No. 2 Alabama holds off McNeese State, 72-64

Grant Nelson scored 22 factors on 6-of-9 capturing and Mark Sears added 15 factors, main No. 2 Alabama over McNeese State, 72-64, on Monday night time in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Nelson put the Crimson Tide (3-0) forward for good with 10:32 remaining within the first half, draining a 3-pointer that gave them a 16-14 lead.

McNeese (1-2) bought out to an early lead within the first nine-plus minutes of motion and began the sport 6-for-9 from the sector whereas Alabama went with out a subject purpose for five:51 after its first basket.

Latrell Wrightsell Jr. scored 15 factors on 5-of-9 capturing for Alabama, whereas Labaron Philon chipped in eight factors. Clifford Omoruyi was held to 4 factors however complemented Nelson’s eight boards with seven of his personal.

Honest Parker led McNeese State with 19 factors on 7-of-16 capturing. Alyn Breed added 17 factors, however Javohn Garcia, the Cowboys’ co-leading scorer coming into Monday, was held to 4 on 1-of-6 capturing.

Alabama was up by 11, 41-30, on the break thanks partly to a 15-2 run that began simply earlier than the midpoint of the primary half. McNeese missed 9 of 10 field-goal makes an attempt at one level within the body.

Nelson scored 16 of his 22 factors within the first half.

The Crimson Tide began the second half on a 16-6 run to open up a 57-36 benefit on a triple by Wrightsell with 14:47 left within the sport.

McNeese did not go away, although, scoring 14 of the following 15 factors to get its deficit right down to eight with 9:03 to go. Sears responded to the burst with two free throws to get the Alabama lead again as much as double digits at 60-50, and the hosts led by not less than six the remainder of the way in which.

Alabama outshot the Cowboys 44 p.c to 39.3 p.c from the sector for the sport and simply barely outrebounded them, 36-35.

–Discipline Degree Media