Live Updates: No. 20 Alabama Basketball vs Liberty

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Twentieth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide is seeking to win its second recreation of the season because it hosts the Liberty Flames in Coleman Coliseum on Friday evening. 

Alabama is coming off a 75-54 victory over reigning Huge South champion Longwood, a recreation by which the Crimson Tide shot an abysmal 3-for-28 from three-point vary however appeared wonderful on the defensive facet of the ground.

Liberty comes into the sport 1-0, following a 60-point victory over NCCAA opponent Regent. The Flames are led by 5-foot-9 guard Darius McGhee, who was one of many high scorers in all of faculty basketball final season. McGhee shall be a superb take a look at for a seemingly improved Alabama protection. 

Liberty was chosen because the preseason favourite to win the Atlantic Solar Convention, including to the issue of Alabama’s nonconference schedule.

Dwell Updates

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First Half

• Alabama took a timeout after giving up back-to-back simple buckets inside. Liberty leads 14-13.

• Griffen knocked down his first three of the sport to tie the sport at 10.

• On the under-16 timeout Liberty leads 8-5.

• After Liberty hit two three-pointers, Burnett scored two on the free throw line. Liberty leads 6-5.

• Miller will get Alabama on the board first with a 3. Alabama leads 3-0. 

Pregame

• Alabama is utilizing the identical beginning 5 from recreation one: Mark Sears, Nimari Burnett, Brandon Miller, Noah Clowney and Charles Bediako.

• Officers for the sport shall be Jason Baker, Will Howard and Gerald Williams.

• Ahead Darius Miles just isn’t dressed out and has a boot on his left foot. Miles performed Monday towards Longwood, however was held out of the charity exhibition on Oct. 29 for an damage on the identical foot. 

• As head coach Nate Oats talked about earlier this week, graduate switch guard Dom Welch just isn’t dressed out.