Sears hits 6 3s, scores 31 to help Alabama beat South Carolina 74-47
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Mark Sears hit six 3-pointers and scored 31 points, Aaron Estrada added 17 on 7-of-11 shooting and Alabama used two second-half runs to pull away as it beat South Carolina 74-46 Tuesday night and snapped the Gamecocks' six-game win streak.
Sears made 10 of 13 from the field, grabbed six rebounds and had three steals. Estrada, who hit 7 of 11 from 3-point range, finished with seven rebounds and two steals.
Alabama (10-5, 2-0 SEC) has won four straight following a three-game skid to No. 1 Purdue, No. 22 Creighton and No. 8 Arizona last month
Meechie Johnson led South Carolina (13-2, 1-1) with 16 points on 6-of-18 shooting, 2 of 9 from behind the arc. Ta'lon Cooper scored 10.
The Gamecocks made 10 of their first 21 field-goal attempts but just 1 of 7 to close the first half and missed their first 10 of the second as Alabama turned a two-point deficit into a 14-point lead. Sears hit a 3-pointer and Estrada added two more in a 13-0 run that made it 42-29 with 14 minutes left.
Johnson hit a 3 with 13:28 left that snapped a scoring drought of eight-plus minutes and a layup by Collin Murray-Boyles about a minute later cut South Carolina's deficit to 10. Jarin Stevenson answered with a 3-pointer seven seconds later and Sam Walters hit another to cap a 10-0 run for a 54-34 advantage with 8:57 remaining.
The Gamecocks shot a season-low 31% (17 of 55) from the field while scoring their fewest points this season in a game and a half (16 in the second).
Alabama made 15 3-pointers and, despite a 12-9 deficit in offensive rebounds, outscored South Carolina 15-5 in second-chance points.
Alabama hits the road to play Saturday at Mississippi State. South Carolina visits Missouri on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Gamecocks gains possession) | ||
| 19:41 |  | Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:39 | | Mark Sears defensive rebound | ||
| 19:27 | | +3 | Aaron Estrada makes three point jump shot (Grant Nelson assists) | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | | +2 | Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point layup (Meechie Johnson assists) | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | | Nick Pringle turnover (bad pass) (Myles Stute steals) | ||
| 18:36 | | +3 | B.J. Mack makes three point jump shot (Myles Stute assists) | 5-3 |
| 18:12 | | Aaron Estrada turnover (Myles Stute steals) | ||
| 18:03 | | Ta'Lon Cooper misses two point layup | ||
| 18:03 | | Grant Nelson defensive rebound | ||
| 18:03 | | Aaron Estrada turnover (traveling) | ||
| 17:50 | | B.J. Mack misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:48 | | Myles Stute offensive rebound | ||
| 17:36 | | +3 | Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (B.J. Mack assists) | 8-3 |
| 17:18 | | Mark Sears turnover (bad pass) (Meechie Johnson steals) | ||
| 17:11 | | +2 | Meechie Johnson makes two point layup | 10-3 |
| 17:02 | | +3 | Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Rylan Griffen assists) | 10-6 |
| 16:33 | | Stephen Clark misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:31 | | Mark Sears defensive rebound | ||
| 16:21 | | Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:19 | | B.J. Mack defensive rebound | ||
| 16:03 | | +3 | Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists) | 13-6 |
| 15:34 | | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:32 | | Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound | ||
| 15:14 | | Grant Nelson blocks Stephen Clark's two point layup | ||
| 15:12 | | Grant Nelson defensive rebound | ||
| 15:08 | | Ta'Lon Cooper shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul) | ||
| 15:08 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:08 | | +1 | Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-7 |
| 15:08 | | +1 | Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-8 |
| 14:50 | | Meechie Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Rylan Griffen steals) | ||
| 14:38 | | Rylan Griffen turnover (lost ball) (Meechie Johnson steals) | ||
| 14:32 | | Myles Stute turnover | ||
| 14:18 | | Sam Walters misses two point layup | ||
| 14:16 | | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk defensive rebound | ||
| 13:57 | | Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:55 | | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound | ||
| 13:50 | | Myles Stute misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:48 | | Ta'Lon Cooper offensive rebound | ||
| 13:36 | | Myles Stute turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 13:15 | | Aaron Estrada misses two point layup | ||
| 13:13 | | Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound | ||
| 12:55 | | Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup | ||
| 12:53 | | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound | ||
| 12:49 | | Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk turnover (Aaron Estrada steals) | ||
| 12:49 | | Aaron Estrada turnover | ||
| 12:27 | | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup | 15-8 |
| 12:05 | | +3 | Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Nick Pringle assists) | 15-11 |
| 11:42 | | Collin Murray-Boyles turnover (lost ball) (Mark Sears steals) | ||
| 11:36 | | Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point hook shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Aaron Estrada defensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | Aaron Estrada misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:47 | | Zachary Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | B.J. Mack turnover (lost ball) (Mark Sears steals) | ||
| 10:21 | | Mark Sears misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Morris Ugusuk defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | B.J. Mack misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Aaron Estrada defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | +2 | Nick Pringle makes two point layup (Rylan Griffen assists) | 15-13 |
| 9:19 | | Collin Murray-Boyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Rylan Griffen defensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | +3 | Rylan Griffen makes three point jump shot | 15-16 |
| 9:07 | | Gamecocks 30 second timeout | ||
| 9:07 | | TV timeout | ||
| 8:50 | | +2 | Meechie Johnson makes two point jump shot | 17-16 |
| 8:23 | | Sam Walters misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:21 | | B.J. Mack defensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | Meechie Johnson turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 7:57 | | Aaron Estrada misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Myles Stute defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | +2 | B.J. Mack makes two point layup | 19-16 |
| 7:13 | | +3 | Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Aaron Estrada assists) | 19-19 |
| 6:52 | | Grant Nelson shooting foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:52 | | TV timeout | ||
| 6:52 | | +1 | Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-19 |
| 6:52 | | +1 | Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-19 |
| 6:33 | | Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:31 | | Meechie Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | B.J. Mack turnover (bad pass) (Rylan Griffen steals) | ||
| 6:02 | | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:00 | | Crimson Tide offensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | +2 | Mark Sears makes two point jump shot | 21-21 |
| 5:00 | | +2 | Meechie Johnson makes two point layup | 23-21 |
| 4:33 | | +2 | Aaron Estrada makes two point layup | 23-23 |
| 4:14 | | Nick Pringle shooting foul (B.J. Mack draws the foul) | ||
| 4:14 | | +1 | B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-23 |
| 4:14 | | +1 | B.J. Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-23 |
| 4:00 | | +2 | Mark Sears makes two point layup | 25-25 |
| 3:34 | | +2 | Jacobi Wright makes two point layup | 27-25 |
| 3:21 | | Mark Sears misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:19 | | Meechie Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | Sam Walters personal foul | ||
| 3:19 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:07 | | Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:05 | | Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | +3 | Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Rylan Griffen assists) | 27-28 |
| 2:28 | | Meechie Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:26 | | Nick Pringle defensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | Jacobi Wright personal foul | ||
| 2:00 | | Crimson Tide 30 second timeout | ||
| 1:56 | | Nick Pringle misses two point layup | ||
| 1:54 | | Meechie Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | Nick Pringle blocks B.J. Mack's two point layup | ||
| 1:39 | | Ta'Lon Cooper offensive rebound | ||
| 1:28 | | Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:26 | | Zachary Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | +2 | Zachary Davis makes two point layup | 29-28 |
| 1:17 | | Collin Murray-Boyles personal foul | ||
| 1:03 | | Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Meechie Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:46 | | Mark Sears defensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | Collin Murray-Boyles personal foul | ||
| 0:34 | | +2 | Aaron Estrada makes two point jump shot | 29-30 |
| 0:03 | | Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Rylan Griffen defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:37 | | Grant Nelson misses two point layup | ||
| 19:35 | | B.J. Mack defensive rebound | ||
| 19:20 | | B.J. Mack misses two point layup | ||
| 19:18 | | Ta'Lon Cooper offensive rebound | ||
| 19:10 | | Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:08 | | Stephen Clark offensive rebound | ||
| 19:03 | | Stephen Clark turnover (bad pass) (Nick Pringle steals) | ||
| 18:55 | | Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:53 | | Aaron Estrada offensive rebound | ||
| 18:48 | | +3 | Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Grant Nelson assists) | 29-33 |
| 18:23 | | Meechie Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:21 | | Nick Pringle defensive rebound | ||
| 18:08 | | Stephen Clark personal foul | ||
| 17:56 | | Grant Nelson turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 17:38 | | B.J. Mack misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:36 | | Nick Pringle defensive rebound | ||
| 17:30 | | Aaron Estrada turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 17:16 | | B.J. Mack misses two point layup | ||
| 17:14 | |