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No. 17 Alabama bounces back from first loss, beats Oregon 99-91

AP
Nov 26, 2023

NICEVILLE, Fla. (AP) Mark Sears scored 27 points, Aaron Estrada added 22 and No. 17 Alabama followed its first loss with a 99-91 victory over Oregon on Saturday in the third-place game of the Emerald Coast Classic.

Those two were among four Alabama players scoring in double figures in a mid-afternoon game after the Crimson Tide’s 92-81 loss to Ohio State on Friday night.

The Crimson Tide expanded an eight-point halftime lead with a 15-5 surge, capped by Estrada’s 3-pointer with 9:28 remaining, for a 78-61 lead. Alabama led by as much as 18 before Oregon got within six points with 2:46 left, but couldn’t get closer.

“It was good to come out of here with a win,” Alabama coach Nate Oats said. “We didn’t play our best basketball against Ohio State and they did a great job. I challenged our guys to be better on defense and I thought we played a lot harder.

“We played two high-major opponents that kind of exposed some deficiencies on defense and we’ve got to get better at that in coming weeks.”

The game at Raider Arena at Northwest Florida State College was the first meeting between these teams in seven years. Jermaine Couisnard led Oregon with 24 points.

The game’s fast pace led to the teams combining for 12 fouls in the first six minutes of the second half. Both teams were in the bonus with 11:41 remaining.

Alabama led 47-39 after a first half where both teams went on runs. Oregon led 17-10 before Alabama went on a 20-5 surge to take an eight-point lead with 7:01 left on Grant Nelson’s finish inside.

“For a team that is really banged up and has a lot of injuries, Oregon did a great job hanging in there with us, and never let it get too far away,” Oats said.

The Ducks came back with a 15-6 push, before the Crimson Tide answered with an 11-2 run where four players scored. Sears led Alabama with 13 first-half points. Couisnard had 16 for Oregon.

BIG PICTURE

Alabama: Alabama produced an emphatic win that will likely keep it in the rankings when the next AP poll is released. The Crimson Tide have not lost consecutive games since the final two regular-season games in 2022.

Oregon: The Ducks’ cross-country trip resulted in a pair of defeats, but they will have a chance to get back on track with a favorable home schedule in December.

STAT OF GAME

Alabama decided the game at the free throw line, converting 26 of 28 attempts and getting to the line 13 more times than Oregon. Sears led the way, converting all nine of his attempts.

UP NEXT

Alabama will face Clemson on Tuesday in Tuscaloosa, as part of the inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge series. It will be one of just three home games for Alabama through the end of 2023.

Oregon returns home to prepare for next Saturday’s home game against Michigan. It will be the first of five home games in a six-game span in December.

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1st Half
ALA
Crimson Tide
47
ORE
Ducks
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Nick Pringle vs. Kwame Evans Jr. (Crimson Tide gains possession)
19:44	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	2-0
19:27	+2	Jadrian Tracey makes two point layup (Jermaine Couisnard assists)	2-2
19:19		Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot
19:17		Keeshawn Barthelemy defensive rebound
19:00		Kwame Evans Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:58		Aaron Estrada defensive rebound
18:50		Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot
18:48		Nick Pringle offensive rebound
18:38		Jadrian Tracey shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
18:38	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-2
18:38	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-2
18:23		Aaron Estrada personal foul (Ducks draws the foul)
18:04	+2	Jadrian Tracey makes two point jump shot (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)	4-4
17:57		Rylan Griffen turnover (lost ball) (Kwame Evans Jr. steals)
17:41	+2	Jermaine Couisnard makes two point layup	4-6
17:28		Aaron Estrada misses two point layup
17:26		Jesse Zarzuela defensive rebound
17:18		Grant Nelson blocks Kwame Evans Jr.'s two point layup
17:18		Ducks offensive rebound
17:12		Jesse Zarzuela turnover (lost ball) (Mark Sears steals)
17:00		Aaron Estrada misses two point layup
16:58		Jesse Zarzuela defensive rebound
16:40	+2	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes two point jump shot (Jadrian Tracey assists)	4-8
16:28	+2	Nick Pringle makes two point alley-oop dunk (Aaron Estrada assists)	6-8
16:04	+2	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes two point layup	6-10
15:52		Kwame Evans Jr. shooting foul (Rylan Griffen draws the foul)
15:52		TV timeout
15:52	+1	Rylan Griffen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-10
15:52		Rylan Griffen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:52		Mahamadou Diawara defensive rebound
15:29	+2	Mahamadou Diawara makes two point layup	7-12
15:20	+3	Rylan Griffen makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	10-12
14:52	+3	Jermaine Couisnard makes three point jump shot (Jackson Shelstad assists)	10-15
14:41		Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot
14:39		Jarin Stevenson offensive rebound
14:38		Mahamadou Diawara blocks Jarin Stevenson's two point layup
14:35		Keeshawn Barthelemy defensive rebound
14:28		Ducks 30 second timeout
14:20		Jackson Shelstad turnover (lost ball)
14:15		Jarin Stevenson turnover (bad pass) (Jermaine Couisnard steals)
14:11	+2	Jermaine Couisnard makes two point layup	10-17
13:55		Sam Walters misses three point jump shot
13:53		Mohamed Wague offensive rebound
13:48	+2	Aaron Estrada makes two point layup (Mohamed Wague assists)	12-17
13:33		Jackson Shelstad turnover (lost ball) (Sam Walters steals)
13:22		Aaron Estrada turnover (lost ball) (Brennan Rigsby steals)
13:18		Brennan Rigsby misses two point layup
13:16		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. defensive rebound
13:14		Jarin Stevenson turnover (out of bounds)
13:01		Kario Oquendo offensive foul (Crimson Tide draws the foul)
13:01		Kario Oquendo turnover (offensive foul)
12:53		Jermaine Couisnard personal foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
12:38		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:36		Kario Oquendo defensive rebound
12:33		Jackson Shelstad misses two point layup
12:31		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
12:30		Grant Nelson turnover (bad pass) (Jadrian Tracey steals)
12:24		Jackson Shelstad misses three point jump shot
12:22		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. defensive rebound
12:21		Jadrian Tracey personal foul (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. draws the foul)
12:12		Sam Walters misses three point jump shot
12:10		Mark Sears offensive rebound
12:07	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	14-17
11:48		Mohamed Wague blocks Kario Oquendo's two point layup
11:44		Mark Sears defensive rebound
11:36	+2	Mohamed Wague makes two point layup (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. assists)	16-17
11:10	+2	Jesse Zarzuela makes two point layup	16-19
11:00		Brennan Rigsby personal foul (Mohamed Wague draws the foul)
11:00		TV timeout
11:00		Mark Sears offensive foul (Ducks draws the foul)
11:00		Mark Sears turnover (offensive foul)
10:28		Ducks turnover (shot clock violation)
10:16		Grant Nelson misses two point layup
10:14		Grant Nelson offensive rebound
10:13	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup	18-19
10:05		Rylan Griffen blocks Jadrian Tracey's two point layup
10:05		Ducks offensive rebound
10:04	+2	Brennan Rigsby makes two point jump shot (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)	18-21
9:32		Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot
9:30		Aaron Estrada offensive rebound
9:29	+2	Aaron Estrada makes two point layup	20-21
9:25		Ducks 30 second timeout
9:03		Kwame Evans Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Mark Sears steals)
8:57		Brennan Rigsby personal foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
8:57	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-21
8:57	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-21
8:36		Jermaine Couisnard misses two point layup
8:34		Jermaine Couisnard offensive rebound
8:32		Nick Pringle shooting foul (Jermaine Couisnard draws the foul)
8:32	+1	Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-22
8:32		Jermaine Couisnard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:32		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
8:25	+3	Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Aaron Estrada assists)	25-22
8:14		Jadrian Tracey misses two point layup
8:12		Mark Sears defensive rebound
7:56		TV timeout
7:39	+3	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	28-22
7:07		Mohamed Wague blocks Jadrian Tracey's two point layup
7:04		Mohamed Wague defensive rebound
7:01	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup (Mohamed Wague assists)	30-22
6:33		Keeshawn Barthelemy misses three point jump shot
6:31		Mahamadou Diawara offensive rebound
6:30		Mohamed Wague personal foul (Mahamadou Diawara draws the foul)
6:22	+2	Jesse Zarzuela makes two point jump shot	30-24
6:13		Mark Sears misses two point layup
6:11		Ducks defensive rebound
6:11		Mohamed Wague personal foul (Ducks draws the foul)
5:58	+2	Kario Oquendo makes two point layup (Jesse Zarzuela assists)	30-26
5:45	+3	Sam Walters makes three point jump shot (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. assists)	33-26
5:25	+3	Jermaine Couisnard makes three point jump shot (Kario Oquendo assists)	33-29
5:05		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:03		Aaron Estrada offensive rebound
5:00	+3	Aaron Estrada makes three point jump shot	36-29
4:27	+3	Kario Oquendo makes three point jump shot (Mahamadou Diawara assists)	36-32
4:17		Aaron Estrada misses two point jump shot
4:15		Jermaine Couisnard defensive rebound
4:02		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
4:00		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. defensive rebound
3:54		Jarin Stevenson misses three point jump shot
3:52		Mahamadou Diawara defensive rebound
3:39		TV timeout
3:22	+2	Jermaine Couisnard makes two point jump shot	36-34
3:05		Jump ball. Mark Sears vs. Jesse Zarzuela (Crimson Tide gains possession)
2:55		Grant Nelson misses two point layup
2:53		Mahamadou Diawara defensive rebound
2:42	+3	Jermaine Couisnard makes three point jump shot	36-37
2:27	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup (Grant Nelson assists)	38-37
2:01		Jermaine Couisnard misses two point layup
1:59		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
1:56	+2	Jarin Stevenson makes two point layup	40-37
1:48		Kario Oquendo turnover (bad pass) (Rylan Griffen steals)
1:30		Rylan Griffen turnover (traveling)
1:30		Jadrian Tracey turnover (bad pass) (Mark Sears steals)
1:29		Mahamadou Diawara personal foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
1:29	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-37
1:29	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-37
1:18		Jackson Shelstad misses three point jump shot
1:16		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
1:07	+3	Rylan Griffen makes three point jump shot (Aaron Estrada assists)	45-37
0:37		Jadrian Tracey misses two point jump shot
0:35		Brennan Rigsby offensive rebound
0:28	+2	Jadrian Tracey makes two point layup (Brennan Rigsby assists)	45-39
0:24		Ducks 30 second timeout
0:06	+2	Rylan Griffen makes two point layup	47-39
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ALA
Crimson Tide
52
ORE
Ducks
52

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+2	Jesse Zarzuela makes two point layup	47-41
19:47		Mark Sears shooting foul (Jesse Zarzuela draws the foul)
19:47	+1	Jesse Zarzuela makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-42
19:34	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup (Mark Sears assists)	49-42
19:15		Keeshawn Barthelemy misses three point jump shot
19:13		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
19:04		Aaron Estrada turnover (out of bounds)
18:43		Kwame Evans Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:41		Mark Sears defensive rebound
18:22		Grant Nelson misses two point layup
18:20		Mark Sears offensive rebound
18:13		Jadrian Tracey personal foul
18:02	+2	Aaron Estrada makes two point layup	51-42
17:52		Grant Nelson personal foul
17:47	+2	Kwame Evans Jr. makes two point layup	51-44
17:33		Kwame Evans Jr. shooting foul (Rylan Griffen draws the foul)
17:33	+1	Rylan Griffen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-44
17:33	+1	Rylan Griffen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-44
17:20		Aaron Estrada personal foul
17:10		Mohamed Wague shooting foul (Kwame Evans Jr. draws the foul)
17:10	+1	Kwame Evans Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-45
17:10	+1	Kwame Evans Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-46
16:57		Aaron Estrada misses three point jump shot
16:55		Grant Nelson offensive rebound
16:47	+2	Aaron Estrada makes two point layup (Rylan Griffen assists)	55-46
16:34		Jermaine Couisnard turnover (lost ball) (Jarin Stevenson steals)
16:25		Aaron Estrada turnover (lost ball) (Keeshawn Barthelemy steals)
16:18		Keeshawn Barthelemy misses two point layup
16:16		Jermaine Couisnard offensive rebound
16:09	+2	Jermaine Couisnard makes two point layup	55-48
16:04		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
16:02		Rylan Griffen offensive rebound
16:02		Kwame Evans Jr. shooting foul (Rylan Griffen draws the foul)
16:02	+1	Rylan Griffen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-48
16:02	+1	Rylan Griffen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-48
16:02		Ducks 30 second timeout
16:02		TV timeout
15:58	+2	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes two point layup (Jermaine Couisnard assists)	57-50
15:39		Keeshawn Barthelemy personal foul
15:39		TV timeout
15:37		Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot
15:35		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. offensive rebound
15:27		Rylan Griffen turnover (lost ball)
15:13		Mahamadou Diawara offensive foul
15:13		Mahamadou Diawara turnover (offensive foul)
15:03	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	59-50
14:43		Grant Nelson shooting foul (Kario Oquendo draws the foul)
14:43	+1	Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-51
14:43	+1	Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-52
14:26		Mahamadou Diawara personal foul
14:16		Jarin Stevenson turnover (lost ball) (Kario Oquendo steals)
14:10		Jackson Shelstad misses three point jump shot
14:08		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
14:03		Kario Oquendo personal foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
14:03	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-52
14:03	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-52
13:50	+2	Kario Oquendo makes two point layup	61-54
13:40	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	63-54
13:31		Grant Nelson shooting foul (Jermaine Couisnard draws the foul)
13:31		Jermaine Couisnard misses regular free throw 1 of 3
13:31	+1	Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 2 of 3	63-55
13:31	+1	Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 3 of 3	63-56
13:20	+2	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes two point jump shot	65-56
13:01		Jarin Stevenson blocks Jesse Zarzuela's two point layup
12:59		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
12:53		Aaron Estrada misses three point jump shot
12:51		Jarin Stevenson offensive rebound
12:43	+2	Jarin Stevenson makes two point layup	67-56
12:38		Jadrian Tracey misses two point jump shot
12:36		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. defensive rebound
12:31		Mark Sears misses two point jump shot
12:29		Jadrian Tracey defensive rebound
12:23	+2	Kario Oquendo makes two point layup (Jadrian Tracey assists)	67-58
12:23		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. shooting foul (Kario Oquendo draws the foul)
12:23	+1	Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 1 of 1	67-59
12:07		Jarin Stevenson turnover (lost ball) (Jermaine Couisnard steals)
11:49		Jermaine Couisnard misses two point layup
11:47		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. defensive rebound
11:41		Kwame Evans Jr. shooting foul (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. draws the foul)
11:41		TV timeout
11:41	+1	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-59
11:41	+1	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-59
11:16	+2	Mahamadou Diawara makes two point layup (Jermaine Couisnard assists)	69-61
10:57	+2	Aaron Estrada makes two point jump shot	71-61
10:31		Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
10:29		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. defensive rebound
10:15		Kario Oquendo personal foul (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. draws the foul)
10:15	+1	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-61
10:15	+1	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-61
10:05		Keeshawn Barthelemy misses three point jump shot
10:03		Sam Walters defensive rebound
9:56		Mahamadou Diawara shooting foul (Rylan Griffen draws the foul)
9:56	+1	Rylan Griffen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-61
9:56	+1	Rylan Griffen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-61
9:39		Rylan Griffen personal foul (Jermaine Couisnard draws the foul)
9:39		Jermaine Couisnard misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:39		Sam Walters defensive rebound
9:31	+3	Aaron Estrada makes three point jump shot (Rylan Griffen assists)	78-61
8:56		Aaron Estrada shooting foul (Mahamadou Diawara draws the foul)
8:56	+1	Mahamadou Diawara makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-62
8:56	+1	Mahamadou Diawara makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-63
8:47		Sam Walters misses two point layup
8:45		Mahamadou Diawara defensive rebound
8:23		Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot
8:21		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
8:10	+3	Aaron Estrada makes three point jump shot	81-63
7:41	+3	Brennan Rigsby makes three point jump shot (Jesse Zarzuela assists)	81-66
7:32		Sam Walters turnover (traveling)
7:32		TV timeout
7:07	+2	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes two point jump shot (Brennan Rigsby assists)	81-68
6:45	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	83-68
6:45		Jermaine Couisnard shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
6:45	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 1	84-68
6:26		Grant Nelson blocks Kwame Evans Jr.'s two point layup
6:24		Mark Sears defensive rebound
6:17		Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot
6:15		Jermaine Couisnard defensive rebound
6:10		Keeshawn Barthelemy misses three point jump shot
6:08		Jackson Shelstad offensive rebound
6:03	+2	Jackson Shelstad makes two point layup	84-70
5:55		Aaron Estrada misses three point jump shot
5:53		Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound
5:42	+2	Jackson Shelstad makes two point jump shot (Jermaine Couisnard assists)	84-72
5:27		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
5:25		Grant Nelson offensive rebound
5:18		Brennan Rigsby shooting foul (Aaron Estrada draws the foul)
5:18		Aaron Estrada misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:18	+1	Aaron Estrada makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-72
5:03	+2	Jermaine Couisnard makes two point layup	85-74
4:50	+3	Mark Sears makes three point jump shot	88-74
4:37		Jackson Shelstad misses two point jump shot
4:35		Aaron Estrada defensive rebound
4:30		Kario Oquendo blocks Grant Nelson's two point layup
4:28		Jermaine Couisnard defensive rebound
4:22	+2	Kario Oquendo makes two point layup (Kwame Evans Jr. assists)	88-76
4:08		Rylan Griffen misses two point layup
4:06		Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound
4:00	+3	Jackson Shelstad makes three point jump shot (Jermaine Couisnard assists)	88-79
3:51		Jermaine Couisnard personal foul (Aaron Estrada draws the foul)
3:51		TV timeout
3:51	+1	Aaron Estrada makes regular free throw 1 of 2	89-79
3:51	+1	Aaron Estrada makes regular free throw 2 of 2	90-79
3:39		Jackson Shelstad misses two point layup
3:37		Ducks offensive rebound
3:37	+3	Jackson Shelstad makes three point jump shot (Jermaine Couisnard assists)	90-82
3:12		Kario Oquendo blocks Latrell Wrightsell Jr.'s two point layup
3:10		Brennan Rigsby defensive rebound
3:01		Jermaine Couisnard misses two point layup
2:59		Mahamadou Diawara offensive rebound
2:54	+2	Mahamadou Diawara makes two point layup	90-84
2:46	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup (Rylan Griffen assists)	92-84
2:46		Mahamadou Diawara shooting foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
2:46	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	93-84
2:35	+2	Kario Oquendo makes two point layup (Jackson Shelstad assists)	93-86
2:35		Grant Nelson shooting foul (Kario Oquendo draws the foul)
2:35	+1	Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 1 of 1	93-87
2:25		Grant Nelson misses two point layup
2:23		Rylan Griffen offensive rebound
2:19	+2	Rylan Griffen makes two point layup	95-87
2:08	+2	Jermaine Couisnard makes two point layup	95-89
1:48		Keeshawn Barthelemy shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
1:48	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	96-89
1:48	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	97-89
1:33		Jermaine Couisnard offensive foul
1:33		Jermaine Couisnard turnover (offensive foul)
1:30		Mark Sears offensive foul
1:30		Mark Sears turnover (offensive foul)
1:18		Keeshawn Barthelemy turnover (lost ball) (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. steals)
0:56		Kario Oquendo blocks Mark Sears's two point layup
0:55		Crimson Tide offensive rebound
0:55		Crimson Tide 30 second timeout
0:53		Kario Oquendo blocks Rylan Griffen's two point layup
0:51		Crimson Tide offensive rebound
0:41		Rylan Griffen turnover (bad pass) (Keeshawn Barthelemy steals)
0:34		Kario Oquendo misses two point layup
0:32		Mark Sears defensive rebound
0:28	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point dunk (Aaron Estrada assists)	99-89
0:23		Jackson Shelstad misses three point jump shot
0:21		Brennan Rigsby offensive rebound
0:21	+2	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes two point layup (Brennan Rigsby assists)	99-91
0:19		Rylan Griffen turnover (bad pass) (Jackson Shelstad steals)
0:14		Jackson Shelstad misses two point layup
0:13		Jackson Shelstad offensive rebound
0:13		Jackson Shelstad turnover (lost ball) (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. steals)
0:00		End of period

Jackson Shelstad turnover (lost ball) (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. steals)