Brandon Miller scored 21 points and Nick Pringle added 19 as top-ranked Alabama cruised to a 108-59 win over visiting Georgia in their Southeastern Conference matchup on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Miller shot 7 of 10 from the field, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range, while Pringle hit 9 of 12 from the floor and hauled in 12 rebounds.
Mark Sears added 17 points by going 6 of 10 from the field, including 5 of 8 from distance, with Rylan Griffen chipping in 13 points. Noah Clowney finished with 12 points and five rebounds for the Crimson Tide.
Alabama (23-4, 13-1 SEC) shot a red-hot 39 of 63 (61.9 percent) from the field, including 16 of 34 (47.1 percent) from 3-point range. Alabama, which has won five of its past six games, outrebounded the Bulldogs 49-26.
Georgia (16-11, 6-8) has dropped four of its past six games. Justin Hill led the Bulldogs with 17 points. Terry Roberts added 11 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals, while Braelen Bridges finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.
The Bulldogs shot 21 of 56 (37.5 percent) from the field, including 4 of 13 (30.8 percent) from beyond the arc.
After leading 54-25 at halftime, the Crimson Tide picked up where they left off by opening the second half with a 12-2 run to take a 66-27 advantage with 15:57 to play.
Griffen’s 3-pointer extended Alabama’s lead to 75-33 with 12:31 left, and Pringle’s three-point play made it 100-50 with 3:45 to go.
Alabama built a 15-4 lead on Sears’ 3-pointer just over three minutes into the game. The Crimson Tide’s advantage ballooned to 30-8 following another 3-pointer by Sears with 13:32 to go in the first half.
Miller scored 18 and Sears 15 in the half for Alabama, which shot 20 of 31 (64.5 percent), including 10 of 18 (58.6 percent) from beyond the arc.
Bridges scored eight in the first half for Georgia, while Hill and Roberts added six apiece.
The Bulldogs shot 9 of 30 (30 percent) from the field in the half, including 1 of 8 (12.5 percent) from distance.
–Field Level Media