
Creighton Bluejays at Alabama Crimson Tide
· NCAA Men's BasketballMark Sears scores 27 points and No. 7 Alabama beat Creighton 83-75

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.
Alabama: The Crimson Tide beat a power conference team despite only four points from Grant Nelson, who grabbed 10 rebounds.
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2nd 0:07 | Mark Sears made Free Throw. | 75 - 83 |
2nd 0:07 | Mark Sears made Free Throw. | 75 - 82 |
2nd 0:07 | Foul on Jackson McAndrew. | 75 - 81 |
2nd 0:08 | Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 81 |
2nd 0:11 | Steven Ashworth missed Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 81 |
Statistics
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27-60 | FG | 30-70 |
45.0 | Field Goal % | 42.9 |
8-27 | 3PT | 6-30 |
29.6 | Three Point % | 20.0 |
13-16 | FT | 17-22 |
81.3 | Free Throw % | 77.3 |
32 | Rebounds | 46 |
5 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
27 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
16 | Assists | 13 |
6 | Steals | 8 |
3 | Blocks | 0 |
13 | Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
13 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
9 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
2 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
34 | Points in Paint | 44 |
18 | Fouls | 15 |
2 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information

Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Attendance: 13,474 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
St. John's | 18-2 | - | 31-5 |
Creighton | 15-5 | 3 | 25-11 |
UConn | 14-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
Marquette | 13-7 | 5 | 23-11 |
Xavier | 13-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
Villanova | 11-9 | 7 | 20-14 |
Georgetown | 8-12 | 10 | 18-16 |
Butler | 6-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
Providence | 6-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
DePaul | 4-16 | 14 | 14-20 |
Seton Hall | 2-18 | 16 | 7-25 |
2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Auburn | 15-3 | - | 32-5 |
Florida | 14-4 | 1 | 34-4 |
Alabama | 13-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
Tennessee | 12-6 | 3 | 30-8 |
Texas A&M | 11-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Ole Miss | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
Kentucky | 10-8 | 5 | 24-12 |
Missouri | 10-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
Mississippi State | 8-10 | 7 | 21-13 |
Arkansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
Vanderbilt | 8-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
Oklahoma | 6-12 | 9 | 20-14 |
Texas | 6-12 | 9 | 19-16 |
LSU | 3-15 | 12 | 14-18 |
South Carolina | 2-16 | 13 | 12-20 |