Live Updates Alabama Basketball vs Oregon Ducks at Emerald Coast Classic

The Crimson Tide lost on the first day, can Alabama bounce back against the Ducks?

No. 17 Alabama basketball lost its first game of the Emerald Coast Classic to Ohio State on Friday night. The Tide is in the middle of taking on the Oregon Ducks in game two of the weekend. 

Can the Crimson Tide bounce back and play better defense after allowing 92 points on Friday night?

Follow along here as Alabama takes on the Oregon Ducks. Refresh the page for the latest updates at the top. 

Second Half

Alabama Scorers, Mark Sears 27, Aaron Estrada 22, Rylan Griffen 17, Grant Nelson 11, Latrell Wrightsell 9, Nick Pringle 4, Jarin Stevenson 4, Sam Walters 3, Mohamed Wague 2

Oregon Scorers, Jermaine Couisnard 24, Kario Oquendo 17, Jackson Shelstad 10, Keeshaawn Barthelemy 10, Mahamadou Diawara 8, Jesse Zarzuela 7, Jadrian Tracey 6, Brennan Rigsby 5, Kwame Evans Jr. 4 

FINAL SCORE - Alabama 99, Oregon 89

:29 - Alabama 99, Oregon 89

• Oregon trying for a turnover allows Alabama to gain advantage and Grant Nelson converts an easy dunk. Nelson now with 11. 

:55 - Alabama 97, Oregon 89

• Nate Oats calls a timeout as the game is winding down. It hasn't been the defensive performance the Tide wanted. But the offense has been outstanding.  

1:48 - Alabama 97, Oregon 89

• Mark Sears makes two free throws as the advantage from the strip grows. Alabama has made 26/28 while Oregon has made 12/15. Sears with 27. 

2:45 - Alabama 93,  Oregon 84

• After Oregon cut the lead to 6, Grant Nelson got the ball on the block and made a layup with a foul for 3-point-play.

3:51 - Alabama 88, Oregon 79

• Oregon goes on a 5-0 run with a 3-point shot from Jackson Shelstad. 

5:18 - Alabama 85, Oregon 72

Aaron Estrada gets to the bucket and draws a foul, he got the opportunity from a tough Grant Nelson offensive rebound. Alabama has a 35-21 rebounding advantage with 13 offensive boards.

6:45 - Alabama 84, Oregon 68

• Mark Sears gets to the cup and then caps off the and-one for Bama. Sears now with 22. 

7:32 - Alabama 81, Oregon 66

• Back-to-back 3-pointers for Aaron Estrada keeps the pedal down. Alabama is now 8/20 from the 3-point line with Estrada leading the team with three makes. 

9:25 - Alabama 78, Oregon 61

• Aaron Estrada hits a 3-pointer to give the Tide its largest lead of the day. Estrada has 16 against his old school.

10:15 - Alabama 73, Oregon 61

• The Alabama free-throw parade continues. Latrell Wrightsell makes two and the Tide is 17-18 from the free-throw line. The only miss came from Rylan Griffen who is 5/6. 

11:41 - Alabama 69, Oregon 59

• Latrell Wrightsell makes two free-throws. Alabama has extended its rebounding advantage to 29-17 over Oregon and turned that into a 21-9 advantage in second-chance points.

11:41 - Alabama 67, Oregon 59

• Under 12-timeout and it's been a bit back and forth just holding this 6-9 point gap. The Tide and Ducks have the exact same 33% from the 3-point line but Alabama has made 6 to Oregon's 4. 

13:31 - Alabama 63, Oregon 56

• Jermaine Couisnard with his 20th point on two free-throws for the Ducks

14:03 - Alabama 61, Oregon 52

• Mark Sears hits two free throws and continues to lead Alabama in scoring with 19. He's 6/6 from the free-throw line.

14:26 - Alabama 59, Oregon 52

• Three of Oregons big men have accumulated three fouls as the Ducks are dipping into a little foul trouble. 

15:39 - Alabama 57, Oregon 50

• Under 16-timeout after the Ducks throw a pass over the Alabama press for a layup out of a timeout. 

16:02 - Alabama 57, Oregon 48

• Crimson Tide defense forces a timeout. Alabama is up to 6 steals and 4 blocks with an 8-2 advantage in fast break points in the game. Crimson Tide has a 19-9 advantage in second chance points. 

16:02 - Alabama 57, Oregon 48

• Rylan Griffen collects a long offensive rebound and takes it back to the hole and draws a foul, making both free-throws. Easily the best offensive game for Griffen this season with 13 points.

17:33 - Alabama 53, Oregon 44

• Rylan Griffen takes the ball strong to the cup and draws a foul for two free-throws, which he made both. 

19:04 - Alabama 47, Oregon 42

• Aaron Estrada turns it over for Alabama, not a great start to the second half. 

19:47 - Alabama 47, Oregon 42

• Jesse Zarzuela takes it hard to the hole for a bucket and-one for Oregon

First Half

Alabama Points, Mark Sears 13, Rylan Griffen 9, Aaron Estrada 7, Grant Nelson 4, Nick Pringle 4, Latrell Wrightsell 3, Sam Walters 3, Jarin Stevenson 2, Mohamed Wague 2

Oregon Points, Jermaine Couisnard 16, Jadrian Tracey 6, Kario Oquendo 5, Jesse Zarzuela 4, Keeshawn Barthelemy 4, Brennan Rigsby 2, Mahmadou Diawara 2

Alabama allowing the Ducks 1.083 points per possession in the first half. It's a little better than the performance yesterday against Ohio State, but it's still not close to what Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats is after. He's publicly stated the teams goal is to hold teams under .7 points per possession.

Another item of note from the first half comes from the charity stripe. Alabama is 7/8 from the free-throw line while Oregon is 1/2. The Tide outscoring the Ducks 20-16 in the paint and gettin the to free-throw line due to aggressive play. 

Halftime - Alabama 47, Oregon 39

• Rylan Griffen gets his number called on the final possession and drives to the block and makes a layup high off the glass.

:24 - Alabama 45, Oregon 39

• Rylan Griffen hits a 3-pointer and is up to 7-points.

1:30 - Alabama 42, Oregon 37

• Mark Sears with two-free throws and is up to 13 to lead the Tide. 

2:36 - Oregon 37, Alabama 36

Jermaine Couisnard with a 3-pointer. Up to a season high in points with 16.

3:39 - Alabama 36, Oregon 32

• From 3-point range: Alabama 5/13, Oregon 3/7

3:39 - Alabama 36, Oregon 32

• Kario Oquendo hits an open 3-point shot. Oquendo up to 5 for the Ducks.

5:40 - Alabama 33, Oregon 26

• Sam Walters hits a 3-pointer as the Tide works the ball around the arc. Walters his first bucket. 

6:56 - Alabama 30, Oregon 22

• Tide in the middle of an 8-0 run.

7:56 - Alabama 25, Oregon 22

• Alabama with 3 blocks and 3 steals and winning the rebounding battle early 13-9. Doing the little things defensively and on the boards early, but always could be better. The Tide seems to have come out and tried to play a bit better defensively.

8:19 - Alabama 25, Oregon 22

• Mark Sears made 3-pointer gives Alabama a lead. 
• Both teams with 6 turnovers
• Alabama 10 second chance points, Oregon 3

9:25 - Oregon 21, Alabama 20

• Alabama shooting just 42% but out rebounding the Ducks 11-8.

10:28 - Alabama 16, Oregon 19

• Mark Sears, Nick Pringle and Grant Nelson all have 4 points a piece
• Jermaine Cousinard 7 points for Oregon

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