Aden Holloway scored 19 points and Mouhamed Dioubate added 14 as No. 4 Alabama survived a scoreless night from its top scorer for an 80-73 win over LSU
LSU guard Curtis Givens III works against Alabama guard Mark Sears during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — on Saturday night.
It was the second consecutive game that Holloway and Dioubate came off the bench to have big nights for the Crimson Tide , after they combined for 44 points in Alabama guard Mark Sears, the SEC’s leading scorer at 19 points per game, did not play in the second half after going scoreless on 0-for-5 shooting in the first half.
Jordan Sears scored 21 points to lead LSU . Cam Carter had 17 points and Corey Chest had 12 points and 18 rebounds.LSU: Alabama entered Saturday leading the SEC in rebounds and third in rebounding margin, but Chest’s 18 rebounds — nine of them offensive — controlled the game. LSU had 13 offensive rebounds in the first half compared to Alabama’s five, giving LSU an extra 12 shots from the field and playing a significant role in the game being tied 40-all at halftime.
Alabama: In the absence of Sears in the second half, Holloway took 12 of Alabama’s 35 second-half shots, asserting himself as the leading backcourt scoring option in Sears’ absence.LSU went into the final media timeout down by five points but its next three possessions ended in a blocked shot, a turnover and a missed shot, a span in which Alabama scored eight points. LSU called a timeout to stop the run, but the game was nearly out of reach, the Tigers down 13 with two minutes to go.
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