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Sears scores 30 and No. 4 Alabama bounces back after 2 losses with 96-83 win over No. 17 Kentucky

AP
Feb 22, 2025

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Mark Sears scored 30 points and No. 4 Alabama came from behind for a 96-83 win over No. 17 Kentucky on Saturday night.

Alabama (22-5, 11-3 Southeastern Conference), which had lost its previous two games, got 19 points from Aden Holloway, who made five 3-pointers. Chris Youngblood had 14 points and Clifford Omoruyi had 11.

Koby Brea led Kentucky (18-9, 7-7 SEC) with 20 points while Andrew Carr and Amari Williams each scored 17. Travis Perry added 12 points.

Alabama: Alabama now has eight wins over AP top 25 opponents, which is a single-season program record. The Crimson Tide completed a season sweep of Kentucky for the first time since 2021.

Kentucky: Prior to Saturday, Otega Oweh was the only player in the SEC to score in double-figures every game this season and one of 10 players in Division I to do so. Oweh, who leads Kentucky with 16 points per game, was 1 of 9 shooting against Alabama and finished with two points, fouling out with about seven minutes left in the game.

Trailing 30-18 midway through the first half, Alabama went on an 18-2 run to take a 36-32 lead and never trailed again. Alabama was 6 of 9 during the run while Kentucky was 1 of 7. Alabama closed out the final eight minutes with a 29-10 run to lead 47-40 at halftime.

Kentucky started hot by hitting four of its first six 3-point shots but finished 9 of 26. Alabama was just 1 of 6 from 3-point range early, but finished 11 of 31.

The Crimson Tide stays at home Tuesday night to take on No. 21 Mississippi State. Kentucky is on the road to face Oklahoma on Wednesday night.

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1st Half
UK
Wildcats
40
ALA
Crimson Tide
47

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Amari Williams vs. Clifford Omoruyi (Andrew Carr gains possession)
19:42		Otega Oweh misses two point layup
19:40		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
19:31	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Mark Sears assists)	0-2
19:13	+2	Koby Brea makes two point jump shot	2-2
19:04		Chris Youngblood misses three point jump shot
19:02		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
18:57		Grant Nelson blocks Otega Oweh's two point layup
18:57		Wildcats offensive rebound
18:47		Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot
18:45		Travis Perry offensive rebound
18:41	+3	Travis Perry makes three point jump shot (Andrew Carr assists)	5-2
18:29		Aden Holloway misses two point jump shot
18:27		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
18:27		Grant Nelson personal foul
18:10		Andrew Carr turnover (Jarin Stevenson steals)
18:00	+2	Chris Youngblood makes two point jump shot	5-4
17:50	+3	Andrew Carr makes three point jump shot (Amari Williams assists)	8-4
17:28		Mark Sears misses two point jump shot
17:26		Amari Williams defensive rebound
17:10		Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot
17:08		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
16:58	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup (Labaron Philon assists)	8-6
16:44	+3	Koby Brea makes three point jump shot (Otega Oweh assists)	11-6
16:29		Otega Oweh personal foul
16:21		Jarin Stevenson turnover (Otega Oweh steals)
16:12	+3	Andrew Carr makes three point jump shot (Collin Chandler assists)	14-6
16:01	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point jump shot	14-9
15:42	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point layup	16-9
15:27		Mouhamed Dioubate misses three point jump shot
15:25		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
15:19		Mark Sears personal foul
15:19		TV timeout
15:12	+2	Collin Chandler makes two point layup	18-9
14:53		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
14:51		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
14:46	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point dunk (Otega Oweh assists)	20-9
14:36		Andrew Carr personal foul (Mouhamed Dioubate draws the foul)
14:36		Collin Chandler personal foul
14:27		Labaron Philon misses three point jump shot
14:25		Mouhamed Dioubate offensive rebound
14:21		Mouhamed Dioubate turnover (Collin Chandler steals)
14:04		Brandon Garrison turnover (traveling)
13:59	+3	Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Grant Nelson assists)	20-12
13:45		Collin Chandler turnover (Mark Sears steals)
13:39	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	20-14
13:32		Collin Chandler offensive foul
13:32		Collin Chandler turnover (offensive foul)
13:15		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
13:13		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
12:56		Otega Oweh misses two point jump shot
12:54		Otega Oweh offensive rebound
12:47		Grant Nelson blocks Otega Oweh's two point layup
12:47		Wildcats offensive rebound
12:34		Travis Perry misses three point jump shot
12:32		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
12:21		Trent Noah personal foul
12:15		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
12:13		Trent Noah defensive rebound
12:00		Jarin Stevenson blocks Travis Perry's two point layup
11:58		Aden Holloway defensive rebound
11:54	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Labaron Philon assists)	20-16
11:54		Wildcats 30 second timeout
11:54		TV timeout
11:36	+3	Koby Brea makes three point jump shot (Amari Williams assists)	23-16
11:21		Jarin Stevenson turnover (Koby Brea steals)
11:16		Labaron Philon personal foul
10:58		Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
10:56		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
10:48		Labaron Philon turnover (Travis Perry steals)
10:41		Grant Nelson shooting foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul)
10:41	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-16
10:41	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-16
10:25	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	25-18
10:10		Andrew Carr misses two point layup
10:10		Amari Williams offensive rebound
10:10		Aiden Sherrell personal foul
10:08	+3	Koby Brea makes three point jump shot (Travis Perry assists)	28-18
9:57		Amari Williams blocks Mark Sears's two point layup
9:55		Mouhamed Dioubate offensive rebound
9:52		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
9:50		Otega Oweh defensive rebound
9:37	+2	Otega Oweh makes two point jump shot	30-18
9:13	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point jump shot (Clifford Omoruyi assists)	30-21
8:55		Koby Brea misses two point layup
8:53		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
8:46		Chris Youngblood misses three point jump shot
8:44		Mouhamed Dioubate offensive rebound
8:39		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
8:38		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
8:38		Andrew Carr personal foul
8:36		Chris Youngblood turnover (Otega Oweh steals)
8:31		Mouhamed Dioubate blocks Otega Oweh's two point layup
8:29		Aden Holloway defensive rebound
8:24	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	30-23
8:08		Travis Perry misses three point jump shot
8:06		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
8:01		Travis Perry personal foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
8:01	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-24
8:01	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-25
7:40		Brandon Garrison misses two point jump shot
7:38		Labaron Philon defensive rebound
7:34		Labaron Philon misses three point jump shot
7:32		Labaron Philon offensive rebound
7:19	+2	Mouhamed Dioubate makes two point dunk (Labaron Philon assists)	30-27
7:04	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point layup (Koby Brea assists)	32-27
6:39		Labaron Philon turnover (Collin Chandler steals)
6:33		Trent Noah misses three point jump shot
6:31		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
6:30		Collin Chandler personal foul (Jarin Stevenson draws the foul)
6:30		TV timeout
6:30	+1	Jarin Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-28
6:30	+1	Jarin Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-29
6:16		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Brandon Garrison draws the foul)
6:16		Brandon Garrison misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:16		Brandon Garrison misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:16		Mark Sears defensive rebound
6:04		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
6:02		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
5:59	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup	32-31
5:29		Travis Perry misses three point jump shot
5:27		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
5:18	+2	Jarin Stevenson makes two point layup	32-33
5:07		Wildcats 30 second timeout
5:07		TV timeout
4:55		Otega Oweh turnover (out of bounds)
4:41	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point jump shot (Clifford Omoruyi assists)	32-36
4:31	+2	Travis Perry makes two point layup (Amari Williams assists)	34-36
4:07	+2	Mouhamed Dioubate makes two point jump shot	34-38
4:07		Trent Noah shooting foul (Mouhamed Dioubate draws the foul)
4:07		Mouhamed Dioubate misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:07		Trent Noah defensive rebound
4:07		Chris Youngblood personal foul (Trent Noah draws the foul)
4:07		Trent Noah misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:07		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
3:50		Otega Oweh shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
3:50		TV timeout
3:50	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-39
3:50	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-40
3:30		Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
3:28		Mark Sears defensive rebound
3:21		Jarin Stevenson misses three point jump shot
3:19		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
3:18		Koby Brea personal foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
3:18	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-41
3:18	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-42
2:53	+2	Amari Williams makes two point layup	36-42
2:46		Labaron Philon turnover (Travis Perry steals)
2:15		Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation)
1:56		Jarin Stevenson misses three point jump shot
1:54		Trent Noah defensive rebound
1:44		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Amari Williams draws the foul)
1:44	+1	Amari Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-42
1:44	+1	Amari Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-42
1:33		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
1:31		Amari Williams defensive rebound
1:08		Ansley Almonor misses three point jump shot
1:06		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
0:55	+2	Aiden Sherrell makes two point layup (Mark Sears assists)	38-44
0:40		Aiden Sherrell shooting foul (Amari Williams draws the foul)
0:40		Amari Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:40		Amari Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:40		Aden Holloway defensive rebound
0:34	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point jump shot	38-47
0:32		Crimson Tide 30 second timeout
0:07	+2	Amari Williams makes two point dunk (Koby Brea assists)	40-47
0:00		Mouhamed Dioubate misses two point layup
0:00		Wildcats defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UK
Wildcats
43
ALA
Crimson Tide
49

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot
19:46		Amari Williams defensive rebound
19:34		Otega Oweh misses two point layup
19:32		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
19:30		Clifford Omoruyi turnover (bad pass) (Travis Perry steals)
19:25		Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
19:23		Mark Sears defensive rebound
19:16		Koby Brea shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
19:16		Clifford Omoruyi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:16	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-48
19:09		Labaron Philon personal foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul)
19:00		Amari Williams misses two point jump shot
18:58		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
18:48		Mark Sears turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Carr steals)
18:42		Grant Nelson personal foul (Amari Williams draws the foul)
18:27		Koby Brea misses two point layup
18:25		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
18:21		Labaron Philon misses two point layup
18:19		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
18:13		Andrew Carr turnover (out of bounds)
17:56		Koby Brea shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
17:56	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-49
17:56	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-50
17:42	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point dunk (Amari Williams assists)	42-50
17:32		Labaron Philon turnover (lost ball) (Travis Perry steals)
17:21		Travis Perry misses three point jump shot
17:19		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
17:13		Otega Oweh shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
17:13	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 3	42-51
17:13	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 3	42-52
17:13	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 3 of 3	42-53
16:52	+2	Travis Perry makes two point layup	44-53
16:43		Aden Holloway turnover (bad pass) (Amari Williams steals)
16:38		Amari Williams misses two point layup
16:36		Andrew Carr offensive rebound
16:29		Trent Noah misses two point jump shot
16:27		Amari Williams offensive rebound
16:27		Amari Williams misses two point layup
16:27		Amari Williams offensive rebound
16:27		Jarin Stevenson shooting foul (Amari Williams draws the foul)
16:27	+1	Amari Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-53
16:27	+1	Amari Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-53
16:02		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
16:00		Amari Williams defensive rebound
15:49	+3	Andrew Carr makes three point jump shot (Amari Williams assists)	49-53
15:28		Crimson Tide 30 second timeout
15:28		TV timeout
15:27		Otega Oweh personal foul (Chris Youngblood draws the foul)
15:27		TV timeout
15:24	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point jump shot (Chris Youngblood assists)	49-56
14:59		Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
14:57		Amari Williams offensive rebound
14:56		Jarin Stevenson personal foul (Amari Williams draws the foul)
14:51	+2	Amari Williams makes two point jump shot	51-56
14:50		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Amari Williams draws the foul)
14:50	+1	Amari Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-56
14:34		Collin Chandler personal foul (Chris Youngblood draws the foul)
14:30		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
14:28		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
14:20		Amari Williams turnover (lost ball) (Clifford Omoruyi steals)
14:11	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point layup	52-58
13:53	+2	Travis Perry makes two point jump shot	54-58
13:53		Aden Holloway shooting foul (Travis Perry draws the foul)
13:53	+1	Travis Perry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-58
13:37	+3	Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Grant Nelson assists)	55-61
13:15	+3	Koby Brea makes three point jump shot (Andrew Carr assists)	58-61
12:58	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	58-63
12:46		Travis Perry misses three point jump shot
12:44		Koby Brea offensive rebound
12:21		Trent Noah misses three point jump shot
12:19		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
12:14		Labaron Philon turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Garrison steals)
12:08		Brandon Garrison misses two point layup
12:06		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
11:48		Grant Nelson misses two point layup
11:46		Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
11:20	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point jump shot	60-63
11:06		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
11:04		Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
10:59		Brandon Garrison turnover (lost ball) (Labaron Philon steals)
10:54		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
10:52		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
10:29		Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
10:27		Mark Sears defensive rebound
10:22	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point layup	60-65
10:22		Trent Noah shooting foul (Labaron Philon draws the foul)
10:22		TV timeout
10:22	+1	Labaron Philon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-66
10:04		Otega Oweh misses two point jump shot
10:02		Amari Williams offensive rebound
10:00	+2	Amari Williams makes two point dunk	62-66
9:52	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup	62-68
9:33		Otega Oweh turnover (lost ball) (Labaron Philon steals)
9:29	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point dunk	62-70
9:07		Grant Nelson personal foul (Amari Williams draws the foul)
9:07	+1	Amari Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-70
9:07	+1	Amari Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-70
8:49		Mark Sears misses two point layup
8:47		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
8:31		Otega Oweh misses two point jump shot
8:29		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
8:28		Clifford Omoruyi turnover (out of bounds)
8:18	+2	Koby Brea makes two point jump shot	66-70
8:05		Amari Williams personal foul (Aden Holloway draws the foul)
8:05	+1	Aden Holloway makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-71
8:05	+1	Aden Holloway makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-72
7:45		Amari Williams turnover (lost ball)
7:45		TV timeout
7:32	+3	Chris Youngblood makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	66-75
6:58		Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
6:58		Aden Holloway defensive rebound
6:58		Clifford Omoruyi personal foul (Amari Williams draws the foul)
6:56		Amari Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:56		Aiden Sherrell defensive rebound
6:49		Otega Oweh personal foul (Aden Holloway draws the foul)
6:49		Aden Holloway misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:49		Crimson Tide offensive rebound
6:43	+2	Chris Youngblood makes two point jump shot	66-77
6:43		Koby Brea shooting foul (Chris Youngblood draws the foul)
6:43	+1	Chris Youngblood makes regular free throw 1 of 1	66-78
6:36	+2	Trent Noah makes two point layup (Amari Williams assists)	68-78
6:16		Mark Sears misses two point jump shot
6:14		Amari Williams defensive rebound
6:11		Amari Williams turnover (bad pass) (Aden Holloway steals)
5:58	+2	Aden Holloway makes two point layup	68-80
5:38		Travis Perry misses three point jump shot
5:36		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
5:25		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
5:23		Amari Williams defensive rebound
5:15		Wildcats 30 second timeout
5:01	+2	Koby Brea makes two point jump shot	70-80
4:41	+3	Chris Youngblood makes three point jump shot (Jarin Stevenson assists)	70-83
4:23		Collin Chandler misses two point layup
4:21		Brandon Garrison offensive rebound
4:19	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point layup	72-83
3:57		Andrew Carr blocks Chris Youngblood's two point layup
3:55		Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
3:45		Aiden Sherrell personal foul (Koby Brea draws the foul)
3:45		TV timeout
3:45	+1	Koby Brea makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-83
3:45	+1	Koby Brea makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-83
3:31	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup	74-85
3:18		Aden Holloway personal foul (Brandon Garrison draws the foul)
3:18	+1	Brandon Garrison makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-85
3:18	+1	Brandon Garrison makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-85
3:01		Brandon Garrison shooting foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
3:01		Grant Nelson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:01	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-86
2:52	+3	Collin Chandler makes three point jump shot	79-86
2:36		Collin Chandler personal foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
2:36	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-87
2:36	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-88
2:22		Koby Brea misses two point jump shot
2:20		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
2:14		Mark Sears turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Carr steals)
2:09		Amari Williams turnover (bad pass) (Mark Sears steals)
2:05	+3	Mark Sears makes three point jump shot	79-91
1:49		Koby Brea misses two point jump shot
1:47		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
1:38	+3	Chris Youngblood makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	79-94
1:31		Wildcats 60 second timeout
1:10	+2	Amari Williams makes two point jump shot	81-94
0:42		Clifford Omoruyi turnover (lost ball)
0:36		Jarin Stevenson personal foul (Travis Perry draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Travis Perry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-94
0:36	+1	Travis Perry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-94
0:30	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Chris Youngblood assists)	83-96
0:18		Amari Williams misses two point jump shot
0:16		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Grant Nelson defensive rebound