Alabama’s second half against the Miami Hurricanes in the ESPN Events Invitational got off to a fast start. After starting the second half up just 33-30, the Crimson Tide jumped out with a 7-0 run to increase their lead to 40-30.
The next eight points would be made by Keon Ellis, extending the Tide’s lead to 12, up 48-36.
The Crimson Tide increased their lead to as many as 25 points with 10:40 remaining via a 17-0 run, now leading 56-38.
As the game went on, the Crimson Tide continued to hit their three-point shots. The final score in this one was 96-64.
Keon Ellis dominated the second half, he lead the Tide in scoring with 22 points.
Jaden Shackelford, JD Davison and Juwan Gary scored 15, 13 and 13 respectively.
The freshman Davison also tallied 10 assists and six rebounds.
The Crimson Tide shot 53.6% from the floor, including 53.3% from three.
Defensively the Tide was suffocating. The Hurricanes did shoot 46% from the floor, but they only got 50 shots up. They shot 23.5% from three, only hitting on four triples in the game.
For Miami, Kameron McGusty lead the Canes tonight in points with 21.
Next up for the No. 10 Crimson Tide is a date with No. 1 Gonzaga in Seattle on Dec. 4.
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