Alabama guard Mark Sears got here into Saturday evening’s sport in opposition to LSU main the group and the Southeastern Convention in scoring however was held scoreless and spent your complete second half of the Crimson Tide’s 80-73 win on the bench.
“We performed the fellows that we thought gave us the very best probability to win within the second half,” Alabama coach Nate Oats stated.
Sears, a preseason All-American averaging 19 factors per sport, went 0-for-5 from the sector with three rebounds, three assists and two turnovers.
Oats pointed to defensive consistency, particularly into the second half, as a cause for lineup adjustments.
“I did not suppose our second-half protection has been superb currently, so we made the purpose to the fellows, we’re finished beginning the identical group that begins the sport,” Oats stated. “Our protection was considerably higher within the second half than within the first half, and we have not finished that a lot this yr.”
Reporting by The Related Press.
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