Amari Allen Scores 24 as No. 18 Alabama Makes 29 Free Throws and Holds Off Seton Hall 82-76
No. 18 Alabama beat Seton Hall 82-76 in Tuscaloosa after a 17-point lead shrank to three with 57 seconds left. Amari Allen scored 24, and the Tide made 29 of 38 free throws.
Photo: Alabama Athletics. Amari Allen, official roster headshot. Card design: The Dyme.
No. 18 Alabama beat Seton Hall 82-76 on Friday night at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa. A 17-point lead had shrunk to three with 57 seconds left. Amari Allen scored 24 on 6-of-10 shooting, 3 of 4 from three and 9 of 12 at the line, with five assists, per the ESPN box score. Alabama made 29 of 38 free throws. Seton Hall made 17 of 18. The Crimson Tide moved to 4-0. Seton Hall fell to 3-1.
Where the six points came from
By our count from the ESPN box, Seton Hall made 19 two-point baskets to Alabama's 16, a six-point edge. Both teams made seven threes. Alabama made 12 more free throws, plus-12. That nets six.
Seton Hall led by as many as six, per ESPN, and the lead changed hands four times. Alabama led 38-28 at halftime and by as many as 17. The Pirates won the second half 48-44, by our count from the linescores.
The last three minutes
Simeon Wilcher made two free throws at 2:48 to cut it to 77-68, per the ESPN play-by-play. After a Brandon Garrison turnover, Mihailo Petrovic hit a 24-foot three at 1:22 and Trey Parker a 23-footer at 0:57 to make it 77-74. Cole Cloer made one free throw. Aden Holloway made two at 0:33 and two more at 0:19, around a Devin Williams tip-in, to close it at 82-76.
Second chances and turnovers
Seton Hall shot 26 of 69, 38%, and grabbed 16 offensive rebounds. Williams had six of them, plus four blocks. The Pirates scored 25 points off 17 Alabama turnovers, to 12 off their own 12. Alabama had 24 fast-break points to 13.
Who else scored
Holloway scored 18 and made all eight of his free throws. Cloer had 12 off the bench, and Garrison eight points with seven rebounds.
For Seton Hall, Ilay Dolinski scored 15 off the bench on 6-of-7 shooting. Elijah Fisher had 14 with 7 of 8 at the line, Parker 12 and Williams 10 with seven rebounds.
The box score, side by side
Full-game team numbers, per the ESPN box score:
| Category | Alabama | Seton Hall |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 23-53 (43%) | 26-69 (38%) |
| 3-pointers | 7-21 | 7-26 |
| Free throws | 29-38 | 17-18 |
| Rebounds | 41 | 36 |
| Offensive rebounds | 14 | 16 |
| Assists | 11 | 13 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 12 |
| Steals | 8 | 8 |
| Points in the paint | 32 | 28 |
| Points off turnovers | 12 | 25 |
| Fast-break points | 24 | 13 |
Half scoring, per the ESPN linescores:
| Half | Alabama | Seton Hall |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 38 | 28 |
| 2nd | 44 | 48 |
| Final | 82 | 76 |
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