Sears scores 21, Griffen adds 16, and Alabama edges Vanderbilt 78-75
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Mark Sears scored 21 points, Rylan Griffen added 16 points, and Alabama held on in the final minute to defeat Vanderbilt 78-75 on Saturday in the SEC opener for both teams.
Alabama led 72-67 with 1:18 remaining, then ‘Bama’s Grant Nelson and Vandy's Tyrin Lawrence exchanged layups and Sears added two free throws for a seven-point Alabama lead. Vandy’s Jordan Williams nailed a 3-pointer to get the Commodores within 76-72 with 18 seconds left.
With Alabama leading 77-74 with eight seconds remaining, Griffen, an 82% free-throw shooter, missed the front end of the one-and-one. To take advantage of what was still a three-point lead, Griffen fouled Lawrence, who made his first free throw and missed the second. The foul-me, foul-you sequence continued over the final few seconds and Vanderbilt was unable to get closer than two points.
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. added 11 points for the Crimson Tide (9-5). Alabama shot 49% but the pace of the game kept the Crimson Tide well below their nation-leading average of 92.8 points per game.
Vanderbilt (5-9) was led by Lawrence and Jason Rivera-Torres with 20 points each. Ezra Manjon added 16 points.
Alabama attempted only eight two-point shots in the first half and made six of them. The Crimson Tide had a 15-3 advantage in fast-break points and led 40-36 at the break.
Alabama has a home game against South Carolina on Tuesday. Vanderbilt plays at LSU on Tuesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Crimson Tide gains possession) | Â | |
19:39 | +2 | Rylan Griffen makes two point layup | 2-0 | |
19:21 | Â | Ezra Manjon misses two point layup | Â | |
19:19 | Â | Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound | Â | |
19:17 | +2 | Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
19:06 | Â | Ven-Allen Lubin shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul) | Â | |
19:06 | +1 | Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-2 | |
19:06 | +1 | Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-2 | |
18:39 | +2 | Ezra Manjon makes two point turnaround jump shot | 4-4 | |
18:39 | Â | Mark Sears shooting foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul) | Â | |
18:36 | +1 | Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-5 | |
18:12 | Â | Aaron Estrada misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:10 | Â | Mohamed Wague offensive rebound | Â | |
18:02 | +3 | Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Aaron Estrada assists) | 7-5 | |
17:35 | +3 | Tyrin Lawrence makes three point jump shot | 7-8 | |
17:22 | +2 | Grant Nelson makes two point dunk (Mohamed Wague assists) | 9-8 | |
17:00 | Â | Ezra Manjon misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:58 | Â | Aaron Estrada defensive rebound | Â | |
16:52 | Â | Aaron Estrada turnover (lost ball) (Ezra Manjon steals) | Â | |
16:29 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:27 | Â | Aaron Estrada defensive rebound | Â | |
16:22 | +2 | Rylan Griffen makes two point layup (Aaron Estrada assists) | 11-8 | |
15:53 | Â | Mohamed Wague personal foul (Ven-Allen Lubin draws the foul) | Â | |
15:53 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:34 | +3 | Jason Rivera-Torres makes three point jump shot | 11-11 | |
15:26 | Â | Rylan Griffen turnover (bad pass) (Jason Rivera-Torres steals) | Â | |
15:22 | Â | Jason Rivera-Torres misses two point layup | Â | |
15:20 | Â | Crimson Tide defensive rebound | Â | |
15:02 | +3 | Rylan Griffen makes three point jump shot (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. assists) | 14-11 | |
14:41 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:39 | Â | Carter Lang offensive rebound | Â | |
14:34 | +2 | Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup | 14-13 | |
14:25 | +2 | Jarin Stevenson makes two point jump shot | 16-13 | |
14:07 | Â | Tasos Kamateros misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:05 | Â | Grant Nelson defensive rebound | Â | |
14:01 | +3 | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Rylan Griffen assists) | 19-13 | |
13:35 | Â | Grant Nelson shooting foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul) | Â | |
13:35 | +1 | Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-14 | |
13:35 | +1 | Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-15 | |
13:15 | Â | Carter Lang shooting foul (Mouhamed Dioubate draws the foul) | Â | |
13:15 | Â | Mouhamed Dioubate misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
13:15 | +1 | Mouhamed Dioubate makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-15 | |
12:57 | Â | Jason Rivera-Torres misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:55 | Â | Aaron Estrada defensive rebound | Â | |
12:50 | +3 | Sam Walters makes three point jump shot (Aaron Estrada assists) | 23-15 | |
12:25 | Â | Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:23 | Â | Aaron Estrada defensive rebound | Â | |
12:15 | Â | Sam Walters misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:13 | Â | Carter Lang defensive rebound | Â | |
12:06 | Â | Paul Lewis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:04 | Â | Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound | Â | |
11:54 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:45 | Â | Paul Lewis shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul) | Â | |
11:45 | +1 | Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-15 | |
11:45 | +1 | Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-15 | |
11:26 | Â | Evan Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:24 | Â | Aaron Estrada defensive rebound | Â | |
11:14 | +3 | Sam Walters makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists) | 28-15 | |
11:00 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:58 | Â | Sam Walters defensive rebound | Â | |
10:50 | +3 | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes three point jump shot | 31-15 | |
10:49 | Â | Commodores 30 second timeout | Â | |
10:30 | Â | Grant Nelson blocks Ezra Manjon's two point jump shot | Â | |
10:28 | Â | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
10:17 | Â | Aaron Estrada misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:15 | Â | Grant Nelson offensive rebound | Â | |
10:09 | +2 | Rylan Griffen makes two point jump shot | 33-15 | |
9:43 | +3 | Jordan Williams makes three point jump shot (Ven-Allen Lubin assists) | 33-18 | |
9:32 | Â | Ven-Allen Lubin blocks Mark Sears's two point layup | Â | |
9:30 | Â | Tasos Kamateros defensive rebound | Â | |
9:14 | +2 | Ezra Manjon makes two point layup (Ven-Allen Lubin assists) | 33-20 | |
9:14 | Â | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. shooting foul (Ezra Manjon draws the foul) | Â | |
9:14 | +1 | Ezra Manjon makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 33-21 | |
8:54 | Â | Tasos Kamateros personal foul (Mark Sears draws the foul) | Â | |
8:38 | Â | Rylan Griffen turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
8:13 | +2 | Ezra Manjon makes two point reverse layup | 33-23 | |
7:54 | Â | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:52 | Â | Nick Pringle offensive rebound | Â | |
7:43 | Â | Grant Nelson turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Williams steals) | Â | |
7:38 | Â | Sam Walters shooting foul (Malik Presley draws the foul) | Â | |
7:38 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:38 | +1 | Malik Presley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-24 | |
7:38 | Â | Malik Presley misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
7:38 | Â | Crimson Tide defensive rebound | Â | |
7:23 | Â | Nick Pringle misses two point layup | Â | |
7:21 | Â | Ezra Manjon defensive rebound | Â | |
6:59 | Â | Jordan Williams misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:57 | Â | Sam Walters defensive rebound | Â | |
6:41 | +3 | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aaron Estrada assists) | 36-24 | |
6:15 | +3 | Tasos Kamateros makes three point jump shot (Jordan Williams assists) | 36-27 | |
5:53 | Â | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:51 | Â | Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound | Â | |
5:39 | Â | Ezra Manjon misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:37 | Â | Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound | Â | |
5:30 | Â | Jordan Williams shooting foul (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
5:30 | +1 | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-27 | |
5:30 | +1 | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-27 | |
5:15 | Â | Tasos Kamateros misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:13 | Â | Rylan Griffen defensive rebound | Â | |
5:04 | Â | Malik Presley personal foul (Jarin Stevenson draws the foul) | Â | |
5:04 | Â | Malik Presley personal foul (Jarin Stevenson draws the foul) | Â | |
5:04 | Â | Jarin Stevenson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
5:04 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound | Â | |
4:51 | Â | Ezra Manjon turnover (bad pass) (Mark Sears steals) | Â | |
4:43 | +2 | Rylan Griffen makes two point jump shot (Mark Sears assists) | 40-27 | |
4:12 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup | Â | |
4:10 | Â | Tasos Kamateros offensive rebound | Â | |
4:07 | +3 | Tasos Kamateros makes three point jump shot | 40-30 | |
3:56 | Â | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Tasos Kamateros steals) | Â | |
3:46 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:44 | Â | Mark Sears defensive rebound | Â | |
3:38 | Â | Mark Sears turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
3:38 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:20 | +2 | Evan Taylor makes two point turnaround jump shot | 40-32 | |
3:00 | Â | Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:58 | Â | Evan Taylor defensive rebound | Â | |
2:48 | Â | Evan Taylor misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:46 | Â | Grant Nelson defensive rebound | Â | |
2:34 | Â | Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:32 | Â | Jason Rivera-Torres defensive rebound | Â | |
2:32 | Â | Mouhamed Dioubate personal foul (Jason Rivera-Torres draws the foul) | Â | |
2:05 | +2 | Ezra Manjon makes two point turnaround jump shot | 40-34 | |
1:57 | Â | Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:55 | Â | Commodores defensive rebound | Â | |
1:36 | Â | Jason Rivera-Torres misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:34 | Â | Grant Nelson defensive rebound | Â | |
1:26 | Â | Rylan Griffen turnover (traveling) | Â | |
0:58 | Â | Grant Nelson blocks Evan Taylor's two point jump shot | Â | |
0:56 | Â | Evan Taylor offensive rebound | Â | |
0:56 | Â | Commodores turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
0:46 | Â | Mark Sears turnover (lost ball) (Evan Taylor steals) | Â | |
0:43 | Â | Aaron Estrada personal foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul) | Â | |
0:43 | +1 | Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-35 | |
0:43 | +1 | Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-36 | |
0:25 | Â | Aaron Estrada misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:23 | Â | Commodores defensive rebound | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Ezra Manjon misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Commodores offensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |