Estrada steals) | Â | |
1:49 | +2 | Jarin Stevenson makes two point layup | 24-45 | |
1:17 | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Brody Peebles assists) | 26-45 | |
1:17 | Â | Mark Sears shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul) | Â | |
1:17 | +1 | Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-45 | |
1:01 | +2 | Grant Nelson makes two point jump shot | 27-47 | |
0:42 | Â | Zach Cleveland turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Estrada steals) | Â | |
0:33 | Â | Nick Pringle offensive foul | Â | |
0:33 | Â | Nick Pringle turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
0:08 | Â | Grant Nelson personal foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul) | Â | |
0:08 | Â | Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
0:08 | Â | Grant Nelson defensive rebound | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Zach Cleveland shooting foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul) | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Grant Nelson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
0:02 | +1 | Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-48 | |
0:01 | Â | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Crimson Tide defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |