The Alabama Crimson Tide Mens Basketball team defeated the Belmont Bruins with a final score of 92 – 72 to improve their record to 6 – 5.
Head coach Nate Oats’ philosophy of more shots in as little time as possible was the key to winning the game for Alabama.
The Crimson Tide attempted a total of 67 shots and made 34 of them for a field goal percentage of 50.7 percent.
Offensively, the starting five were all consistent in their scoring. The highest scorer was Jaden Shackelford with 16 points and the lowest scorer out of the five was Alex Reese with 13 points.
John Petty is the star of the game with 14 points two forced turnovers, two steals, four assists and 11 rebounds.
🤩 JOHN PETTY APPRECIATION TWEET 🤩
With 11 points and 10 rebounds, the junior registers his third double-double in five games.
Alabama 82, Belmont 67 | 3:23 2H #RollTide pic.twitter.com/s7NNFgh0gL
— Alabama Men’s Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) December 21, 2019
Alabama is seemingly on the rise after finding their groove in the first ten games of the season.
As they near SEC play it looks as if Oats’ play-style is finally starting to clique and result in some wins for this Alabama team.
Alabama will face Richmond in their next matchup at home on Dec. 29 before starting conference play vs. Florida on Jan. 4 in Gainesville.
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