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Grant Nelson scores 22 to lead No. 2 Alabama over McNeese State 72-64

AP
Nov 11, 2024

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Grant Nelson scored 22 points and had seven rebounds to lead No. 2 Alabama over McNeese State 72-64 on Monday night.

Latrell Wrightsell Jr. went 5 for 9 from 3-point range, scoring 15 points for the Crimson Tide (3-0), and Mark Sears added 15 points, three rebounds and five assists.

McNeese State (1-2) struggled with foul trouble, committing 22 fouls. Javohn Garcia, who has averaged 18 points per game this season, was limited to 11 minutes due to foul trouble, scoring only four points.

Sincere Parker led the Cowboys with 19 points off the bench, and Alyn Breed scored 17 points.

McNeese State: Parker continues to be a scoring force off the bench, scoring 39 points in his last two games on 15 for 27 shooting from the field (56%).

Alabama: The Crimson Tide won a much lower scoring game than its norm, winning despite taking 50 shots from the field compared to 61 from McNeese State. Alabama’s 15 turnovers and a negative offensive rebounding differential contributed to the shot disparity.

With just over two minutes to play, Nelson grabbed one of his three offensive rebounds and drew a foul, earning two free throws with McNeese State in the bonus. He hit both free throws, extending Alabama’s lead to nine points. McNeese State attempted just two shots after those free throws.

Alabama assisted 16 of its 22 field goals, creating ball movement and scoring from half-court sets when needed.

Alabama plays at No. 13 Purdue on Friday, its first game away from home and first game against a ranked opponent. McNeese State hosts North Texas on Monday.

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1st Half
MCNS
Cowboys
30
ALA
Crimson Tide
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Christian Shumate vs. Clifford Omoruyi (Mark Sears gains possession)
19:48	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point dunk (Jarin Stevenson assists)	0-2
19:24		Javohn Garcia misses two point jump shot
19:22		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
19:15		Clifford Omoruyi turnover (bad pass) (Christian Shumate steals)
19:09	+3	Brandon Murray makes three point jump shot (Alyn Breed assists)	3-2
18:58		Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot
18:56		Joe Charles defensive rebound
18:30	+2	Alyn Breed makes two point jump shot	5-2
18:14		Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot
18:12		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
17:59		Christian Shumate shooting foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
17:59	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-3
17:59	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-4
17:44	+3	Christian Shumate makes three point jump shot (Javohn Garcia assists)	8-4
17:23		Joe Charles shooting foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
17:23	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-5
17:23	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-6
17:09		Alyn Breed offensive foul
17:09		Alyn Breed turnover (offensive foul)
16:57		Grant Nelson turnover (bad pass)
16:40	+2	Alyn Breed makes two point layup	10-6
16:30		Jarin Stevenson misses three point jump shot
16:28		Grant Nelson offensive rebound
16:22		Crimson Tide 30 second timeout
16:22		TV timeout
16:22		Derrion Reid turnover (bad pass)
16:10		Alyn Breed turnover (lost ball) (Aden Holloway steals)
15:43		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
15:41		Brandon Murray defensive rebound
15:24		Derrion Reid personal foul
15:14		Javohn Garcia misses two point jump shot
15:12		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. defensive rebound
15:08		Javohn Garcia shooting foul (Derrion Reid draws the foul)
15:08		Derrion Reid misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:08	+1	Derrion Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-7
14:45	+2	Javohn Garcia makes two point jump shot	12-7
14:19		Aiden Sherrell turnover (lost ball) (Javohn Garcia steals)
14:10		Javohn Garcia misses two point jump shot
14:08		Aiden Sherrell defensive rebound
13:57	+3	Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. assists)	12-10
13:34		Javohn Garcia offensive foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
13:34		Javohn Garcia turnover (offensive foul)
13:25		Derrion Reid misses three point jump shot
13:23		Joe Charles defensive rebound
13:15	+2	Sincere Parker makes two point layup	14-10
12:57		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
12:55		Bryant Selebangue defensive rebound
12:50		DJ Richards Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:48		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
12:33	+3	Derrion Reid makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	14-13
11:57		Cowboys turnover (shot clock violation)
11:57		TV timeout
11:28		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. turnover (Bryant Selebangue steals)
11:08		Sincere Parker misses three point jump shot
11:06		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
10:53		Mouhamed Dioubate misses three point jump shot
10:51		Omar Cooper defensive rebound
10:43		DJ Richards Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:41		Mark Sears defensive rebound
10:34	+3	Grant Nelson makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	14-16
10:14		Omar Cooper misses two point jump shot
10:12		DJ Richards Jr. offensive rebound
10:05		DJ Richards Jr. turnover (Mouhamed Dioubate steals)
10:05		Bryant Selebangue personal foul
9:44	+2	Jarin Stevenson makes two point layup (Aden Holloway assists)	14-18
9:22		Alyn Breed misses two point jump shot
9:20		Aden Holloway defensive rebound
9:08		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
9:06		Grant Nelson offensive rebound
9:02	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup	14-20
8:43	+2	Alyn Breed makes two point jump shot	16-20
8:28		Grant Nelson misses two point jump shot
8:26		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
8:23		Sincere Parker personal foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
8:23		Clifford Omoruyi misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:23		Alyn Breed defensive rebound
8:17		Jarin Stevenson blocks Alyn Breed's two point layup
8:15		Cowboys offensive rebound
8:09		Quadir Copeland misses two point layup
8:07		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
7:44	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point layup	16-22
7:27		Quadir Copeland misses three point jump shot
7:25		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. defensive rebound
7:13	+3	Grant Nelson makes three point jump shot (Labaron Philon assists)	16-25
6:55		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Javohn Garcia draws the foul)
6:55		TV timeout
6:55	+1	Javohn Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-25
6:55	+1	Javohn Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-25
6:41		Labaron Philon misses three point jump shot
6:39		Joe Charles defensive rebound
6:25		Javohn Garcia offensive foul
6:25		Javohn Garcia turnover (offensive foul)
6:17	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point dunk (Jarin Stevenson assists)	18-27
6:02		Joe Charles misses three point jump shot
6:00		Labaron Philon defensive rebound
5:54		DJ Richards Jr. personal foul (Labaron Philon draws the foul)
5:54	+1	Labaron Philon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-28
5:54	+1	Labaron Philon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-29
5:38		Jarin Stevenson shooting foul (Joe Charles draws the foul)
5:38	+1	Brandon Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-29
5:38	+1	Brandon Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-29
5:20		Grant Nelson offensive foul
5:20		Grant Nelson turnover (offensive foul)
5:03	+2	Christian Shumate makes two point jump shot	22-29
4:37	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point jump shot	22-31
4:11		Brandon Murray misses two point layup
4:09		Alyn Breed offensive rebound
4:04	+2	Alyn Breed makes two point layup	24-31
3:58		Joe Charles shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
3:58		TV timeout
3:58	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-32
3:58	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-33
3:42	+2	DJ Richards Jr. makes two point jump shot	26-33
3:22		Derrion Reid misses three point jump shot
3:20		Joe Charles defensive rebound
3:05		DJ Richards Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:03		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
2:56	+3	Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Jarin Stevenson assists)	26-36
2:32	+2	Brandon Murray makes two point jump shot	28-36
2:18		DJ Richards Jr. personal foul (Jarin Stevenson draws the foul)
2:18		Jarin Stevenson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:18		Jarin Stevenson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:18		Christian Shumate defensive rebound
2:05		Grant Nelson personal foul
2:05		Brandon Murray turnover (bad pass) (Jarin Stevenson steals)
1:54		Jarin Stevenson misses three point jump shot
1:52		Alyn Breed defensive rebound
1:37		Alyn Breed misses three point jump shot
1:35		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
1:23		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:21		Grant Nelson offensive rebound
1:16	+3	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Grant Nelson assists)	28-39
1:13		Cowboys 30 second timeout
0:56	+2	Alyn Breed makes two point layup	30-39
0:44		Crimson Tide 30 second timeout
0:40		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
0:38		Cowboys defensive rebound
0:22		Alyn Breed turnover (bad pass) (Mouhamed Dioubate steals)
0:01	+2	Mark Sears makes two point jump shot	30-41
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MCNS
Cowboys
34
ALA
Crimson Tide
31

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Joe Charles misses three point jump shot
19:48		Labaron Philon defensive rebound
19:47		Javohn Garcia personal foul (Labaron Philon draws the foul)
19:35	+2	Jarin Stevenson makes two point layup (Grant Nelson assists)	30-43
19:20	+2	Christian Shumate makes two point layup (Alyn Breed assists)	32-43
19:07		Labaron Philon turnover (bad pass) (Joe Charles steals)
18:48		Alyn Breed misses two point jump shot
18:46		Cowboys offensive rebound
18:42		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. personal foul (Alyn Breed draws the foul)
18:32		Brandon Murray misses two point jump shot
18:30		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
18:06		Brandon Murray personal foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
17:56	+3	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	32-46
17:35		Grant Nelson shooting foul (Alyn Breed draws the foul)
17:35	+1	Alyn Breed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-46
17:35	+1	Alyn Breed makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-46
17:16	+3	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	34-49
17:03		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Alyn Breed's two point layup
17:01		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
16:55		Mark Sears misses two point layup
16:53		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
16:53	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk	34-51
16:52		Cowboys 30 second timeout
16:52		TV timeout
16:33		Christian Shumate misses three point jump shot
16:31		Mark Sears defensive rebound
16:23		Jarin Stevenson misses three point jump shot
16:21		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
16:18		Clifford Omoruyi offensive foul
16:18		Clifford Omoruyi turnover (offensive foul)
15:57	+2	Sincere Parker makes two point jump shot	36-51
15:43	+3	Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. assists)	36-54
15:22		Alyn Breed misses two point jump shot
15:20		Derrion Reid defensive rebound
15:11		Mark Sears turnover (bad pass) (Joe Charles steals)
15:08		Christian Shumate turnover (traveling)
15:08		TV timeout
15:01		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:59		Crimson Tide offensive rebound
14:47	+3	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aiden Sherrell assists)	36-57
14:29		Sincere Parker misses two point layup
14:27		Bryant Selebangue offensive rebound
14:17		Bryant Selebangue misses two point layup
14:17		Aiden Sherrell defensive rebound
14:17		Labaron Philon turnover (bad pass)
14:02	+3	Sincere Parker makes three point jump shot	39-57
13:54		Alyn Breed personal foul (Aden Holloway draws the foul)
13:47		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:45		Bryant Selebangue defensive rebound
13:39		Sincere Parker misses two point layup
13:37		Bryant Selebangue offensive rebound
13:36	+2	Bryant Selebangue makes two point layup	41-57
13:28		Alyn Breed personal foul (Aden Holloway draws the foul)
13:14		Joe Charles personal foul (Aiden Sherrell draws the foul)
13:00		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
12:58		Alyn Breed defensive rebound
12:38	+2	Sincere Parker makes two point jump shot	43-57
12:30		Labaron Philon misses three point jump shot
12:28		Sincere Parker defensive rebound
12:22		Labaron Philon shooting foul (Sincere Parker draws the foul)
12:22	+1	Sincere Parker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-57
12:22	+1	Sincere Parker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-57
12:11		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
12:09		DJ Richards Jr. defensive rebound
12:07		Mouhamed Dioubate personal foul (DJ Richards Jr. draws the foul)
11:54		Sincere Parker misses two point layup
11:52		Cowboys offensive rebound
11:52		TV timeout
11:37		Alyn Breed misses three point jump shot
11:35		Alyn Breed offensive rebound
11:31		Alyn Breed turnover (bad pass) (Mouhamed Dioubate steals)
11:26		Mouhamed Dioubate misses two point layup
11:24		Sincere Parker defensive rebound
11:19		Sincere Parker misses three point jump shot
11:17		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
11:09		Grant Nelson turnover (bad pass) (DJ Richards Jr. steals)
10:49		DJ Richards Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:47		Aden Holloway defensive rebound
10:38		Sincere Parker shooting foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
10:38	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-58
10:38		Grant Nelson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:38		Christian Shumate defensive rebound
10:11	+3	DJ Richards Jr. makes three point jump shot	48-58
10:03		Aden Holloway misses two point layup
10:01		Joe Charles defensive rebound
9:31		Christian Shumate misses three point jump shot
9:29		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
9:20		Jarin Stevenson turnover (lost ball) (Javohn Garcia steals)
9:14		Javohn Garcia misses three point jump shot
9:12		Joe Charles offensive rebound
9:08		DJ Richards Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:06		Christian Shumate offensive rebound
9:06	+2	Christian Shumate makes two point dunk	50-58
8:32		Crimson Tide turnover (shot clock violation)
8:17		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Javohn Garcia's two point jump shot
8:15		Cowboys offensive rebound
8:08		Joe Charles misses three point jump shot
8:06		Mark Sears defensive rebound
8:02		Brandon Murray personal foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
8:02	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-59
8:02	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-60
7:52		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Sincere Parker's two point jump shot
7:50		Derrion Reid defensive rebound
7:50		Sincere Parker personal foul (Derrion Reid draws the foul)
7:50		TV timeout
7:50		Derrion Reid misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:50		Derrion Reid offensive rebound
7:33		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. turnover (double dribble)
7:12		Christian Shumate turnover (bad pass) (Jarin Stevenson steals)
7:00		Jarin Stevenson misses three point jump shot
6:58		Christian Shumate defensive rebound
6:42		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Christian Shumate draws the foul)
6:42		Christian Shumate misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:42	+1	Christian Shumate makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-60
6:12		Mark Sears misses two point layup
6:10		Joe Charles defensive rebound
6:00	+3	Sincere Parker makes three point jump shot	54-60
5:33	+3	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Grant Nelson assists)	54-63
5:09	+3	Sincere Parker makes three point jump shot	57-63
4:48		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
4:46		Joe Charles defensive rebound
4:38		Sincere Parker misses three point jump shot
4:37		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
4:37		Christian Shumate personal foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
4:37	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-64
4:37	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-65
4:21	+2	Sincere Parker makes two point jump shot	59-65
4:06		Alyn Breed personal foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
4:06	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-66
4:06		Grant Nelson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:06		Sincere Parker defensive rebound
3:48		Sincere Parker misses three point jump shot
3:46		Brandon Murray offensive rebound
3:46		Labaron Philon personal foul (Brandon Murray draws the foul)
3:46		TV timeout
3:46		Brandon Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:46		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
3:10	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	59-68
2:50	+2	Alyn Breed makes two point jump shot	61-68
2:50		Cowboys 30 second timeout
2:23		Jarin Stevenson misses three point jump shot
2:21		Grant Nelson offensive rebound
2:21		Joe Charles personal foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
2:21	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-69
2:21	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-70
1:53		Sincere Parker misses two point jump shot
1:51		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
1:39	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point layup	61-72
1:22	+3	Alyn Breed makes three point jump shot	64-72
0:48		Crimson Tide turnover (shot clock violation)
0:40		Alyn Breed turnover (lost ball) (Mark Sears steals)
0:11		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:09		Joe Charles defensive rebound
0:04		Alyn Breed turnover (lost ball) (Labaron Philon steals)
0:00		End of period

Alyn Breed turnover (lost ball) (Labaron Philon steals)