Live Updates: Alabama Men's Basketball Takes On Belmont in the Rocket City Classic

Live updates from the Von Braun Center in Huntsville as the Crimson Tide takes on the Belmont Bruins

HUNTSVILLE, Ala - Alabama basketball (5-5) will play the Belmont Bruins (8-3) in the second and final leg of its state tour. The Crimson Tide is coming off of 105-87 victory over Samford in Birmingham on Wednesday night. 

Tipoff is set for 2:30 p.m. on the SEC Network. 

Follow along here for live updates from the Von Braun Center before, during, and after the game. 

Pregame 

• Alabama's starters are Kira Lewis, Jr., Jaden Shackelford, Herb Jones, John Petty, Jr., and Alex Reese. 
• Belmont's starters are Grayson Murphy, Adam Kunkel, Michael Benkert, Tyler Scanlon, and Nick Muszynski. 

First Half

• Reese wins the opening tip for the Crimson Tide. 
• Shackelford drives through the lane for a layup to score the first points of the afternoon. Alabama up 2-0. 
• Javian Davis is the Crimson Tide's first sub and he scores a basket to put the Crimson Tide out in front 4-3. 
• On the next possession, Petty, nails his first three-pointer of the game.
•  Shackelford hits another trey to extend the lead to 13-5. 
• Alabama has hit its first three of four three-pointers and held the Bruins to 28 percent from the field. 
• Belmont is now on a 6-0 run to cut the lead to 13-11 with 12:41 remaining in the half. 
• The Crimson Tide will take a 15-11 lead going into the under 12-mintue timeout. Jones and Shackelford lead the game with five points each.
• Jaylen Forbes has entered the game for the Crimson Tide.  
• After that layup, Davis has six points and Alabama has a 21-18 lead. 
• On the other end, Muszynski makes a layup and a foul shot to tie the game at 21 with 9:15 remaining. 
• After a free throw by Murphy, Belmont has taken a 22-21 advantage.
•  It is still 22-21 Belmont at the under eight minute media timeout. Alabama has missed its last five three-point attempts. 
• Two free throws by Lewis have given Alabama the lead once again, 23-22.
• Another lead change. Muszynski hits a two-point basket. He has 12 points and the Bruins are up one. 
• Three-pointers by Scanlon and Muszynski have the Bruins up six with five minutes to go in the half. Nate Oats calls a timeout. 
• Coming out of the quick timeout, Jones makes a layup and the lead is cut to four. After a miss on the other end by the Bruins, Davis is fouled attempting a layup and will go to the free-throw line for two shots once play resumes. Belmont 32-28 with 3:57 to go. Davis hits them both. 
• Shackelford makes a three and Belmont's lead is now only one point. 34-33. 
• Lewis hits his first three-pointer of the game to give the Crimson Tide a 36-34 lead. 
• It is raining outside and raining threes in the Von Braun Center. Petty hits one and then Shackelford comes right back and nails another. Crimson Tide up 42-34 with 1:42 left in the half. Belmont calls a 30-second timeout. 
• After that Petty layup, Alabama now has its largest lead of the game - 10 points. 
• Scanlon makes a layup and Alabama will take an eight point lead into the break. 46-38 Crimson Tide. 
• Alabama finished the first half on a 20-6 run over the final four minutes and made eight of its last eight field goals. 

Second Half

• The second half is underway with a thunderous dunk from Jones to put the Crimson Tide up 10. 
• Alabama has opened up this half on a 7-0 run and has forced one Belmont turnover. The Bruins call a timeout. Crimson Tide up 53-38 with 18:53 left. 
• After a Reese three-pointer, the Crimson Tide is up 16. 
• Jones hits a tough layup and then gets a charge call on the other end. Alabama is cruising, up 62-44 with 15:34 remaining in the game. 
• Davis has entered the game and his first attempt of the second half is good. 64-44 Crimson Tide. 
• Forbes, Bolden, and Smith have checked in as well. 
• Both teams have gone cold from the field. Belmont has missed its last seven and Alabama has missed its last five. 
• Smith stops the three-minute scoring drought with a layup. The Crimson Tide's lead is now at 22. 
• At the 11:59 media timeout, Alabama leads 66-44. 
• Alabama is on a 40-12 run since the last four minutes of the first half. 
• Belmont has hit its last three field goals and trails Alabama 73-58 with 7:22 left in the game. Five Crimson Tide players are in double figures. Jones and Lewis have 13, while Petty and Shackelford have 11. Davis has 10 off of the bench. 
• At the under four minute media timeout, Alabama owns a 82-67 advantage.  
• Scanlon hits a three-pointer and Oats calls a 30-second timeout. Alabama is up 12 with 2:35 left. 
• Coming out of the timeout, Reese hits a three-pointer from the corner to make him the sixth Crimson Tide player in double digits. He has 11 points and five rebounds. 
• Reese hits two free throws to give him 13 and extend the lead to 87-72 with 1:20 to go.  
• Petty hits his fourth three of the day to give the Crimson Tide a 20-point lead. 
• Alabama defeats Belmont 92-72. Shackelford is the team's leading scorer with 16 points. Petty had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Lewis finished with eight assists which was a game high.