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Mark Sears scores 22 points, No. 5 Alabama beats South Carolina 88-68 for 7th straight win

AP
Jan 08, 2025

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Mark Sears scored 22 points - hitting of 4 of 6 3-pointers - to help No. 5 Alabama beat South Carolina 88-68 on Wednesday night for its seventh straight victory.

Aden Holloway added 13 points for the Crimson Tide (13-2, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) in their 10th straight victory over the Gamecocks (10-5, 0-2).

Sears scored or assisted on 17 of Alabama’s first 25 points. He finished with six assists and joined Brian Williams as the only players in Alabama history with 1,500 points, 200 3-pointers and 300 assists.

Clifford Omoruyi added 10 points and five rebounds.

Jacobi Wright led South Carolina (10-5, 0-2) with 20 points. Jamarii Thomas added 15.

Alabama: Alabama has won by 20 or more points in each of its last three victories. ... The Crimson Tide led 45-28 in the half. ... Holloway scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half.

South Carolina: Former Alabama forward Nick Pringle had 13 points and six rebounds.

Alabama was 8 of 19 from 3-point range and shot 55% overall. South Carolina was 3 of 14 on 3s.

Alabama: At No. 10 Texas A&M on Saturday night.

South Carolina: Hosts Auburn on Saturday.

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1st Half
ALA
Crimson Tide
45
SCAR
Gamecocks
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Crimson Tide gains possession)
19:37		Grant Nelson turnover (Collin Murray-Boyles steals)
19:20	+2	Nick Pringle makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jacobi Wright assists)	0-2
19:06		Jamarii Thomas blocks Clifford Omoruyi's two point layup
19:04		Crimson Tide offensive rebound
18:46		Grant Nelson misses two point jump shot
18:44		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
18:28		Zachary Davis misses two point jump shot
18:26		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
18:19		Jarin Stevenson misses two point layup
18:17		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
18:11	+3	Jamarii Thomas makes three point jump shot	0-5
17:45	+3	Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Clifford Omoruyi assists)	3-5
17:28	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point layup (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)	3-7
17:12	+2	Mark Sears makes two point jump shot	5-7
16:54		Labaron Philon personal foul
16:42	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point jump shot	5-9
16:28		Mark Sears turnover (Collin Murray-Boyles steals)
16:14		Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot
16:12		Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound
16:10		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup
16:08		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
16:00	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup (Grant Nelson assists)	7-9
15:40		Jamarii Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Jarin Stevenson steals)
15:19		Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot
15:17		Jarin Stevenson offensive rebound
15:09	+3	Labaron Philon makes three point jump shot (Jarin Stevenson assists)	10-9
15:08		Zachary Davis shooting foul (Labaron Philon draws the foul)
15:08		TV timeout
15:08	+1	Labaron Philon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-9
14:59		Collin Murray-Boyles turnover (bad pass) (Mouhamed Dioubate steals)
14:30	+2	Aden Holloway makes two point layup (Derrion Reid assists)	13-9
14:09		Jamarii Thomas misses three point jump shot
14:05		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
13:48		Grant Nelson offensive foul
13:48		Grant Nelson turnover (offensive foul)
13:28		Jamarii Thomas misses three point jump shot
13:26		Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound
13:24	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup	13-11
13:02	+3	Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Mouhamed Dioubate assists)	16-11
12:48	+3	Zachary Davis makes three point jump shot	16-14
12:30	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point dunk (Mark Sears assists)	18-14
12:14		Mouhamed Dioubate personal foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
11:57		Collin Murray-Boyles turnover (lost ball)
11:57		TV timeout
11:33		Jarin Stevenson turnover (Jordan Butler steals)
11:21		Jordan Butler misses three point jump shot
11:19		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
11:00		Collin Murray-Boyles personal foul (Mouhamed Dioubate draws the foul)
10:52		Zachary Davis blocks Mouhamed Dioubate's two point layup
10:50		Mouhamed Dioubate offensive rebound
10:48		Mouhamed Dioubate turnover (out of bounds)
10:34		Aiden Sherrell personal foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
10:32		Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
10:30		Nick Pringle offensive rebound
10:27		Nick Pringle turnover (lost ball) (Chris Youngblood steals)
10:06	+2	Mark Sears makes two point jump shot	20-14
9:51		Chris Youngblood blocks Zachary Davis's two point layup
9:49		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
9:36	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Mark Sears assists)	22-14
9:18		Nick Pringle turnover (traveling)
8:59		Labaron Philon misses two point jump shot
8:57		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
8:44	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point jump shot	22-16
8:34		Chris Youngblood misses three point jump shot
8:32		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
8:28	+3	Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Aden Holloway assists)	25-16
8:26		TV timeout
8:11		Arden Conyers misses two point jump shot
8:09		Labaron Philon defensive rebound
8:01		Nick Pringle personal foul (Mouhamed Dioubate draws the foul)
7:53		Mark Sears misses two point jump shot
7:51		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
7:41		Cam Scott turnover (Mouhamed Dioubate steals)
7:36	+2	Mouhamed Dioubate makes two point layup	27-16
7:36		Cam Scott shooting foul (Mouhamed Dioubate draws the foul)
7:36	+1	Mouhamed Dioubate makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-16
7:25		Grant Nelson blocks Nick Pringle's two point layup
7:23		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
7:08	+2	Mouhamed Dioubate makes two point dunk (Grant Nelson assists)	30-16
6:41		Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot
6:39		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
6:32		Arden Conyers personal foul (Labaron Philon draws the foul)
6:25		Grant Nelson turnover (traveling)
6:08	+2	Nick Pringle makes two point dunk (Zachary Davis assists)	30-18
5:44		Labaron Philon misses three point jump shot
5:42		Derrion Reid offensive rebound
5:38		Derrion Reid misses two point jump shot
5:36		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
5:30		Zachary Davis turnover (bad pass) (Labaron Philon steals)
5:26	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup (Aden Holloway assists)	32-18
5:26		Nick Pringle shooting foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
5:26		Grant Nelson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:26		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
5:05	+2	Jamarii Thomas makes two point dunk (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)	32-20
4:37	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point jump shot	34-20
4:22		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
4:22	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-21
4:22	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-22
4:07		Chris Youngblood misses three point jump shot
4:05		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
3:50	+2	Zachary Davis makes two point jump shot	34-24
3:34	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point alley-oop dunk (Derrion Reid assists)	36-24
3:11		Zachary Davis misses two point jump shot
3:09		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
3:00		Jamarii Thomas personal foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
3:00		TV timeout
3:00		Mark Sears misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:00		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
2:42		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point jump shot
2:40		Aiden Sherrell defensive rebound
2:30		Morris Ugusuk personal foul (Aiden Sherrell draws the foul)
2:30		Aiden Sherrell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:30		Morris Ugusuk defensive rebound
2:20		Jacobi Wright turnover (bad pass)
2:07		Collin Murray-Boyles shooting foul (Jarin Stevenson draws the foul)
2:07	+1	Jarin Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-24
2:07		Jarin Stevenson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:07		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
1:48		Jarin Stevenson blocks Zachary Davis's two point layup
1:46		Labaron Philon defensive rebound
1:36	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point layup	39-24
1:35		Morris Ugusuk shooting foul (Labaron Philon draws the foul)
1:35		Labaron Philon misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:35		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
1:23		Jamarii Thomas misses two point jump shot
1:21		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
1:03	+3	Chris Youngblood makes three point jump shot (Jarin Stevenson assists)	42-24
0:49		Mouhamed Dioubate shooting foul (Jacobi Wright draws the foul)
0:49	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-25
0:49	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-26
0:42	+3	Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Labaron Philon assists)	45-26
0:18	+2	Jamarii Thomas makes two point layup	45-28
0:01		Jarin Stevenson misses three point jump shot
0:00		Chris Youngblood offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ALA
Crimson Tide
43
SCAR
Gamecocks
40

Time		Play	Score
19:37		Grant Nelson misses two point layup
19:35		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
19:33		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point layup
19:31		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
19:24	+2	Nick Pringle makes two point layup (Zachary Davis assists)	45-30
19:10	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point jump shot	47-30
18:56		Collin Murray-Boyles misses three point jump shot
18:54		Mark Sears defensive rebound
18:37		Grant Nelson misses two point jump shot
18:35		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
18:18	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point jump shot	47-32
18:05	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point jump shot (Clifford Omoruyi assists)	49-32
17:47	+2	Jamarii Thomas makes two point layup (Collin Murray-Boyles assists)	49-34
17:37		Mark Sears turnover (lost ball) (Jacobi Wright steals)
17:33		Jarin Stevenson shooting foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
17:33		Jamarii Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:33	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-35
17:17	+2	Aden Holloway makes two point layup	51-35
17:10	+2	Zachary Davis makes two point dunk (Jamarii Thomas assists)	51-37
17:10		Crimson Tide 30 second timeout
17:10		TV timeout
16:58		Chris Youngblood offensive foul
16:58		Chris Youngblood turnover (offensive foul)
16:42		Jacobi Wright turnover (bad pass) (Aden Holloway steals)
16:37		Nick Pringle shooting foul (Mouhamed Dioubate draws the foul)
16:37		Mouhamed Dioubate misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:37		Mouhamed Dioubate misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:37		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
16:16		Aiden Sherrell personal foul (Arden Conyers draws the foul)
16:05		Mouhamed Dioubate blocks Collin Murray-Boyles's two point jump shot
16:03		Houston Mallette defensive rebound
15:52	+2	Aden Holloway makes two point jump shot	53-37
15:43	+2	Jamarii Thomas makes two point layup	53-39
15:31	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point jump shot	56-39
15:12		Arden Conyers turnover (bad pass) (Derrion Reid steals)
15:08		Jamarii Thomas shooting foul (Derrion Reid draws the foul)
15:08		TV timeout
15:08		Derrion Reid misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:08	+1	Derrion Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-39
14:53		Arden Conyers misses two point jump shot
14:51		Gamecocks offensive rebound
14:51		Houston Mallette personal foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
14:37		Morris Ugusuk turnover (bad pass) (Chris Youngblood steals)
14:29		Chris Youngblood turnover (bad pass) (Jamarii Thomas steals)
14:25		Jamarii Thomas turnover (out of bounds)
14:03	+2	Aden Holloway makes two point jump shot	59-39
13:40		Mouhamed Dioubate shooting foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
13:40	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-40
13:40	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-41
13:16		Aden Holloway misses two point jump shot
13:14		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
13:04	+2	Nick Pringle makes two point layup (Morris Ugusuk assists)	59-43
13:04		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
13:04		Nick Pringle misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:04		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
12:51		Derrion Reid misses three point jump shot
12:49		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
12:46	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup	61-43
12:25		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
12:25	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-44
12:25	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-45
11:59	+2	Derrion Reid makes two point layup	63-45
11:42		Zachary Davis misses two point jump shot
11:40		Mark Sears defensive rebound
11:35		Jacobi Wright personal foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
11:35		TV timeout
11:13		Labaron Philon misses two point jump shot
11:11		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
10:59		Arden Conyers misses three point jump shot
10:57		Jamarii Thomas offensive rebound
10:53		Arden Conyers misses three point jump shot
10:51		Derrion Reid defensive rebound
10:39	+2	Aiden Sherrell makes two point dunk (Mark Sears assists)	65-45
10:16	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point jump shot	65-47
10:04		Jordan Butler blocks Aiden Sherrell's two point jump shot
10:02		Aiden Sherrell offensive rebound
9:59		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
9:57		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
9:47		Derrion Reid shooting foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
9:47		Jamarii Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:47	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-48
9:36		Aiden Sherrell misses three point jump shot
9:34		Jamarii Thomas defensive rebound
9:21		Jamarii Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Jarin Stevenson steals)
9:14		Labaron Philon misses two point layup
9:12		Aiden Sherrell offensive rebound
9:12		Aiden Sherrell misses two point layup
9:10		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
8:59		Labaron Philon shooting foul (Jacobi Wright draws the foul)
8:59	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-49
8:59	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-50
8:40		Jacobi Wright blocks Mark Sears's two point layup
8:38		Crimson Tide offensive rebound
8:36		Mark Sears turnover (bad pass) (Jacobi Wright steals)
8:21		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
8:21		Nick Pringle misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:21		Nick Pringle misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:21		Chris Youngblood defensive rebound
7:58		Chris Youngblood misses two point layup
7:56		Gamecocks defensive rebound
7:56		TV timeout
7:29		Morris Ugusuk misses two point jump shot
7:27		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
7:18	+2	Mark Sears makes two point jump shot	67-50
6:54		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point jump shot
6:52		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
6:42		Jacobi Wright personal foul (Aden Holloway draws the foul)
6:39		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
6:37		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
6:31		Jacobi Wright misses two point layup
6:29		Jamarii Thomas offensive rebound
6:29	+2	Jamarii Thomas makes two point layup	67-52
6:29		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
6:17		Jamarii Thomas personal foul (Mouhamed Dioubate draws the foul)
6:15		Jamarii Thomas personal foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
6:06		Jamarii Thomas personal foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
6:06	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-52
6:06	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-52
5:46	+3	Zachary Davis makes three point jump shot	69-55
5:43		Morris Ugusuk personal foul (Aden Holloway draws the foul)
5:43	+1	Aden Holloway makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-55
5:43	+1	Aden Holloway makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-55
5:30	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point jump shot	71-57
5:19	+2	Mouhamed Dioubate makes two point layup (Mark Sears assists)	73-57
4:58		Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
4:56		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
4:53	+2	Jarin Stevenson makes two point layup (Mark Sears assists)	75-57
4:53		Zachary Davis shooting foul (Jarin Stevenson draws the foul)
4:53		Jarin Stevenson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:53		Jordan Butler defensive rebound
4:34		Morris Ugusuk misses two point jump shot
4:32		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
4:28		Morris Ugusuk blocks Mark Sears's two point layup
4:26		Cam Scott defensive rebound
4:06		Cam Scott misses three point jump shot
4:04		Mark Sears defensive rebound
4:01		Morris Ugusuk shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
4:01	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-57
4:01	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-57
3:49		Nick Pringle turnover (bad pass)
3:49		TV timeout
3:38		Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot
3:36		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
3:26		Grant Nelson shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
3:26	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-58
3:26		Nick Pringle misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:26		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
3:22	+2	Derrion Reid makes two point alley-oop dunk (Mark Sears assists)	79-58
3:04		Labaron Philon shooting foul (Jacobi Wright draws the foul)
3:04	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-59
3:04	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-60
2:45		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
2:43		Cam Scott defensive rebound
2:34		Jordan Butler misses three point jump shot
2:32		Gamecocks offensive rebound
2:32		Chris Youngblood personal foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
2:32	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-61
2:32	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-62
2:32		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
2:25	+2	Derrion Reid makes two point layup (Chris Youngblood assists)	81-62
2:25		Arden Conyers shooting foul (Derrion Reid draws the foul)
2:25		Derrion Reid misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:25		Gamecocks defensive rebound
2:06		Aiden Sherrell blocks Nick Pringle's two point jump shot
2:04		Morris Ugusuk offensive rebound
2:00	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point layup	81-64
1:55		Chris Youngblood turnover (bad pass)
1:52		Cam Scott misses two point jump shot
1:50		Gamecocks offensive rebound
1:40		Cam Scott turnover (bad pass) (Derrion Reid steals)
1:36	+2	Derrion Reid makes two point layup	83-64
1:21	+2	Arden Conyers makes two point jump shot	83-66
1:06	+2	Aiden Sherrell makes two point dunk (Derrion Reid assists)	85-66
0:49		Aiden Sherrell shooting foul (Cam Scott draws the foul)
0:49	+1	Cam Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-67
0:49	+1	Cam Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-68
0:43	+3	Aiden Sherrell makes three point jump shot (Aden Holloway assists)	88-68
0:26		Arden Conyers misses three point jump shot
0:24		Aden Holloway defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Aden Holloway defensive rebound