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Mark Sears scores 27 points and No. 7 Alabama beat Creighton 83-75
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Mark Sears scored 27 points and No. 7 Alabama held off a late comeback try, beating Creighton 83-75 on Saturday night.
Sears, a senior guard who added six rebounds and four assists, hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final six minutes and shot 8 for 15 from the field. He made 4 of 7 shots from 3-point range and accounted for most of the Crimson Tide's long distance shooting as the team went 6 for 30 (20%) from beyond the arc.
Freshmen Labaron Philon scored 16 points and Derrion Reid 12 for Alabama (8-2).
Creighton’s Jackson McAndrew scored 13 of his 16 points in the last six minutes, keeping the Bluejays (7-4) withing striking distance for most of the final minutes. Steven Ashworth led Creighton with 20 points and Ryan Kalkbrenner had 18 points and seven rebounds.
Creighton: The Bluejays, playing their first road game of the season, trailed quickly and were down by 14 points midway through the first half. They rallied to within six before halftime and trailed by six again in the final three minutes of the game.
Alabama: The Crimson Tide beat a power conference team despite only four points from Grant Nelson, who grabbed 10 rebounds.
Alabama made its final eight free throws, all with less than four minutes left, to maintain its lead. The Tide entered the game shooting 72.8% from the line and finished 17 for 22 (77.2%).
Alabama grabbed 17 offensive rebounds and scored 14 second-chance points off of those rebounds.
Alabama plays at North Dakota on Wednesday, a game scheduled for Nelson, a North Dakota native. Creighton opens Big East play at Georgetown on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Ryan Kalkbrenner vs. Clifford Omoruyi (Jamiya Neal gains possession) | ||
| 19:40 |  | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Steven Ashworth assists) | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | | Labaron Philon turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Kalkbrenner steals) | ||
| 18:49 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point hook shot | ||
| 18:47 | | Grant Nelson defensive rebound | ||
| 18:39 | | +2 | Mark Sears makes two point jump shot | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | | Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:20 | | Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound | ||
| 18:12 | | +2 | Labaron Philon makes two point jump shot | 2-4 |
| 18:00 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:58 | | Grant Nelson defensive rebound | ||
| 17:47 | | Labaron Philon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:43 | | Bluejays defensive rebound | ||
| 17:18 | | Jackson McAndrew misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:16 | | Grant Nelson defensive rebound | ||
| 17:09 | | Grant Nelson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:07 | | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | ||
| 16:52 | | Aiden Sherrell personal foul | ||
| 16:41 | | +3 | Steven Ashworth makes three point jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists) | 5-4 |
| 16:26 | | Aiden Sherrell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:25 | | Grant Nelson offensive rebound | ||
| 16:25 | | Jackson McAndrew personal foul | ||
| 16:18 | | +3 | Aiden Sherrell makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists) | 5-7 |
| 15:53 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (lost ball) (Jarin Stevenson steals) | ||
| 15:47 | | +2 | Labaron Philon makes two point dunk (Jarin Stevenson assists) | 5-9 |
| 15:37 | | Steven Ashworth turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 15:37 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:27 | | +2 | Derrion Reid makes two point layup | 5-11 |
| 15:06 | | Jamiya Neal turnover (lost ball) (Aden Holloway steals) | ||
| 14:54 | | +2 | Mark Sears makes two point layup | 5-13 |
| 14:32 | | Grant Nelson shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | ||
| 14:32 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 14:32 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 14:32 | | Derrion Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 14:14 | | Mark Sears misses two point layup | ||
| 14:12 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | ||
| 14:06 | | Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:04 | | Chris Youngblood defensive rebound | ||
| 13:50 | | Chris Youngblood misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:48 | | Bluejays defensive rebound | ||
| 13:32 | | Steven Ashworth misses two point layup | ||
| 13:30 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | ||
| 13:29 | | Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | ||
| 13:29 | | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-13 |
| 13:29 | | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-13 |
| 13:12 | | +3 | Chris Youngblood makes three point jump shot (Derrion Reid assists) | 7-16 |
| 12:48 | | +2 | Steven Ashworth makes two point jump shot | 9-16 |
| 12:48 | | Derrion Reid shooting foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul) | ||
| 12:48 | | +1 | Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-16 |
| 12:31 | | +2 | Mouhamed Dioubate makes two point layup | 10-18 |
| 12:31 | | Isaac Traudt shooting foul (Mouhamed Dioubate draws the foul) | ||
| 12:31 | | Mouhamed Dioubate misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 12:30 | | Fredrick King defensive rebound | ||
| 12:18 | | Steven Ashworth turnover (bad pass) (Chris Youngblood steals) | ||
| 12:15 | | Chris Youngblood offensive foul | ||
| 12:15 | | Chris Youngblood turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:59 | | Jamiya Neal misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:57 | | Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound | ||
| 11:52 | | Jasen Green personal foul | ||
| 11:52 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:50 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Clifford Omoruyi's two point dunk | ||
| 11:48 | | Jasen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point hook shot | ||
| 11:28 | | Labaron Philon defensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | +2 | Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Mark Sears assists) | 10-20 |
| 10:53 | | Ty Davis turnover (bad pass) (Labaron Philon steals) | ||
| 10:43 | | +2 | Labaron Philon makes two point layup | 10-22 |
| 10:26 | | Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | +2 | Labaron Philon makes two point jump shot | 10-24 |
| 10:09 | | Bluejays 30 second timeout | ||
| 9:45 | | Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:43 | | Mark Sears defensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Mark Sears misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:32 | | Jasen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | Mason Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Aiden Sherrell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | Labaron Philon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:11 | | Bluejays defensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | Aiden Sherrell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | +3 | Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Labaron Philon assists) | 10-27 |
| 8:38 | | Labaron Philon shooting foul (Steven Ashworth draws the foul) | ||
| 8:38 | | +1 | Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 11-27 |
| 8:38 | | +1 | Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 12-27 |
| 8:38 | | +1 | Steven Ashworth makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 13-27 |
| 8:16 | | Aden Holloway turnover (bad pass) (Mason Miller steals) | ||
| 8:04 | | Jackson McAndrew misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Mark Sears defensive rebound | ||
| 7:50 | | +2 | Aden Holloway makes two point jump shot | 13-29 |
| 7:23 | | +3 | Jackson McAndrew makes three point jump shot (Steven Ashworth assists) | 16-29 |
| 7:04 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Mark Sears's two point jump shot | ||
| 7:02 | | Mark Sears offensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Aiden Sherrell misses two point layup | ||
| 6:55 | | Aiden Sherrell offensive rebound | ||
| 6:52 | | Aiden Sherrell misses two point layup | ||
| 6:51 | | Houston Mallette offensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Steven Ashworth shooting foul (Aden Holloway draws the foul) | ||
| 6:51 | | TV timeout | ||
| 6:51 | | Aden Holloway misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 6:51 | | +1 | Aden Holloway makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 16-30 |
| 6:51 | | +1 | Aden Holloway makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 16-31 |
| 6:38 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point dunk (Steven Ashworth assists) | 18-31 |
| 6:25 | | +2 | Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup (Derrion Reid assists) | 18-33 |
| 5:56 | | Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Labaron Philon defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | Derrion Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:46 | | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | Steven Ashworth misses two point layup | ||
| 5:38 | | Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Jasen Green blocks Labaron Philon's two point layup | ||
| 5:23 | | Crimson Tide offensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | Jarin Stevenson misses two point layup | ||
| 5:06 | | Labaron Philon offensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Crimson Tide turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 4:37 | | Jamiya Neal misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:35 | | Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Jarin Stevenson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:27 | | Isaac Traudt defensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | +2 | Jamiya Neal makes two point layup | 20-33 |
| 4:17 | | Labaron Philon shooting foul (Jamiya Neal draws the foul) | ||
| 4:17 | | +1 | Jamiya Neal makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-33 |
| 3:55 | | Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:53 | | Jamiya Neal defensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | +2 | Fredrick King makes two point jump shot (Isaac Traudt assists) | 23-33 |
| 3:30 | | Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | Fredrick King defensive rebound | ||
| 3:05 | | Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:03 | | Crimson Tide defensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | TV timeout | ||
| 2:43 | | Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:41 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Jamiya Neal misses two point layup | ||
| 2:31 | | Jasen Green offensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | +2 | Jasen Green makes two point layup | 25-33 |
| 2:16 | | Derrion Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:14 | | Houston Mallette offensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | +2 | Aden Holloway makes two point jump shot | 25-35 |
| 2:00 | | Jasen Green misses two point layup | ||
| 1:58 | | Jamiya Neal offensive rebound | ||
| 1:54 | | +2 | Jamiya Neal makes two point layup | 27-35 |
| 1:53 | | Jamiya Neal personal foul | ||
| 1:41 | | Jamiya Neal shooting foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:41 | | +1 | Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-36 |
| 1:41 | | +1 | Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-37 |
| 1:29 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup (Jasen Green assists) | 29-37 |
| 1:16 | | Aiden Sherrell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:14 | | Aden Holloway offensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | Mark Sears misses two point layup | ||
| 0:59 | | Aiden Sherrell offensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | Aiden Sherrell misses two point layup | ||
| 0:52 | | Aiden Sherrell offensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | Aiden Sherrell misses two point layup | ||
| 0:50 | | Jasen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | Steven Ashworth misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:45 | | Grant Nelson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | Jasen Green personal foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:44 | | Grant Nelson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 0:44 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point layup | 31-37 |
| 0:01 | | Mark Sears misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Aiden Sherrell offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |