Rapid Reaction: Alabama stays perfect in SEC play with historic 3-point shooting barrage against LSU
Tuesday’s game between No. 19 Alabama and LSU was a highly anticipated one. These are 2 teams atop the SEC standings, with Alabama entering with a perfect 6-0 record in league play.
However, the game was over before it had a chance to get going, thanks to Alabama’s red-hot 3-point shooting. Seven of Alabama’s first 8 made shots were from long range, and the Tide held a 23-4 lead before the limited-capacity crowd in Baton Rouge could even sit down.
At halftime, the lead was 60-32 in favor of the Tide. By the time the dust settled on the game, the Tide had earned a 105-75 victory. And, they went 23-for-43 from 3-point land.
Those 23 long-range makes set an SEC record for most 3-pointers in a single game. John Petty Jr. led the way once again, going 8-for-10 from long range to finish with a game-high 24 points.
But, when the subs came in late in the second half, coach Nate Oats said there was something left to be desired:
Nate Oats said he was a little disappointed with the last 8 minutes of the 105-75 win at LSU.
— Michael Casagrande (@ByCasagrande) January 20, 2021
The Tide are now 7-0 in SEC play. Can they keep rolling? Can LSU recover from this 30-point loss (that should have been much worse)? We’ll find out moving forward! But, for now, Alabama has a 3-point record it can hang its hat on.
Bama cleared the bench in the game..
What a blessing John Petty has been for this team. he shoots the lights out
I wonder if Fantasyfootballgod (LSU fan) monitors basketball articles like football. If he does, I’d like to say that Bama skullfugged them corndogs.
haha
The Nate Oats hire is looking like a homerun so far.
The Oats hire was a homerun. this isn’t a mirage. this is who this guy is. Bobby Hurley came across him while recruiting a kid out of detroit while an assistant at ri. 6 mo later he brought him onto his staff at ub. it wasn’t part of a package deal…both individuals stood on their own.
fast forward 2 yrs, hurley bolts for the az st job and the ub admin (which includes allen greene) were also so impressed by him that they promoted him in that same time span from a hs hc to a hc of their univ. his coming out party to the nation was in the ’18 tourn, but he was already impressing insiders before that.
my alma mater’s former doofus ad was lazy and unimaginative and relied on a search firm to suggest the names of matta and crean for a replacement the year before bama hired oats.
look at the current state of the two b-ball programs. yes, i’m jealous. i remember a lot of bama fans criticizing this hire back in spring ’19.
man that was insane. Nothing we could do. Congrats to yall Bammers, looks like yall gonna run the conference again in basketball.
SEC Wars: Revenge of the Tide
I’m all seriousness, this past month has been something else. But now that they’re through the “tough” part of the schedule, I’m curious to see if this team stays motivated and beats the teams it should beat. If so, that regular season SEC title is all but locked up. I also think the rematches with Kentucky, LSU, and Auburn will be very telling. For now, in just enjoying the ride! #Ball&Oats
What next? Bama becomes a baseball power too?
Maybe a bit premature to call them a basketball power. They’re poised for a Cinderella type season with a veteran team. Can Oates translate that into long term success is the question.
Agreed Fan92. One game at a time.
Reminds me of Auburn a few years ago.
Unreal.