re: Tide Hoops | 25-12 (13-5)

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The No. 15/15 Alabama men's basketball team secured another dominant home victory, defeating Texas A&M 100-75 Saturday afternoon inside Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide led for all but 2:45 in the 25-point win as the team extended its home conference winning streak to 16 consecutive games.

The Crimson Tide (18-7, 10-2 SEC) drained 18 three-pointers in the contest on the way to securing the team's eighth 100-point game of the season, the most since in college basketball in nearly 30 dating back to the 1995-96 Kentucky national championship team.

Mark Sears led all scoring with 23 points in the victory, his 16th 20-point game of the season, to go along with four assists, four rebounds and three steals. Rylan Griffen (17), Latrell Wrightsell Jr. (16), Aaron Estrada (11) and Sam Walters (11) also scored in double figures, while Walters paced the Tide with eight boards.

The Aggies (15-10, 6-6 SEC) had four with double-figures, led by Tyrece Radford with 22 points and four rebounds.

Head Coach Nate Oats Postgame Comments
This was a big win. We have teams right on our tail in this SEC race, so we've got to protect the home floor. We didn't do a great job on the defensive glass, they rebounded 52 percent of their misses. I told the team first we have to try to turn them over. Second, we have to actually box out and rebound, and we weren't great on that. Third, I said after they get an offensive rebound, we still have to get a stop.

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