National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Alabama 80, Missouri 73
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 22, 2014
Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Officials: # Patrick Adams, # Rick Hartzell, # Brian Shey
Attendance: 10907
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Alabama 80, Missouri 73: Levi Randolph scored a career-high 33 points off the bench as the Crimson Tide surprised the visiting Tigers.

Randolph hit 11-of-15 from the field, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range, to pace Alabama (11-16, 5-9 SEC), which snapped a two-game losing streak. Trevor Releford added 18 points and six assists for the Crimson Tide, who shot 57.4 percent from the field.

Earnest Ross led Missouri (19-8, 7-7) with 25 points and eight rebounds, while Jabari Brown added 23 points and five assists. Jordan Clarkson chipped in with 14 for the Tigers, who dropped into a seven-way tie for fourth in the SEC.

The game was close through much of the first half, but Randolph scored eight points in just over a minute to put the Tide up 10 with just over six minutes to play. Randolph dunked with six seconds to go - giving him 19 points for the half, one short of his career high - to put Alabama up seven at the break.

The Tide led throughout the second half, but the Tigers pulled within one with just over seven minutes to go on three free throws by Ross. But 3-pointers by Randolph and Releford were part of a 10-3 run that put Alabama back into a comfortable lead as Missouri never again seriously threatened.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Missouri dominated the boards, 36-24, including grabbing 13 offensive rebounds. … The Tide struggled at the line, hitting just 16-of-29. … Ross hit 4-of-7 from 3-point range while the rest of the Tigers connected on just 1-of-9 from beyond the arc.



Top Game Performances
 
Missouri   Alabama
Earnest Ross 25 Scoring Levi Randolph 33
Jabari Brown 5 Assists Trevor Releford 6
Earnest Ross 8 Rebounds Rodney Cooper 6
Jabari Brown 10 Free Throws Made Levi Randolph 6
Jordan Clarkson 2 Steals Retin Obasohan 2
Johnathan Williams III 1 Blocks Carl Engstrom 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Missouri 73 47.9 5-16 22-29 14 29 1 4 16
Alabama 80 57.4 10-21 16-29 16 21 3 7 8