Alabama guard Mark Sears got here into Saturday night time’s sport towards LSU main the staff and the Southeastern Convention in scoring however was held scoreless and spent the complete second half of the Crimson Tide’s 80-73 win on the bench.
“We performed the fellows that we thought gave us the most effective likelihood 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 sphere with three rebounds, three assists and two turnovers.
Oats pointed to defensive consistency, particularly into the second half, as a motive for lineup adjustments.
“I did not suppose our second-half protection has been superb recently, so we made the purpose to the fellows, we’re completed 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 completed that a lot this yr.”
Reporting by The Related Press.
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