Alabama Hangs on to Defeat LSU 82-80
Alabama men’s basketball defeated LSU, 82-80, Saturday night in a back-and-forth game at Coleman Coliseum. Senior guard Trevor Releford led the Crimson Tide with 21 points and two steals. Alabama is now 9-10 on the year, 3-3 in the SEC, while LSU falls to 12-6, 3-3 in conference play.
After falling behind 7-0 to open the game, Alabama went on a 24-2 scoring streak, including a 14-0 spurt during the run. The Tide led 36-23 at the half and held a 19-point lead with 17:04 remaining in the game. LSU was able to come all the way back and take a lead late in the game, but the Crimson Tide weren’t down long as freshman forward Shannon Hale hit a go-ahead three pointer with 37 seconds remaining in the game.
Hale had career-highs of 17 points and six assists. Junior Rodney Cooper had 19 points, with 17 of those coming in the second half, along with a game-high six rebounds. Junior Levi Randolph added 14 points and two steals.
Prior to tonight’s win, Alabama had lost 19-straight games when allowing 70 or more points. LSU was led by junior forward Johnny O’Bryant III who had 18 points and five rebounds.
Alabama will return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 29, when the Tide travels to take on the Auburn Tigers at 7 p.m. CT. The contest, which will be the first of two meetings between the squads this season, will be televised on SEC TV.
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