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No. 10 Alabama beats No. 20 North Carolina 94-79 in the ACC-SEC Challenge

AP
Dec 04, 2024

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Mark Sears scored 20 points, Aden Holloway and Labaron Philon each had 15 points and No. 10 Alabama Crimson Tide beat No. 20 North Carolina Tar Heels 94-79 on Wednesday night in the ACC-SEC Challenge.

Clifford Omoruyi and Derrion Reid each scored 11 points and Grant Nelson had 10 points to help the Crimson Tide (6-2) beat three straight Top 25 opponents for the first time in three seasons.

The rematch of Alabama's Sweet 16 victory last season wasn’t close.

Freshman Ian Jackson scored a season-high 23 points, RJ Davis had 18 and Seth Trimble added 12 points for the Tar Heels (4-4). They've lost three in a row.

A 9-0 run early in the second half pushed Alabama to a 52-38 lead on the way to what became an 18-point spread.

Alabama: The Crimson Tide had first road victory of the season to counter a loss at Purdue. The balanced scoring is a luxury with at least five players with a double-figure points total for the fourth consecutive game.

North Carolina: The Tar Heels keep falling into first-half holes.

Alabama didn’t flinch when Sears, a preseason All-America selection, picked up his second foul with 6:37 left in the first half and sat out for a few minutes. The Crimson Tide led 43-34 at the half.

Alabama made 12 3-pointerse, while the Tar Heels went 5 for 28. Davis was 1 for 11.

North Carolina opens Atlantic Coast Conference play Saturday at home against Georgia Tech. Alabama hosts Creighton on Dec. 14.

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1st Half
ALA
Crimson Tide
43
UNC
Tar Heels
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Clifford Omoruyi vs. Jalen Washington (Mark Sears gains possession)
19:29		Grant Nelson misses two point jump shot
19:27		Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
19:23		Grant Nelson shooting foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul)
19:23	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
19:23	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-2
18:57		Labaron Philon misses three point jump shot
18:55		Crimson Tide offensive rebound
18:52		Crimson Tide turnover (shot clock violation)
18:33		Seth Trimble misses two point jump shot
18:31		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
18:22		Jarin Stevenson turnover (lost ball) (RJ Davis steals)
18:13		Jalen Washington turnover (lost ball) (Mark Sears steals)
18:06		Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot
18:04		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
17:47		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
17:45		Jalen Washington offensive rebound
17:44		Jalen Washington turnover
17:22	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	2-2
17:09		Labaron Philon blocks Elliot Cadeau's three point jump shot
17:07		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
16:53		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point layup
16:51		Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
16:43		Seth Trimble misses three point jump shot
16:41		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
16:39		Seth Trimble shooting foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
16:39	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-2
16:39	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-2
16:28		Ven-Allen Lubin turnover (lost ball) (Mouhamed Dioubate steals)
16:19		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
16:17		Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
16:13	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point dunk (Elliot Cadeau assists)	4-4
16:06	+3	Derrion Reid makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	7-4
15:57		Elliot Cadeau misses two point layup
15:55		Derrion Reid defensive rebound
15:50	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	9-4
15:36	+3	RJ Davis makes three point jump shot	9-7
15:17	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	11-7
15:07		Jae'Lyn Withers turnover (traveling)
15:07		TV timeout
14:52	+2	Derrion Reid makes two point layup (Aiden Sherrell assists)	13-7
14:37		RJ Davis turnover (lost ball) (Mark Sears steals)
14:27		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
14:25		Ian Jackson defensive rebound
14:21	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point layup	13-9
14:10		Derrion Reid misses two point layup
14:08		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
14:02	+3	Ian Jackson makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)	13-12
13:45	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	15-12
13:36		Ian Jackson misses three point jump shot
13:34		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
13:24	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	18-12
12:58		Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point jump shot
12:56		Derrion Reid defensive rebound
12:46		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
12:44		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
12:38	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup	18-14
12:17	+3	Mark Sears makes three point jump shot	21-14
11:57		Jae'Lyn Withers misses three point jump shot
11:55		Derrion Reid defensive rebound
11:44		Aiden Sherrell misses three point jump shot
11:42		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
11:40		TV timeout
11:32		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Jalen Washington's two point layup
11:30		Tar Heels offensive rebound
11:23		Seth Trimble misses two point jump shot
11:21		Houston Mallette defensive rebound
11:12		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
11:12		Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
11:12		Houston Mallette personal foul
10:57		Elliot Cadeau turnover (bad pass) (Houston Mallette steals)
10:47		Aden Holloway misses two point layup
10:46		Tar Heels defensive rebound
10:25		Jalen Washington misses three point jump shot
10:23		Drake Powell offensive rebound
10:16		Elliot Cadeau turnover (bad pass) (Houston Mallette steals)
10:09		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point layup
10:07		Labaron Philon offensive rebound
10:01	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point layup	23-14
9:45		Mark Sears personal foul
9:30		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
9:28		Ty Claude offensive rebound
9:23	+2	Ty Claude makes two point layup	23-16
9:09	+3	Houston Mallette makes three point jump shot (Clifford Omoruyi assists)	26-16
8:51		RJ Davis misses two point layup
8:49		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
8:44	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point layup	28-16
8:32	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup (Ty Claude assists)	28-18
8:19	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point jump shot	31-18
7:59		Jarin Stevenson personal foul
7:58		TV timeout
7:38		Elliot Cadeau misses three point jump shot
7:36		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
7:30		Derrion Reid misses three point jump shot
7:28		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
7:21	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point jump shot	31-20
7:03		Mark Sears misses two point layup
7:01		Derrion Reid offensive rebound
6:49		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
6:47		Mouhamed Dioubate offensive rebound
6:37		Mouhamed Dioubate misses two point layup
6:37		Ty Claude defensive rebound
6:37	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup	31-22
6:37		Mark Sears shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
6:37	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-23
6:22		Ven-Allen Lubin blocks Jarin Stevenson's two point layup
6:20		Ian Jackson defensive rebound
6:12		Mouhamed Dioubate shooting foul (Ven-Allen Lubin draws the foul)
6:12	+1	Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-24
6:12	+1	Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-25
6:05		Elliot Cadeau personal foul
5:52		Derrion Reid misses three point jump shot
5:50		Drake Powell defensive rebound
5:29		Ian Jackson misses two point layup
5:27		Derrion Reid defensive rebound
5:07	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Labaron Philon assists)	33-25
4:42		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
4:40		Derrion Reid defensive rebound
4:38		Derrion Reid turnover (bad pass) (RJ Davis steals)
4:35		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Elliot Cadeau draws the foul)
4:35		Elliot Cadeau misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:35	+1	Elliot Cadeau makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-26
4:31		Aden Holloway turnover (bad pass) (Elliot Cadeau steals)
4:25	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point layup	33-28
4:21		Ian Jackson personal foul
4:06	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point jump shot (Labaron Philon assists)	36-28
3:51		Seth Trimble misses two point layup
3:49		Seth Trimble offensive rebound
3:45		Seth Trimble misses two point layup
3:43		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
3:32	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point jump shot	38-28
3:20		Ian Jackson misses two point jump shot
3:19		Tar Heels offensive rebound
3:19		TV timeout
3:13		RJ Davis turnover (traveling)
3:02		Grant Nelson turnover (bad pass) (Ven-Allen Lubin steals)
2:56		Seth Trimble turnover (bad pass)
2:43		Mark Sears turnover (lost ball)
2:32		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
2:30		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
2:18		Aden Holloway turnover (lost ball)
1:59	+2	Jae'Lyn Withers makes two point jump shot	38-30
1:50		Seth Trimble personal foul
1:41		Labaron Philon misses three point jump shot
1:39		RJ Davis defensive rebound
1:35	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point dunk (RJ Davis assists)	38-32
1:23	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup (Clifford Omoruyi assists)	40-32
1:08		Clifford Omoruyi blocks RJ Davis's two point layup
1:08		Tar Heels offensive rebound
1:06		Jae'Lyn Withers misses three point jump shot
1:04		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
0:44	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	43-32
0:35		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
0:33		Ty Claude offensive rebound
0:28	+2	Ty Claude makes two point layup	43-34
0:01		Grant Nelson misses two point jump shot
0:00		Ian Jackson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ALA
Crimson Tide
51
UNC
Tar Heels
45

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+2	Jalen Washington makes two point dunk (Drake Powell assists)	43-36
19:20		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point dunk
19:18		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
19:15		Grant Nelson personal foul
19:02		RJ Davis misses two point layup
19:00		Tar Heels offensive rebound
18:49	+2	RJ Davis makes two point jump shot	43-38
18:44		Drake Powell personal foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
18:36		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
18:34		Grant Nelson offensive rebound
18:29		Jalen Washington shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
18:29	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-38
18:29	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-38
18:14		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
18:12		Tar Heels offensive rebound
18:12		Labaron Philon personal foul (Jalen Washington draws the foul)
18:06		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
18:04		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
17:44	+3	Jarin Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Labaron Philon assists)	48-38
17:26		Seth Trimble misses two point layup
17:24		Jalen Washington offensive rebound
17:14		Jalen Washington misses three point jump shot
17:12		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
17:00	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup (Mark Sears assists)	50-38
16:53		Elliot Cadeau turnover (bad pass) (Labaron Philon steals)
16:48	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point layup	52-38
16:48		Tar Heels 30 second timeout
16:48		TV timeout
16:30		RJ Davis turnover (bad pass) (Labaron Philon steals)
16:23		Labaron Philon misses three point jump shot
16:21		Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
16:15		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
16:13		Tar Heels offensive rebound
16:13	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)	52-40
16:13		Mark Sears shooting foul (Ian Jackson draws the foul)
16:13		Ian Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:13		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
16:04	+3	Jarin Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Labaron Philon assists)	55-40
15:47	+2	Drake Powell makes two point layup	55-42
15:37	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point dunk (Aden Holloway assists)	57-42
15:21		Elliot Cadeau turnover (lost ball)
15:21		TV timeout
15:10		Ven-Allen Lubin blocks Grant Nelson's two point layup
15:08		Ian Jackson defensive rebound
14:52	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)	57-44
14:42		Elliot Cadeau personal foul
14:30		Aden Holloway turnover (bad pass) (Drake Powell steals)
14:22		RJ Davis misses two point layup
14:20		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
14:17	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point tip dunk	57-46
14:08		Grant Nelson misses two point layup
14:06		Drake Powell defensive rebound
14:02	+2	Drake Powell makes two point layup	57-48
13:57	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup (Jarin Stevenson assists)	59-48
13:44		Jarin Stevenson blocks Elliot Cadeau's two point layup
13:43		Labaron Philon defensive rebound
13:43		Drake Powell personal foul (Labaron Philon draws the foul)
13:35	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point layup	61-48
13:25		Ian Jackson misses two point layup
13:23		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
13:17	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Mark Sears assists)	63-48
13:02		Derrion Reid shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
13:02	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-49
13:02	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-50
12:35		Labaron Philon misses three point jump shot
12:33		Ian Jackson defensive rebound
12:20		Drake Powell misses two point jump shot
12:18		Houston Mallette defensive rebound
12:13		Ian Jackson personal foul
12:05		Derrion Reid misses two point layup
12:03		Derrion Reid offensive rebound
11:57	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Derrion Reid assists)	65-50
11:35		Seth Trimble misses three point jump shot
11:33		Labaron Philon defensive rebound
11:27		Derrion Reid misses three point jump shot
11:25		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
11:24		Jae'Lyn Withers personal foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
11:24		TV timeout
11:24	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-50
11:24	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-50
11:01	+2	RJ Davis makes two point jump shot	67-52
10:41		Mark Sears misses two point layup
10:39		Ty Claude defensive rebound
10:24		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
10:22		Aden Holloway defensive rebound
10:15	+3	Houston Mallette makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	70-52
9:59		Seth Trimble misses three point jump shot
9:57		Mark Sears defensive rebound
9:50		Mark Sears turnover (lost ball) (Ian Jackson steals)
9:46		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
9:44		Seth Trimble offensive rebound
9:44		Mouhamed Dioubate personal foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul)
9:44		Seth Trimble misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:44	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-53
9:36		Grant Nelson turnover (bad pass) (Drake Powell steals)
9:24		Drake Powell misses three point jump shot
9:22		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
9:13	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup	70-55
9:13		Derrion Reid misses three point jump shot
9:13		Tar Heels defensive rebound
9:13		Mouhamed Dioubate personal foul
8:40		Grant Nelson blocks RJ Davis's three point jump shot
8:38		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
8:38	+2	Derrion Reid makes two point layup	72-55
8:30	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point layup	72-57
8:22	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point layup	74-57
8:01	+3	Ian Jackson makes three point jump shot	74-60
7:48		Jarin Stevenson misses three point jump shot
7:46		Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
7:46		Grant Nelson personal foul
7:46		TV timeout
7:46		Elliot Cadeau misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:46		Ty Claude offensive rebound
7:44	+2	Ty Claude makes two point layup	74-62
7:44		Grant Nelson shooting foul (Ty Claude draws the foul)
7:44		Ty Claude misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:44		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
7:31		Derrion Reid misses three point jump shot
7:29		RJ Davis defensive rebound
7:22		Ian Jackson misses three point jump shot
7:20		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
7:07		Mark Sears turnover (bad pass) (Ian Jackson steals)
7:00	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point dunk	74-64
6:47	+2	Derrion Reid makes two point dunk (Mark Sears assists)	76-64
6:30		Ty Claude turnover (bad pass) (Labaron Philon steals)
6:25		Ty Claude personal foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
6:25	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-64
6:25		Clifford Omoruyi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:25		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
6:12		Jalen Washington misses three point jump shot
6:10		Houston Mallette defensive rebound
6:00		Cade Tyson personal foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
6:00	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-64
6:00	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-64
5:54	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)	79-66
5:41	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point layup	81-66
5:41		Jalen Washington shooting foul (Labaron Philon draws the foul)
5:41	+1	Labaron Philon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	82-66
5:31		Seth Trimble misses two point layup
5:29		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
5:22		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
5:20		Labaron Philon offensive rebound
5:03		Labaron Philon misses two point jump shot
5:01		Mouhamed Dioubate offensive rebound
4:40		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
4:38		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
4:27		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Jalen Washington draws the foul)
4:27		Jalen Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:27	+1	Jalen Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-67
4:20		Aden Holloway turnover (bad pass) (RJ Davis steals)
4:12	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point layup	82-69
3:56		Aden Holloway turnover (lost ball) (RJ Davis steals)
3:46		Ian Jackson misses two point jump shot
3:44		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
3:30		TV timeout
3:22	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	84-69
3:04		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
3:02		Mark Sears defensive rebound
2:54	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Aden Holloway assists)	86-69
2:41	+3	Seth Trimble makes three point jump shot (Drake Powell assists)	86-72
2:07	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point jump shot	89-72
1:44	+2	Drake Powell makes two point dunk (Seth Trimble assists)	89-74
1:42		Tar Heels 60 second timeout
1:40		Labaron Philon turnover (traveling)
1:38	+3	Ian Jackson makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)	89-77
1:05		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
1:03		RJ Davis defensive rebound
0:55	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup (RJ Davis assists)	89-79
0:24	+3	Mark Sears makes three point jump shot	92-79
0:14		Ian Jackson misses two point dunk
0:12		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
0:07		RJ Davis personal foul (Derrion Reid draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Derrion Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2	93-79
0:07	+1	Derrion Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2	94-79
0:01		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
0:00		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Crimson Tide defensive rebound