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Sears, Wrightsell Jr., Estrada lead Alabama to 109-88 win over LSU

AP
Jan 27, 2024

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Mark Sears scored 21 points, Latrell Wrightsell Jr. hit five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points and Alabama pulled away early in the second half Saturday night to beat LSU 109-88.

Aaron Estrada added 18 points, seven assists and six rebounds for Alabama (14-6, 6-1 SEC). Rylan Griffen and Grant Nelson scored 12 apiece.

The Crimson Tide, who beat No. 8 Auburn 79-75 last time out, have won eight of their last nine games, with the one loss coming at No. 5 Tennessee last Saturday.

Derek Fountain and Mike Williams III led LSU (11-9, 3-4) with 14 points each and Will Baker scored 12. Jalen Cook scored 11 and Jordan Wright 10.

Wrightsell hit a 3-pointer that made it 35-32 with 6:12 left in the first half and Alabama led the rest of the way. Fountain threw down a dunk to make it 50-44 at halftime and Jalen Reed's layup about two minutes into the second half trimmed the deficit to four.

Estrada and Wrightsell each scored five points in a 12-5 spurt over the next three minutes and Griffen hit two 3s in a 15-4 run that made it 79-61 with 10 minutes left.

Alabama shot 56% from the field, made 14 3-pointers and hit 25 of 28 (89%) from the free-throw line.

The Crimson Tide topped the 100-point plateau for the sixth time this season.

LSU has a week off before the Tigers play host to Arkansas next Saturday. Alabama hits the road to play Georgia on Wednesday.

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1st Half
LSU
Tigers
44
ALA
Crimson Tide
50

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Will Baker vs. Grant Nelson (Tigers gains possession)
19:49		Will Baker misses two point layup
19:47		Will Baker offensive rebound
19:43		Will Baker misses two point layup
19:41		Tigers offensive rebound
19:33		Will Baker offensive foul
19:33		Will Baker turnover (offensive foul)
19:18		Aaron Estrada misses three point jump shot
19:16		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
19:07	+2	Will Baker makes two point layup (Jalen Reed assists)	2-0
18:57	+3	Rylan Griffen makes three point jump shot	2-3
18:43		Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
18:41		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
18:21	+3	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aaron Estrada assists)	2-6
18:08	+3	Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cook assists)	5-6
17:53	+3	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Rylan Griffen assists)	5-9
17:35	+3	Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cook assists)	8-9
17:15	+3	Aaron Estrada makes three point jump shot (Rylan Griffen assists)	8-12
16:58	+2	Jalen Cook makes two point layup	10-12
16:52		Jalen Reed shooting foul (Aaron Estrada draws the foul)
16:52		Aaron Estrada misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:52	+1	Aaron Estrada makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-13
16:35		Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
16:33		Mark Sears defensive rebound
16:21	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup (Rylan Griffen assists)	10-15
16:04		Mohamed Wague shooting foul (Will Baker draws the foul)
16:04		Will Baker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:04	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-15
15:51		Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot
15:49		Tigers defensive rebound
15:49		TV timeout
15:27	+2	Hunter Dean makes two point layup (Jordan Wright assists)	13-15
15:08		Sam Walters misses three point jump shot
15:06		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
14:59		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
14:57		Mohamed Wague defensive rebound
14:50	+2	Mouhamed Dioubate makes two point layup (Mark Sears assists)	13-17
14:38		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
14:36		Hunter Dean offensive rebound
14:27	+2	Mike Williams III makes two point jump shot	15-17
14:14		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
14:12		Mike Williams III defensive rebound
13:56	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point jump shot	17-17
13:48		Jalen Reed personal foul (Mouhamed Dioubate draws the foul)
13:43		Jalen Cook personal foul
13:33		Aaron Estrada misses two point jump shot
13:31		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
13:31		Sam Walters personal foul
13:15		Sam Walters shooting foul (Trae Hannibal draws the foul)
13:15	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-17
13:15		Trae Hannibal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:15		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
12:56	+3	Jarin Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Aaron Estrada assists)	18-20
12:34	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point jump shot	20-20
12:25		Tyrell Ward personal foul
12:19		Will Baker shooting foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
12:19	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 3	20-21
12:19	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	20-22
12:19	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	20-23
12:02		Derek Fountain misses two point layup
12:00		Davin Cosby Jr. defensive rebound
11:53		Tyrell Ward blocks Jarin Stevenson's two point layup
11:51		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
11:46		Mike Williams III misses two point layup
11:44		Davin Cosby Jr. defensive rebound
11:36	+3	Davin Cosby Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aaron Estrada assists)	20-26
11:36	+3	Jalen Cook makes three point jump shot	23-26
11:34		Aaron Estrada misses three point jump shot
11:32		Mike Williams III defensive rebound
11:25		Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
11:23		Jalen Cook offensive rebound
11:17	+3	Jalen Cook makes three point jump shot	26-26
11:08		Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot
11:06		Davin Cosby Jr. offensive rebound
11:00		Aaron Estrada misses three point jump shot
10:58		Hunter Dean defensive rebound
10:46		Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
10:44		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
10:36		Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot
10:34		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
9:47		Mike Williams III turnover (Aaron Estrada steals)
9:47		Mike Williams III personal foul
9:47		TV timeout
9:47		Davin Cosby Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:47		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
9:27		Rylan Griffen personal foul
9:14		Rylan Griffen shooting foul (Hunter Dean draws the foul)
9:14	+1	Hunter Dean makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-26
9:14		Hunter Dean misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:14		Sam Walters defensive rebound
9:01		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:59		Mohamed Wague offensive rebound
8:54	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup (Mohamed Wague assists)	27-28
8:35		Trae Hannibal misses two point layup
8:33		Jalen Cook offensive rebound
8:28		Mohamed Wague personal foul
8:20	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point layup	29-28
8:20		Rylan Griffen shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
8:20		Jordan Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:20		Sam Walters defensive rebound
8:02		Trae Hannibal personal foul
8:02	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-29
8:02	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-30
7:50	+3	Mwani Wilkinson makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)	32-30
7:35		TV timeout
7:33	+2	Jarin Stevenson makes two point dunk (Aaron Estrada assists)	32-32
7:11		Jordan Wright turnover (bad pass)
6:59		Mouhamed Dioubate turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Wright steals)
6:52		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
6:50		Derek Fountain offensive rebound
6:42		Derek Fountain misses two point layup
6:40		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. defensive rebound
6:36		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. misses two point layup
6:34		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
6:25		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
6:23		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
6:17	+3	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	32-35
5:37		Mike Williams III misses two point jump shot
5:35		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
5:27		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:25		Aaron Estrada offensive rebound
5:25		Tyrell Ward personal foul
5:25	+1	Aaron Estrada makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-36
5:25	+1	Aaron Estrada makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-37
5:08	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point layup	34-37
4:58		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
4:56		Aaron Estrada offensive rebound
4:45		Aaron Estrada misses three point jump shot
4:43		Grant Nelson offensive rebound
4:35	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup	34-39
4:13	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point jump shot	36-39
3:59		Mike Williams III personal foul
3:59		TV timeout
3:59	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-40
3:59	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-41
3:33		Grant Nelson personal foul
3:33	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-41
3:33	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-41
3:17		Aaron Estrada turnover (lost ball) (Trae Hannibal steals)
3:13		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. shooting foul (Mwani Wilkinson draws the foul)
3:13		Nate Oats technical foul
3:13	+1	Jordan Wright makes technical free throw 1 of 2	39-41
3:13		Jordan Wright misses technical free throw 2 of 2
3:13		Mwani Wilkinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:13	+1	Mwani Wilkinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-41
2:53	+3	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aaron Estrada assists)	40-44
2:44	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point layup	42-44
2:31		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
2:29		Aaron Estrada offensive rebound
2:23		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:21		Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
2:04		Jordan Wright misses two point jump shot
2:02		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
1:44		Mwani Wilkinson personal foul (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. draws the foul)
1:44	+1	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-45
1:44	+1	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-46
1:27		Trae Hannibal turnover (bad pass) (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. steals)
1:15	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	42-48
0:49		Hunter Dean turnover (lost ball) (Jarin Stevenson steals)
0:42	+2	Aaron Estrada makes two point layup (Jarin Stevenson assists)	42-50
0:42		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:28		Jalen Cook misses two point layup
0:27		Derek Fountain offensive rebound
0:01	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point dunk	44-50
0:01		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
0:00		Grant Nelson offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LSU
Tigers
44
ALA
Crimson Tide
59

Time		Play	Score
19:32		Jalen Reed blocks Aaron Estrada's two point jump shot
19:30		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
19:15	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point layup	46-50
18:51		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:49		Mike Williams III defensive rebound
18:42		Will Baker misses three point jump shot
18:40		Aaron Estrada defensive rebound
18:32	+2	Aaron Estrada makes two point layup	46-52
18:16	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup	48-52
18:07		Jalen Cook personal foul
18:00		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:58		Mark Sears offensive rebound
17:54	+3	Aaron Estrada makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	48-55
17:39		Jalen Cook misses two point jump shot
17:37		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
17:32		Jordan Wright personal foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
17:14		Jarin Stevenson misses three point jump shot
17:12		Jalen Cook defensive rebound
17:05		Grant Nelson blocks Jalen Cook's two point layup
17:03		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
16:49	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup (Grant Nelson assists)	48-57
16:39	+2	Will Baker makes two point layup (Jordan Wright assists)	50-57
16:25	+2	Aaron Estrada makes two point layup (Mark Sears assists)	50-59
16:00	+3	Will Baker makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)	53-59
16:00		Tigers 30 second timeout
16:00		TV timeout
15:46		Mark Sears turnover (lost ball) (Trae Hannibal steals)
15:40		Trae Hannibal turnover (lost ball) (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. steals)
15:30	+2	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes two point layup	53-61
15:15		Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
15:13		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
15:06	+3	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jarin Stevenson assists)	53-64
14:56		Jordan Wright misses two point layup
14:54		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
14:54		Jordan Wright personal foul
14:54		TV timeout
14:35		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Tyrell Ward steals)
14:20		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. shooting foul (Tyrell Ward draws the foul)
14:20	+1	Tyrell Ward makes regular free throw 1 of 3	54-64
14:20		Tyrell Ward misses regular free throw 2 of 3
14:20	+1	Tyrell Ward makes regular free throw 3 of 3	55-64
14:12		Rylan Griffen turnover (bad pass)
13:55		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
13:53		Tigers offensive rebound
13:46	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point dunk (Trae Hannibal assists)	57-64
13:23		Jalen Reed blocks Nick Pringle's two point layup
13:21		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
13:08		Trae Hannibal misses two point layup
13:06		Will Baker offensive rebound
13:06		Will Baker turnover (Aaron Estrada steals)
13:02	+3	Rylan Griffen makes three point jump shot (Aaron Estrada assists)	57-67
12:51		Jalen Reed misses two point layup
12:49		Rylan Griffen defensive rebound
12:40		Jordan Wright blocks Rylan Griffen's two point dunk
12:38		Aaron Estrada offensive rebound
12:29	+2	Aaron Estrada makes two point layup	57-69
12:29		Jordan Wright shooting foul (Aaron Estrada draws the foul)
12:29	+1	Aaron Estrada makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-70
12:14		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
12:12		Rylan Griffen defensive rebound
12:09		Rylan Griffen turnover (bad pass)
11:55		Jordan Wright misses two point layup
11:53		Hunter Dean offensive rebound
11:48		Mouhamed Dioubate blocks Tyrell Ward's two point layup
11:46		Aaron Estrada defensive rebound
11:44	+2	Mouhamed Dioubate makes two point dunk (Rylan Griffen assists)	57-72
11:44		Tigers 30 second timeout
11:44		TV timeout
11:44		Rylan Griffen technical foul
11:44	+1	Mike Williams III makes technical free throw 1 of 2	58-72
11:44		Mike Williams III misses technical free throw 2 of 2
11:31		Tyrell Ward misses two point jump shot
11:29		Sam Walters defensive rebound
11:18		Mike Williams III personal foul
11:13	+3	Rylan Griffen makes three point jump shot (Mouhamed Dioubate assists)	58-75
10:46	+3	Derek Fountain makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	61-75
10:31		Mark Sears misses two point layup
10:29		Crimson Tide offensive rebound
10:17		Jalen Cook shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
10:17	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-76
10:17	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-77
10:07		Will Baker misses three point jump shot
10:05		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
9:59	+2	Sam Walters makes two point layup	61-79
9:48	+3	Jalen Cook makes three point jump shot	64-79
9:38	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	64-81
9:26		Jordan Wright turnover (lost ball) (Mouhamed Dioubate steals)
9:23		Mouhamed Dioubate turnover (bad pass)
9:10	+3	Derek Fountain makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)	67-81
9:01		Jalen Cook personal foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
9:01	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-82
9:01	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-83
8:50		Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
8:48		Sam Walters defensive rebound
8:39		Mike Williams III personal foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
8:39	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-84
8:39	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-85
8:24		Mouhamed Dioubate shooting foul (Will Baker draws the foul)
8:24	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-85
8:24	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-85
8:15	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point dunk (Aaron Estrada assists)	69-87
8:15		Derek Fountain shooting foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
8:15	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	69-88
7:48		Mike Williams III turnover (lost ball) (Mark Sears steals)
7:43	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	69-90
7:43		Derek Fountain shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
7:43		TV timeout
7:43	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 1	69-91
7:26		Nick Pringle personal foul
7:19	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot (Tyrell Ward assists)	72-91
6:59	+3	Rylan Griffen makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	72-94
6:49		Trae Hannibal misses two point jump shot
6:47		Will Baker offensive rebound
6:38	+3	Jalen Reed makes three point jump shot (Will Baker assists)	75-94
6:21		Jarin Stevenson misses three point jump shot
6:19		Tyrell Ward defensive rebound
6:03		Nick Pringle shooting foul (Trae Hannibal draws the foul)
6:03		Trae Hannibal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:03		Trae Hannibal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:03		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
5:51		Aaron Estrada turnover (bad pass) (Trae Hannibal steals)
5:42		Nick Pringle blocks Trae Hannibal's two point layup
5:40		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
5:34		Nick Pringle turnover (bad pass) (Tyrell Ward steals)
5:34		Rylan Griffen personal foul
5:31		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
5:29		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
5:12		Mark Sears turnover (traveling)
4:56		Jordan Wright misses two point jump shot
4:54		Mark Sears defensive rebound
4:49		Jordan Wright personal foul
4:49	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-95
4:49	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-96
4:36		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
4:34		Tyrell Ward offensive rebound
4:24		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. personal foul
4:24	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-96
4:24	+1	Jalen Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-96
4:12		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
4:10		Tyrell Ward defensive rebound
3:50		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
3:48		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
3:40		Aaron Estrada misses two point layup
3:38		Nick Pringle offensive rebound
3:37	+2	Nick Pringle makes two point layup	77-98
3:30		TV timeout
3:16	+2	Mike Williams III makes two point layup	79-98
3:16		Mouhamed Dioubate shooting foul (Mike Williams III draws the foul)
3:16	+1	Mike Williams III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	80-98
3:02	+2	Mouhamed Dioubate makes two point layup (Sam Walters assists)	80-100
2:49		Mike Williams III turnover (Davin Cosby Jr. steals)
2:39		Aaron Estrada turnover (Tyrell Ward steals)
2:25		Will Baker misses two point jump shot
2:23		Jalen Reed offensive rebound
2:18		Sam Walters blocks Jalen Reed's two point layup
2:17		Sam Walters defensive rebound
2:11		Jarin Stevenson offensive foul
2:11		Jarin Stevenson turnover (offensive foul)
1:58	+2	Will Baker makes two point dunk (Tyrell Ward assists)	82-100
1:48	+2	Mouhamed Dioubate makes two point layup	82-102
1:48		Tyrell Ward shooting foul (Mouhamed Dioubate draws the foul)
1:48		Mouhamed Dioubate misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:48		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
1:41		Max Scharnowski shooting foul (Mike Williams III draws the foul)
1:41	+1	Mike Williams III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-102
1:41	+1	Mike Williams III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-102
1:29	+3	Sam Walters makes three point jump shot (Mouhamed Dioubate assists)	84-105
1:21		Mike Williams III misses two point layup
1:19		Will Baker offensive rebound
1:13	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point layup	86-105
0:54		Mwani Wilkinson personal foul (Sam Walters draws the foul)
0:54	+1	Sam Walters makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-106
0:54	+1	Sam Walters makes regular free throw 2 of 2	86-107
0:42		Derek Fountain misses two point layup
0:41		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
0:20	+2	Max Scharnowski makes two point layup	86-109
0:08	+2	Mike Williams III makes two point layup	88-109
0:00		End of period

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Mike Williams III makes two point layup