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No. 4 Alabama Basketball Pulls No Punches In 101-44 Drubbing Of SEC "Rival" Vanderbilt

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The No. 4/5 Alabama men's basketball team recorded its largest SEC win in program history with a dominant 101-44 victory over Vanderbilt Tuesday night inside Coleman Coliseum.

With the 57-point win, the Tide improved to 9-0 in conference play, 19-3 overall and 11-0 when playing in Tuscaloosa.

Alabama was dominant on both ends of the court in the opening period, taking a 43-15 lead heading into halftime. Vanderbilt (10-12, 3-6 SEC) opened the game by scoring the game's first five points, but the Tide responded by scoring 21 consecutive points to take control of the game.

The Tide shot 59 percent (36-61) from the field and 46 percent (19-41) from the field while holding the Commodores to just 25 percent (16-64 from the floor and 15 percent (3-30) from deep. 

The Tide had five players score in double figures, led by Brandon Miller with 22, his eighth time surpassing the 20-point mark in a game this season. Nimari Burnett (16), Rylan Griffen (12), Noah Gurley (11) and Charles Bediako (10) joined Miller in leading the offensive effort. 

FIRST HALF 

  • Alabama finished the half with commanding 43-15 lead, marking the first time since Nov. 29, 2016, the Tide has held an opponent to 15 points or less in a half
  • After Vanderbilt scored the opening five points of the half, Alabama responded with a 21-0 run to establish a commanding 21-5 lead with 10:16 remaining
  • Alabama continued to shut down the Commodores defensively throughout the rest of the half, while continuing to shoot over 50 percent from the field and from the three-point line to extend its lead 
  • Alabama shot 52 percent (10-19) from three in the first half, with Nimari Burnett and Brandon Miller making three apiece
  • The Tide shot 57 percent (15-26) from the field in the opening period, with the Commodores only making 15 percent (5-33)
  • Burnett was perfect from the field in the half, including 3-of-3 from beyond the arc, to lead all scorers with 11
  • The Crimson Tide's bench outscored the Commodores' 23-5
  • Mark Sears dished out six first-half assists, leading the Tide to 13 total in the opening stanza

SECOND HALF 

  • Alabama outscored the Commodores 58-29 in the second half, the most the Tide has scored in a second half in this season
  • The Tide went on a 17-0 run over 3:28 of play to extend its lead to 74-28 with 11:18 remaining
  • Alabama extended its lead to 51 points, 85-34, with 6:59 remaining and did not let off the gas, finishing with a game-best 57-point lead
  • The Tide outrebounded the Commodores 26-11 in the second half
  • Jahvon Quinerly dished out six second-half assists, leading UA to 16 in the second stanza

UP NEXT
Alabama will travel to Baton Rouge, La., to face the LSU Tigers Feb. 4 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The contest will tipoff at 3 p.m. CT and air live on ESPNU.