Alabama vs. Houston: Box score, stats and summary feat. L.J. Cryer (Nov. 26) 

The ninth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide secured an 85-80 overtime win against the sixth-ranked Houston Cougars in the Players Era Festival - Impact Tournament.

The Crimson Tide secured a dominant victory against one of the best programs in the country and Mark Sears led the way for Alabama with 24 points while L.J. Cryer scored 30.

The Crimson Tide (5-1) dominated and used their exciting play to a victory as they only allowed two points in the overtime period. The Cougars (3-2) played well but just fell a bit short in this matchup.

Let’s take a closer look at the box scores to determine how the game has gone so far.

Alabama vs. Houston box score

Alabama vs. Houston box score

Team	First Half	Second Half	Overtime	Final Score
Alabama	34	44	7	85
Houston	36	42	2	80

Alabama Crimson Tide box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Grant Nelson	F	4-8	1-3	4-6	4	10	0	2	0	4	4	13
Clifford Omoruyi	C	1-1	0-0	2-4	2	3	0	0	1	1	2	4
Labaron Philon	G	0-6	0-3	1-2	2	3	2	0	1	3	1	1
Mark Sears	G	4-13	4-8	12-14	0	4	3	1	0	2	3	24
Latrell Washington Jr	G	3-6	3-6	3-4	0	0	2	1	0	1	3	12
Derrion Reid	F	2-5	1-4	1-2	1	1	2	0	1	1	2	6
Mouhamed Dioubate	F	3-8	0-1	4-4	5	16	1	1	3	0	4	10
Aiden Sherrell	F	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Jarin Stevenson	F	0-1	0-1	1-3	2	3	1	0	0	0	2	1
Aden Holloway	G	5-8	2-4	2-2	1	3	3	0	0	1	3	14

Houston Cougars box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Ja’Vier Francis	F	0-1	0-0	2-3	1	2	0	2	0	2	4	2
J’Wan Roberts	F	3-4	0-0	5-7	1	1	0	0	2	2	4	11
Milos Uzan	G	2-5	1-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	2	5	5
Emanuel Sharp	G	3-11	2-6	6-8	0	6	1	1	0	1	5	14
L.J. Cryer	G	9-26	2-8	10-10	0	0	2	3	0	1	1	30
Joseph Tugler	F	1-5	0-2	0-1	2	8	2	1	8	2	4	2
Terrance Arceneaux	G	2-3	0-0	1-2	1	3	1	2	0	1	2	5
Mercy Miller	G	1-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
Ramon Walker Jr	G	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mylik Wilson	G	3-9	1-2	0-0	1	5	1	1	0	1	2	7

Alabama vs. Houston Game Summary

The Alabama Crimson Tide were able to shoot the basketball at a decent level throughout the game as they were 22-of-60 (36.7%) from the floor, 11-of-30 (36.7%) from the 3-point line, and 30-of-41 (73.2%) from the free-throw line.

They dominated on the glass as they had 48 rebounds (20 offensive, 28 defensive) and dished out 14 assists on 22 field goals. The big issue was the fact they turned the ball over 15 times.

Defensively, the team did a good job as they gave up five steals and six blocks in the game. The Roll Tide stepped up and played well in the overtime period to secure the win.

The Houston Cougars were able to shoot the ball at an okay level as the team had a shooting split of 36.9/31.6/78.8 but the volume is significant. The Cougars made six threes and 26 free throws.

Houston did well on the glass as well with 16 of their 39 total rebounds being on the offensive glass. The defense is Houston’s calling card with 10 steals and 10 blocks. However, the team turned the ball over 10 times. The Cougars played at a good level but it was just not enough to win this game.