Alabama men’s basketball faced issues moving the ball amongst other problems on Friday as Seton Hall kept it close in the Crimson Tide’s 82-76 win.
“The good thing is we found a way to win in a close game,” said head coach Nate Oats. “Sometimes you gotta figure out ways to win close games, even when you don’t play well.”
Following multiple high scoring games, only three players made it into double digits on Friday. So far, Alabama has had seven players averaging in the double digits, with sophomore forward London Jemison leading this charge with 14.3 points per game.
Following his career high in points on Monday, Jemison was unable to get any momentum against the Pirates, sinking a singular three-pointer for his only points of the game.
“I don’t think [Jemison] handled the physicality well,” Oats said. “Our ball movement helped him come out of the gate well, and then our lack of ball movement really hurt him tonight.”
Sophomore guard Amari Allen held it down for the Crimson Tide and provided the momentum needed to overcome the Pirates, shooting 6-9 for field goals and 3-4 on three-pointers for 24 points on the board.
Allen was predicted to be an impactful player this season after a strong freshman season last year where he averaged 11.9 points per game, along with 6.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists.
“My mentality is just take the right shots, try not to force them,” Allen said. “The shot comes to me and presents to be the right shot, definitely take it, be aggressive but I’m not trying to force anything. If I happen to shoot zero shots, I’m cool with that as well.”
Alabama secured the lead early on in the game until a turnover by senior forward Drew Fielder allowed Seton Hall to go on a 6-0 run.
With two minutes left in the first half, Alabama tied the game with a dunk by freshman guard Qayden Samuels.
The Crimson Tide was able to use this momentum to secure a solid lead, going on a 16-0 run to put Alabama ahead 38-28.
“I feel like I finally got the right group in finally,” Oats said. “It’s hard playing 11 guys. I needed a hard playing group that was going to get some stops and wouldn’t turn the ball over.”
Now down 10, Seton Hall continued to push to close the gap, eventually chiseling Alabama’s lead down to 74-77 with under a minute left in the game.
As Seton Hall attempted to close the gap, the Pirates couldn’t stay out of foul trouble allowing Alabama to score four on free throws in the last minute, putting the Crimson Tide ahead 82-76.
The Crimson Tide will return to Coleman Coliseum again Tuesday to face off against Kennesaw State. The game is set to tip off at 6:30 p.m. CT and can be streamed on SEC Network+.
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