Live with the Tide: Alabama Basketball at Georgia

Tipoff between the Crimson Tide (12-10, 4-5 SEC) and the Bulldogs (12-10, 2-7 SEC) is set for 5 p.m., CT on SEC Network

ATHENS, Ga. - After suffering its third straight loss against Tennessee on Tuesday night inside Coleman Coliseum, the University of Alabama men's basketball team (12-10, 4-5 SEC) will look to get back on track against the Georgia Bulldogs (12-10, 2-7 SEC).

Crimson Tide junior forward Herb Jones will miss his third consecutive game, while he recovers from surgery on a fractured wrist.  

Coach Nate Oats' squad leads the SEC in scoring offense at 81.6, which is good for eighth nationally. The Crimson Tide also leads the conference in threes made (226), threes attempted (647), and three-point field goal percentage (.349). 

The Bulldogs are led by freshman guard Anthony Edwards, who is currently projected, by most major mock draft experts, to be the No. 1 overall pick in this year's NBA Draft.

According to BetOnline.ag, Georgia is a 1.5 point favorite and the over/under is set at 162. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m., CT, on the SEC Network. 

BamaCentral will have full coverage before, during, and after tonight's contest. 

Pregame

Tonight's officials are Bart Lennox, Byron Jarrett, and Will Howard.

Georgia starters: Anthony Edwards, Sahvir Wheeler, Jordan Harris, Toumani Camara, and Rayshaun Hammonds

Alabama starters: Kira Lewis, Jr., Jade Shackelford, John Petty, Jr., Alex Reese, and Javian Davis.

First Half

• Alabama wins the tip and its first possession results in a turnover. 
• Camara slams home a dunk for the game's first points. 
• Davis is called for an illegal screen and it is still 2-0 Bulldogs. UGA football coach Kirby Smart is sitting courtside. 
• Camara scores a layup, but Petty drains a 3-pointer to get the Crimson Tide offense going. 
• A steal by the Crimson Tide leads to a transition layup for Lewis. 
• Davis scores a hard basket as he fouled. He missed the free-throw. 
• Another bucket from Davis. Alabama leads 9-6 at the first media timeout. 15:34 left in the opening half. Both teams have combined for nine turnovers within the first four minutes of action. 
• Galin Smith and Beetle Bolden have checked in for Alabama. 
• Bolden finds Smith under the basket, who gets a two-handed slam. Alabama leads 11-7 with 14:11 to go. 
• Tyree Crump buries a 3-pointer from the corner to cut the Crimson Tide's lead to one. 
• Jaylen Forbes has entered the game for Petty. 
• Bolden works his way in the lane and scores the tough layup, but a 3-pointer from Wheeler ties the game at 13. 
• Lewis shows off his speed going coast to coast to break the tie with a quick layup.
• 15-13 Crimson Tide at the under 12-mintue media timeout. 
• Reese scores a hook shot in the lane to extend the advantage to four. 
• Both offenses are picking up the pace and have traded baskets the last few times down the court. Crump at the free-throw line for the Bulldogs. He makes one-of two. Crimson Tide lead 21-20. 9:13 remaining. 
• Alabama is gaining the momentum as Smith scores and then Forbes gets a steal on Edwards, which leads to a bucket from Petty. 
• Lewis makes the layup as he is fouled. He will go to the line when play resumes from the under eight-minute media timeout. Crimson Tide leads 27-20 with 7:53 on the clock. 
• Lewis misses the free throw. 
• Edwards scores his first points of the game with that layup, but Alabama gets the ball out quick to Reese on the outlet pass and he slams it for two. 
• Reese fouls Harris on his dunk attempt and he scores two from the line. Alabama leads 29-24. 
• After that layup by Lewis, Alabama has made its last four shots from the field. 
• Gresham is at the line to complete the and-one. He makes the shot and Alabama leads 35-30. 
• Oats has to pleased with his bigs so far today. Davis scores another basket down low. Him and Smith have six points each. 
• At the final media timeout of the half, Alabama owns a 37-32 advantage. 
• Lewis makes one-of-two from the line. 
• The Bulldogs are on a 5-0 run thanks to a layup by Wheeler and 3-pointer by Crump. Oats calls a 30-second timeout. 38-37 Alabama with 2:20 left. 
• Out of the timeout, Petty hits a reverse basket, but Wheeler answers with another layup. 40-39 UA. 
• Petty appears to have gotten hit in the face pretty hard as he is shaken up and subbed off the court. Forbes checks back in. 
• Davis is at the line shooting two. He makes both. 
• Lewis nails a 3-pointer from the wing and the Crimson Tide is back up by six, 45-39. 
• Edwards scores off of a putback layup. He only has four points in the half. 
• Alabama will take a 45-41 lead into intermission. Kira Lewis has a game-high 12 points and John Petty has 11. UGA star freshman guard Anthony Edwards only has four. 

Second Half

• Both teams open this half with the same starters. Petty is back on the court. 
• Hammonds hits a long three from the top of the key to open it. 
• Davis makes just one-of-two from the free-throw line. 
• Not an optimal start for the Crimson Tide, Wheeler bangs home a 3-pointer, then Edwards makes a driving layup. Bulldogs now lead 49-46. Oats calls a 30-second timeout. 
• Davis stops the Bulldogs 10-1 run with a thunderous dunk. Crimson Tide trails 51-48. 
• Lewis is called for a shooting foul as Wheeler makes a layup. He completes the and-one. 
• Shackelford scores his first points of the game with that 3-pointer, but Camara scores a dunk on the other end. 
• Smith and Bolden have entered the game for the Crimson Tide. Hammonds makes two free throws to extend the Bulldogs' advantage to 58-53. 
• Bolden is called for a blocking foul and we head to the first media timeout of this half.
• Harris makes two from the line. Bulldogs are up by seven. 
• After a turnover by Lewis, Wheeler hits a 3-pointer and the Crimson Tide trail by 10, 63-53.  
• A layup by Camara makes it a 12-point deficit for the Crimson Tide. 
• Bolden buries a 3-pointer off of the inbounds pass from Forbes. 
• The Crimson Tide force a Georgia turnover and then Davis lays it in. 
• Another steal and layup, this time from Lewis. Five-point game. 
• Lewis gets a kind roll and the 3-pointer goes in. 
• Wheeler travels and Alabama has cut the, once, 12-point deficit to only four, at the under 12-mintue media timeout. 67-63 Bulldogs. 11:31 on the clock. 
• Bolden gets the offensive rebound after Reese's miss and Shackelford hits a huge 3-pointer. 
• Another Bulldogs miss leads to another quick Alabama basket. Bolden scores a layup and the Crimson Tide have retaken the lead, 68-67. 
• Hammonds scores a layup to give the lead right back to the Bulldogs, but Lewis answers with a crucial and-one. Alabama leads by two, 71-69. 10 minutes left. 
• Baskets being traded left and right by these teams. Alabama has hit its last three field goals and the Bulldogs have scored five of their last six. 
• Lewis will be at the free-throw line when we return from the under eight-minute media timeout. Alabama leads 78-77. 7:41 on the clock. 
• Lewis scores both to put Alabama in front by three, 80-77. He has 26 points. 
• Lewis is on fire. He hits a 3-pointer to push the lead to six, 83-77. 
• The Bulldogs are on a 4-0 run, cutting the Crimson Tide lead to only two, 83-81.
• Edwards makes a pull-up jump shot to tie the game. 
• After the final media timeout, Shackelford will be at the free-throw line shooting two. 3:31 to go. Alabama is on a scoring drought of 3:33 minutes of action. 
• Shackelford hits them both. Alabama in front by two. 
• Petty scores the putback and the Crimson Tide now lead by four. 
• Wheeler drives in the lane and scores a contested layup. 
• Lewis is at the line shooting two. He makes them both and now has 31 points for the game. Alabama leads 89-85. 
• Hammonds get the offensive board and scores the basket as he is fouled. He completes the and-one. 89-88 Crimson Tide. 2:00 left. 
• Bolden finishes with his left hand at the rim to give Alabama a three-point lead. 
• Edwards can not finish and Reese gets the board. Edwards has to foul Lewis. He'll head back to the line. 44 seconds left. He misses the front end of the one-and-one. 
• Georgia has the ball under its basket with 33 seconds on the clock. 
• Fagan scores for the Bulldogs on the inbounds play. 
• Alabama is up one, 91-90, with 31 seconds to go. 
• Edwards fouls Lewis before the ball can get thrown in. He is shooting two at the line. 
• Lewis makes one of two. Crimson Tide up 92-90. 
• Hammonds scores the easy two and we are tied at 92 with 21 seconds on the clock.
• Lewis is called for a charge. Georgia ball with 2.8 seconds on the clock.  
• Harris' heave at the buzzer falls short and we head to overtime at 92 a piece.

Overtime

• Bolden drives and misses for the Crimson Tide's first possession of overtime. 
• Petty fouls Edwards and he'll go to the line for a one-and-one. He makes both. 
• Lewis drives and scores at the rim to tie it back up. 
• Harris spins and scores to give Georgia the lead. 
• Petty hits a bank shot to tie it again. 
• Wheeler miss a 3-pointer and Lewis is fouled on the rebound. He'll go back to the free-throw line. He scores both. Alabama in front, 98-96. 
• Petty is now fouled on the rebound after Hammonds misses. He makes one-of-two at the free-throw line. Three-point lead for Alabama, 99-96. 
• Edwards finds Hammonds and he scores two. 1:30 to go. 
• Shackelford is fouled on his drive to the lane and he'll shoot two. He makes both and the Crimson Tide lead, 101-98. 
• 56 seconds left on the clock. The play underneath the basket is being reviewed to see who the ball went off of. It is ruled Alabama ball. 
• Lewis misses a 3-point attempt, but Wheeler misses one on the other end for the Bulldogs. Lewis is fouled and headed to the line. 
• He makes one of two. Four-point lead for Alabama with 14 seconds left. 102-98.
• Edwards is fouled by Davis on his drive to the rim. Davis appears hurt on the play, holding his hip as he walks off. 
• Edwards makes both shots. 
• Petty is headed to the line and the foul by Edwards. He hits both. Four-point lead for Alabama with eight seconds left. 
• It is a free throw shooting contest. Bolden fouls Wheeler and he sinks both. Back to a two-point game. 5.6 seconds remaining. 
• Petty going to the charity stripe now after the foul by Crump. He only makes one-of-two. One possession game with four seconds. 
• Edwards 3-pointer falls short at the buzzer and Alabama survives 105-102. Lewis finishes with 37 points, seven assists. five rebounds, and two steals. The 37 points is a career-high.