BamaCentral Courtside: No. 1 Alabama 108, Georgia 59

The Crimson Tide rolled over the Bulldogs by nearly 50 points inside Coleman Coliseum Saturday night.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — It is becoming a familiar scene inside Coleman Coliseum for Alabama basketball's home games. The team comes out on fire from behind the arc, and before the other team even has a chance to collect its bearings, the Crimson Tide is out to a double-digit lead.

Alabama did it again Saturday, this time with a 108-59 win over the Georgia Bulldogs. It marks the third time this season Alabama has beaten an SEC opponent at home by 40 points or more. 

Brandon Miller and Mark Sears combined to go 5 for 5 on 3-pointers in the opening minutes, and Sears was perfect from behind the arc in the first half. Miller once again finished as the team's leading scorer with 21 points. Five players finished in double figures for Alabama with a season high 19-points from Nick Pringle.

Alabama only scored four points over the final five minutes of the first half, but by that point, the Bulldogs were already buried. Despite the slow finish before the break, the Crimson Tide still held a 29-point halftime lead. 

The second half was more of the same with a 3-pointer from Noah Clowney, and the exclamation point to the night was a shot from senior walk-on Adam Cottrell as Alabama's final basket and 16th 3-pointer.

Watch the video above as BamaCentral's staff gives their takeaways from the court in Coleman Coliseum. 

See also:

Alabama Defeats Georgia 108-59 with the Best Shooting Night of the Season

Alabama Viewer's Guide to First Full Weekend of Spring Sports

All Things Bama Podcast - Crimson Corner: Vipers and Valentines


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Katie Windham
KATIE WINDHAM

Katie Windham is the assistant editor for BamaCentral, primarily covering football, basketball gymnastics and softball. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Alabama and has covered a variety of Crimson Tide athletics since 2019 for outlets like The Tuscaloosa News, The Crimson White and the Associated Press before joining BamaCentral full time in 2021. Windham has covered College Football Playoff games, the Women's College World Series, NCAA March Madness, SEC Tournaments and championships in multiple sports.