Live Updates: No. 11 Alabama Basketball vs Georgia
Second Half


- Alabama clobbers Georgia, 115-82. Jones finishes with a career-high 21 points, five rebounds, three assists, and three blocks. Four more Crimson Tide players ended up in double figures, including Primo (19), Quinerly (16), Shackelford (18), and Petty (13).
- Miles goes for another dunk and this time he is fouled. He scores both at the free-throw line.
- Tyler Barnes, the senior walk-on, scores 1-of-2 from the free-throw line.
- Miles puts Taylor on a poster and the crowd and Alabama bench here at Coleman just went nuts.
- Darius Miles adds insult to injury and converts Alabama's 18th three-pointer of the game.
- Primo has scored the last five points for Alabama. Oats calls a timeout and the walk-ons are coming in.
- Alabama has reached the 100-point mark. Quinerly buries a three-pointer from the corner and its 102-76 Crimson Tide.
- Jones scores two from the line and that's a new career-high of 21 points. He exits the game to a standing ovation.
- After Shackelford's layup, Alabama is only three more points from the century mark. At the final media timeout of the afternoon, the Crimson Tide is in front, 97-74. 3:20 to go.
- Wheeler has now fouled out of the game after being called for a charge on Jones. He leaves the game with 16 points, three assists, three steals and four turnovers.
- Jones finds Reese cutting into the lane and he slams it home. 95-82 Alabama.
- Kier makes one of the two technical shots.
- Rojas is called for a charge then he gets assessed a technical foul for chirping at the referee.
- Ellis completes the old-fashioned three-point play and Alabama is up 91-69.
- Johnson responds with a quick layup but Ellis is fouled as he scores a layup of his own on the other end.
- Primo connects from deep and this is now Alabama's biggest lead of the afternoon, 88-67.
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- Quinerly pulls up from deep and nails his third three-pointer. Alabama in full control of the Bulldogs, 85-67, with 7:41 remaining. Quinerly has a total of 13 points and three assists.
- Reese extends Alabama's lead to 82-65 after two makes.
- Garcia fouls Reese on the rebound attempt. Reese is headed to the free-throw line.
- Primo is wide open under the basket and hits. 80-64 Alabama.
- Reese takes a charge from Wheeler and that's four fouls on him. It will be hard for the Bulldogs to mount any comeback without him.
- Primo converts both shots.
- Wheeler just committed his third foul and Primo is now at the line for a one-and-one.
- Garcia completes the three-point play for the Bulldogs. Alabama still leads 74-60 with 10:48 to go.
- Georgia is now in the bonus and Johnson scores the first but misses the second attempt.
- Shackelford drains two shots from the foul line. 74-56 Alabama.
- Baskets from Etter and Fagan cut Alabama's lead to 16, 72-56, with only 11:42 left to play.
- Georgia turns it over after the timeout and a layup from Primo gives Alabama a 20-point lead, 72-52.

- Georgia can't convert on its offensive end and Primo is left open at the top of the key and cans another triple. 70-52 Crimson Tide with 13:03 remaining.
- Quinerly takes the long rebound and scores a layup on the other end. 67-52 Alabama.
- Alabama has gone cold and hasn't scored from the field in the last 2:35 of action.
- Johnson goes 1-for-2.
- Shackelford picks up his third foul, which sends Johnson to the foul line.
- Shackelford misses the first but sinks the second. 65-49 Crimson Tide.
- Alabama is shooting 62.9 percent from the field (22-of-35).
- Shackelford will shoot two foul shots when play resumes after the first media timeout of the half. Only 15:35 to go and the Crimson Tide is in front, 64-49.
- Rojas scores two. Alabama leads 64-47.
- Ellis is back on the floor for Petty.
- Rojas is back at the charity stripe after being fouled by Fagan.
- Rojas completes the and-one and Alabama is back in front by 15, 62-47. Fagan had made another layup on Georgia's end before that.
- Johnson hits a three-pointer for the Bulldogs but Petty answers with his own. 59-45 Alabama. He has 13 points on the afternoon.
- Rojas is Alabamas first sub this half.
- Wheeler and Fagan respond with back-to-back layups.
- Shackelford gets in the lane and scores a tough layup and is headed to the free-throw line. He completes the three-point play. Alabama up 56-38.
- Alabama begins with possession and starts the half with Jones scoring a layup. He has now tied a career-high in points with 19.
First Half

- Alabama is 11-of-17 from three-point range. That's exactly what this offense needed after recent weeks of up-and-down play on that end.
- At halftime, the Crimson Tide leads Georgia 51-38. Jones has 17 points and is two shy of his career high. He also has three rebounds, three assists, and two blocks. Petty has 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting.

- Johnson converts all three foul shots.
- Johnson flops into Quinerly and a foul is called. Johnson will shoot three shots.
- After the Georgia turnover, Jones scores again. This time, a layup and he is up to 17 points and Alabama is up 51-35 with 38 seconds to go.
- Jones connects from deep again. His third three-pointer of the afternoon and Alabama's eleventh.
- Shackelford finds Petty underneath the hoop for the slam dunk. Alabama is rolling up 15, 46-31.
- Johnson and Shackelford trade triples. 44-31 Alabama.
- Quinerly makes two foul shots. 41-28 Crimson Tide. 3:57 left to play.
- Fagan scores a quick layup but Petty hits the Crimson Tide's ninth three of the half. 39-28 Alabama.
- Quinerly puts Alabama up 10 with that three-pointer from the top of the key. 36-26.
- Jones comes down quickly and scores a three-pointer from the wing. Largest lead of the game for Alabama, 32-24.
- Wheeler makes two from the charity stripe. 29-24 UA.
- The Bulldogs turn it right back over to Alabama and the Crimson Tide then get a shot-clock violation.
- Coming out of the break, Petty turns it over out-of-bounds. Georgia ball.
- Georgia hasn't scored from the field in the last 2:18.
- Shackelford now hits from beyond-the-arc. 29-22 Alabama with 8:11 left to play. The Crimson Tide is 6-of-11 from deep to start.
- Jones finds Ellis in the corner and he buries a triple. 26-22 Crimson Tide.
- Four free throws from the Bulldogs have cut the deficit to only one, 23-22.
- Jones scores a runner in the lane and the Crimson Tide is back in front by five, 23-18.
- Alabama then forces a turnover by Johnson.
- Shackelford drives in the lane and gets the tough floater to go.
- Johnson is at the free-throw line and he scores two. 19-18 UA.
- At the under-12 minute media timeout, Alabama is hanging on to a three-point advantage, 19-16. The Crimson Tide has turned it over three times in the last 1:47 of action.
- Wheeler gets another steal and layup. 19-14 Alabama.
- Darius Miles is now in the game for the Crimson Tide.
- Wheeler drives in and scores the basket, but Quinerly responds with a three-pointer. 19-12 Alabama.
- Petty nails a three from the corner and its 16-10 Crimson Tide. Georgia has only made one of its last seven shots from the field.
- Jones scores the tough layup and completes the three-point play. 13-10 Alabama.
- Ellis scores a layup coming out of the break but Georgia answers with a number from Camara.
- Jahvon Quinerly has checked in. Primo is wearing a back brace on the bench.
- Georgia has missed its last four shots from the field. 8-8 all at the first media timeout of the afternoon. 15:56 left to play.
- James Rojas and Keon Ellis are the first subs for the Crimson Tide.
- A layup from Petty ties it at 8.
- Shackelford gets his pocket picked by Wheeler and he takes it all the way for two. Bulldogs up 8-6.
- At three-pointer in the corner from Jones ties the game up at 6 with 18:31 left to play.
- Georgia wins the tip.
Pregame Notes
- Today's officials: Chuck Jones, Bart Lenox, Steven Anderson.
- Redshirt-freshman forward Juwan Gary is on the sidelines today sporting a sling to help support his left shoulder. On Friday, coach Nate Oats revealed that he expects Gary to miss at least three games while he recovers.
- Alabama starting five: Jaden Shackelford (G), Josh Primo (G), John Petty Jr. (G), Herb Jones (W), Alex Reese (F).
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- Georgia starting five: Sahvir Wheeler, Justin Kier, Toumani Camara, Tye Fagan, P.J. Horne.
Preview
After pulling out a nail-biter on the road, 81-78, at South Carolina on Tuesday night, the University of Alabama men's basketball team is ready to start stacking up the wins again.
The 11th-ranked Crimson Tide is 2-2 in its last four contests after winning 10-straight to start Southeastern Conference play.
However, Alabama, at 16-5 overall and 11-1 against SEC foes, still has a 3.5-game lead on everyone else in the league and can create more separation on Saturday with a win over Georgia on Saturday afternoon inside Coleman Coliseum (2:30 p.m, SEC Network).
No. 16 Tennessee knocked off Georgia on Wednesday night in Knoxville, 89-81. Bulldogs guard K.D. Johnson poured in a team-high 22 points in 22 minutes while forward Toumani Camara added 14 points and eight rebounds.
For the Crimson Tide to win its second straight game, it will have to contain Bulldogs guard Sahvir Wheeler, who is averaging 13.7 points and leads the SEC in assists at 7.4 per game.
Georgia guard Justin Kier leads the conference in steals at 2.1.
The Bulldogs (12-6, 5-6 SEC) have the third-worst defense in the SEC, giving up 75.1 points a game and allowing opponents to shoot 44.5 percent from the field.
Alabama will be without forward Jordan Bruner, who is still nursing a torn meniscus suffered on Jan. 12, and potentially forward Juwan Gary as well, after he hurt his shoulder in the victory over the Gamecocks.
Game Information
Where: Coleman Coliseum
When: 2:30 p.m, CT, Saturday
TV: SEC Network
Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network
Online: ESPN.com
Last time out, Alabama: The Crimson Tide squeaked out an 81-78 victory against South Carolina on Tuesday night behind 20 points and eight rebounds from senior guard John Petty Jr. Guards Jahvon Quinerly and Josh Primo also finished in double-figures with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
Last time out, Georgia: The Bulldogs will look to recover after an 89-81 loss to No. 16 Tennessee this past Wednesday night inside Thompson-Boling Arena.
The series: The 123rd meeting. Alabama owns the all-time record with Georgia, 77-45, but has lost five of its last eight to the Bulldogs. The Crimson Tide has also lost two of its last three meetings with Georgia inside Coleman Coliseum.
More on the last meeting: The last game between these two produced the highest-scoring game ever in the series, with Alabama coming away victorious 105-102 in overtime inside Stegeman Coliseum. Crimson Tide guard Kira Lewis Jr. poured in a career-high 37 points and added seven assists, five rebounds, two steals and a block. Alabama held the future NBA No 1-overall pick Anthony Edwards to only 14 points on 5-of-17 shooting.