NASHVILLE, Tenn. Wow what a game.
It was a knock-down, drag-out slugfest in Bridgestone Arena on Sunday afternoon as No. 6 Alabama basketball defeated LSU 80-79 in the championship game of the SEC Tournament.
Tournament MVP Jahvon Quinerly totaled 14 points and raked in five rebounds. All-tournament teammate Herb Jones also had his second-consecutive double-double of the tournament, accounting for 13 points and 11 rebounds in the contest.
Jaden Shackelford recorded a team-leading 21 points as well as five rebounds and four assists.
While Alabama s defense was ultimately the factor that won the game, the Crimson Tide also shot well from the floor. Through 40 minutes, Alabama shot 43-percent from the floor and was 12-for-36 from beyond the arc.
Updated: 2:07 PM CDT Mar 15, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital The SEC champion Alabama Crimson Tide landed the No. 2 seed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament and will face Rick Pitino s No. 15 seed Iona in the first round.Alabama and Iona will square off at 4 p.m. CST on Saturday, March 20, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The game will be broadcast on TBS Network.The Crimson Tide (23-6) earned the No. 2 seed in the East Region following its first SEC Tournament title since 1991, which put an exclamation point on a historic season. Alabama outlasted LSU 80-79.The No. 2 seed matches the highest NCAA Tournament seed in program history, with the 2002 team also earning the No. 2 seed.This season marks Alabama s 21st NCAA Tournament appearance in program history.The Tide owns a 19-20 (.487) record in NCAA tourney play, with the 2004 team advancing the farthest in program history, reaching the Elite 8. NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTESThe tournament appearance is the Tide s 21st in program h
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Mar 14, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Prior to the University of Alabama s opening round game in the 2021 SEC men s basketball Tournament on Friday against Mississippi State, coach Nate Oats had a challenge for guard Jahvon Quinerly. I told him, They might have screwed you on Sixth Man of the Year but let s go win the tournament MVP, Oats told the media following the Crimson Tide s thrilling 80-79 victory over LSU inside Bridgestone Arena to clinch the school s seventh conference tournament title.
BamaCentral Courtside: No. 6 Alabama 73, Tennessee 68
BamaCentral s own Tyler Martin and Joey Blackwell break down the Crimson Tide s semifinal victory from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville
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Mar 13, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. No. 6 Alabama basketball is headed to the SEC tournament championship game after defeating Tennessee 73-68 on Saturday afternoon at Bridgestone Arena.
The Crimson Tide trailed at halftime and was down by as much as 15 points at the 16:56 mark of the second half, but a 14-0 run by Alabama put the team right back in it and a strong finish put the team on top in the final minutes.
Senior wing Herb Jones finished the game with a double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds. Jones led the team in both categories and also led the team in assists with four.