Live Updates: No. 8 Alabama Basketball at Georgia

The Crimson Tide looks to close out its regular season with one last win headed into next week's SEC Tournament

Second Half

(most recent update at the top)

• FINAL: Alabama 89, Georgia 79

• Georgia calls a timeout with 15 seconds to go.

• Kier fouls Petty after a rebound. Petty makes both. 89-79 Alabama with 18 seconds left.

• Wheeler intentionally fouls Quinerly to send him to the line. Quinerly makes both to put Alabama up by eight with :28 to go.

• A dagger three-pointer from Ellis. 85-79 Alabama with :29 second left.

• Petty picks up his fourth foul, putting Georgia in the double bonus. Camara goes 1-and-1 from the line. Alabama gets the rebound. 82-79 Alabama with 1:11 left to play.

• Layup good by Johnson, assist by Wheeler. Georgia is now down by only four, 82-78.

• Another layup good from Wheeler.

• Wheeler picks up his second foul on the ensuing possession by Alabama. That brings Georgia's total to eight. Quinerly makes both of his free throws.

• Layup good by Wheeler. 80-74 Alabama with 2:05 left.

• Gary is back out on the court following his injury earlier in the game. He looks to be fine.

• One thing to note: when Alabama has scored 80 or more this season, it is undefeated.

• Layup good by Quinerly. Media timeout. Alabama's offense has come alive in the second half, but its defense could still use some work. 80-72 Crimson Tide with 3:50 left to go in the game.

• Petty misses his first free throw but makes his second. 78-72 Alabama.

• Kier picks up his second personal foul. The foul is Georgia's seventh team foul of the second half, putting Alabama in the bonus.

• Jumper good by Wheeler. 77-72 Alabama.

• Layup good by Quinerly.

• Jumper good by Fagan, assist by Wheeler.

• Layup good by Shackelford. 75-68 Alabama.

• Jumper good by Wheeler.

• Fagan gets the and-one.

• Layup good by Fagan, and Petty fouls him on the way up. That is Petty's third personal. Media timeout before the free throw opportunity. 73-65 with 7:50 left to go.

• Quinerly makes both of his free throws. 73-63 Crimson Tide.

• Dunk good by Camara. On the ensuing possession, he picks up his fourth personal, a block on Quinerly.

• Foul on Camara. Jones heads to the line and hits one of two.

• Quinerly nails a three, and Shackelford follows suit with one of his own. 70-61 Alabama with 8:34 left to go.

• Primo picks up his first personal. Horne makes both of his free throws, pulling

• Three-pointer good by Primo. 64-58 Alabama with 9:53 left to go in the game.

• Kier makes one and misses one from the line.

• Ellis picks up his third personal.

• Three-pointer good by Horne. Reese responds with a layup. 61-57 Alabama.

• Free throw good by Ellis following a foul by Etter on a three-point attempt. Ellis misses his second. Ellis makes his third.

• Media timeout with 11:31 to go.

• Three-pointer good by Johnson. 57-54 Alabama.

• Layup good by Ellis.

• Three-pointer good by Johnson, and just like that the Bulldogs are within four.

• Three-pointer good by Camara.

• Layup good by Quinerly.

• Three-pointer good by Shackelford. On the ensuing possession, Shackelford also picks up his third foul. Johnson misses his first free throw but misses his second. 53-45 Alabama.

• Ellis picks up his second personal. Wheeler makes both of his free throws.

• Three-pointer good by Quinerly. 50-42 Alabama.

• Layup good by Johnson, Ellis picks up his first personal to give Johnson the and-one. Johnson misses his free throw, Alabama rebound.

• Jumper good by Rojas.

• Wheeler makes both of his free throws, bringing Georgia within five.

• Whatever Nate Oats said in the locker room at halftime appears to be working. The Crimson Tide is currently outscoring the Bulldogs 15-2 since the start of the second half. 45-38 Alabama with 15:39 to go in the game.

• Shackelford gets called for his second personal foul. Media timeout.

• Three-pointer good by Petty, making him the first Alabama player to score double-digit points today.

• Fagan misses both of his free throws, rebound by Petty.

• Bruner picks up his first personal, the first for the Crimson Tide this half. Georgia has three this half.

• Foul on Fagan, sending Jones to the line. Jones goes one-for-two from the line. 42-39 Alabama.

• The turnovers continue, as Alabama has one and Georgia has two in the opening three minutes.

• Jumper good by Jones.

• Three-pointer good by Kier, and we are tied.

• Layup good by Jones. 9-0 run by the Crimson Tide to start the second half.

• Three-pointer good by Bruner, and Alabama has taken a 37-36 lead.

• Missed free throw by Jones, but Alabama rebounds the ball on the subsequent Georgia possession. Primo gets another layup to pull the Crimson Tide within two.

• Jumper good by Jones and is fouled for the and-one opportunity.

• Alabama gets the ball to start the second half.

Halftime Notes

• Both Alabama and Georgia had a difficult time controlling the ball in the first half, with the Crimson Tide committing 11 turnovers and the Bulldogs 14.

• Georgia made up for the poor ball handling with its shooting, hitting a solid 52-percent of shots from the floor and 50 percent from three.

• Alabama saw quite the opposite in the shooting department, going 37-percent from the floor and just 17 percent from beyond the arc.

• Petty leads the Crimson Tide in points with nine after 20 minutes. Juwan Gary are tied for the team-lead in rebounds with four apiece.

• For the Bulldogs, Wheeler, Kier and Camara are all tied for most point with six apiece. Camara also leads the team in rebounds with five.

First Half

• HALFTIME: Georgia 36, Alabama 30

• Rojas picks up his first personal, a block. Wheeler misses his free throw and Ellis rebounds the ball. Etter fouls, but Shackelford misses both of his free throws.

• Layup good by Petty, assist by Primo. 36-30 Georgia.

• Layup good by Primo.

• Jumper good by Shackelford.

• Layup good by Garcia. Petty fouled Garcia on the way up, leading to a good and-one for the Bulldogs. 36-24 Georgia.

• Gary is on the exercise bike on the side of the court but had to limp over to it after trainers took a look.

• Juwan Gary has gone down on the court with an apparent injury.

• Camara picks up his second personal. Media timeout with 3:23 left in the first. Six turnovers in just over four minutes for Georgia has changed the momentum, but the Alabama still trails 33-24.

• Three-pointer good by Kier. He is now tied for the team-lead in points with six. 33-24 Georgia.

• Layup good by Primo.

• Foul on Miles. Kier misses his first free throw but makes his second. 30-22 Georgia.

• Three-pointer good by Bruner. 29-22 Georgia.

• Ellis layup good.

• Layup good by Shackelford.

• Shot clock violation on Georgia. Alabama basketball.

• Georgia is currently shooting 62 percent from the floor and 60 percent from beyond the arc. Alabama, on the other hand, is 30 percent from the floor and an abysmal 14 percent from three.

• Georgia timeout with 7:23 remaining.

• Media timeout with 7:48 to go in the first half. Georgia leads 29-15. Alabama has continued to get a lot of good looks, but the shots aren't falling. Eight turnovers for Alabama as well as losing the rebound battle 13-11 are both doing the Crimson Tide no favors.

• Jumper good by Camara.

• Three-pointer good by Etter. Georgia now leads 27-15.

• Jones is called for a charge. That's his second personal.

• Jumper good by Kier.

• Layup good by Shackelford, assist by Petty. 20-15 Georgia.

• Petty picks up his first personal.

• Layup good by Primo.

• Jumper good by Wheeler. He leads the Bulldogs with six points.

• Layup good by Garcia.

• Under-12 media timeout. Georgia leads 16-11. A 13-2 run by the Bulldogs has given them all of the momentum. The Crimson Tide is getting good looks at the basket but is unable to capitalize, resulting in five points off of turnovers for the Bulldogs — the current difference in the game.

• Three-pointer good by Johnson. Alabama responds with a layup from Jones.

• Layup good by Wheeler. 13-9 Georgia.

• Jumper good by Wheeler.

• Layup good by Rojas.

• Dunk good by Johnson. Alabama has turned the ball over six times before the second media timeout.

• Three-pointer good by Horner, and Georgia takes its first lead of the game. 7-5 Bulldogs.

• Media timeout at the under-16 mark. Crimson Tide leads 5-4.

• Jones picks up his first personal of the game. Layup good by Camara, who misses his and-one.

• Fagan gets the short jumper good for two.

• Three-pointer good by Petty. 5-0 Alabama.

• Two minutes into the game, Petty gets the first points for either team with a short jumper.

• Horne gets called for his first foul. On the ensuing possession, Jones gets called for traveling.

• Nate Oats calls a timeout to avoid a turnover.

• Alabama wins the opening tip off of Bruner, and we are underway.

Pregame

• Today's officials: Pat Adams, Terry Oglesby, Patrick Evans.

• Alabama starting five: Jaden Shackelford (G), Josh Primo (G), John Petty Jr. (G), Herb Jones (W), Jordan Bruner (F).

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— Alabama Men’s Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) March 6, 2021

• Georgia starting five: Justin Kier (G), Tye Fagan (G), Sahvir Wheeler (G), P.J. Horne (F), Toumani Camara (F).

Game Preview

For one final time in the regular season, the University of Alabama men's basketball team will take to the hardwood on Saturday afternoon (1 p.m, CBS) for a road trip to Athens to square off against the Georgia Bulldogs (14-10, 7-10 SEC).

The No. 8 Crimson Tide has already clinched the Southeastern Conference regular-season title and cut down the nets following its most recent victory over Auburn on Tuesday night.

So, the only thing on the line for Alabama is seeding in the NCAA tournament.

Most bracketologists have the Crimson Tide (20-6, 15-2 SEC) pegged as either the top No. 2 seed or second-best. A loss to Georgia would inch Alabama closer to a No. 3 seed, which would mean a tougher draw on Selection Sunday.

But a win would give coach Nate Oats' squad momentum heading into the SEC tournament next week in Nashville and further bolster an already-impressive resume.

While the Crimson Tide's offense has taken a dip over the last month of the season, this matchup versus the Bulldogs could be a get-right spot for Alabama, as Georgia ranks 11th-or-worse in the SEC in scoring defense, field goal percentage defense and three-point field goal percentage defense.

Not to mention, when these two teams met back on Feb. 13, Alabama broke the program record for most points in an SEC game and scored 115 in a 33-point rout inside Coleman Coliseum.

Alabama also surpassed the century mark last season when it traveled to Athens, winning 105-102 in an overtime thriller.

No. 8 Alabama at Georgia - Quick Facts

Where: Stegeman Coliseum

When: 1 p.m. CT, Saturday

TV: CBS

Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network

Online: CBSSports.com

Last time out, Alabama: The Crimson Tide completed its season sweep of Auburn, 70-58, on Tuesday night inside Coleman Coliseum. It's the first sweep of its arch rival since the 2014-2015 season. Sophomore guard Jaden Shackelford came alive and dropped a game-high 23 points, while Alabama's defense forced 23 turnovers from the Tigers.

Last time out, Georgia: The Bulldogs got smacked by South Carolina, 91-70, last Saturday at home. It was the program's 10th straight loss to the Gamecocks. Four Georgia players finished in double-figures led by P.J Horne who had 17 points and connected on four triples.

The series: This will be the 124th meeting between these two schools. Alabama leads the series all-time with a record of 78-45. The Crimson Tide has won four of the last six times and two of the last three in Athens dating back to Jan. 25, 2017. As coach of Alabama, Nate Oats is 2-0 versus the Bulldogs.

More on the last meeting: Alabama broke the school record for most points in an SEC game with 115 against Georgia when Tom Crean's team came to Tuscaloosa back on Feb. 13. As a unit, the Crimson Tide shot a blistering 64.3 percent from the field and 60 percent from three-point range. Senior wing Herbert Jones poured in a career-high 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting. Freshman guard Josh Primo scored all 19 of his points in the second half of the 33-point victory.