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The Alabama and LSU men's basketball teams meet in a Southeastern Conference contest on Saturday, March 5.

LSU defeated Alabama 80-77 in overtime.

Alabama, ranked No. 24 in the Ferris Mowers Men's Basketball Coaches Poll powered by USA Today Sports, went to 19-12 overall and 9-9 in the SEC. LSU improved to 21-10 overall and 9-9 in the SEC. 

Check out the top plays from the game.

LSU's Tari Eason block, dunk

LSU forward Tari Eason blocked a shot by Alabama's Keon Ellis with 43 seconds left in the first overtime. Eason then ran the court and got a fast-break dunk with 38.1 seconds remaining that put LSU up 78-77 vs. Alabama. 

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LSU's Darius Days dunk

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LSU forward Darius Days dunked on an assist from Xavier Pinson with 3:52 left in the first overtime. Days' dunk put LSU up 74-72 on Alabama. 

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Alabama's Darius Miles one-handed dunk

Alabama forward Darius Miles made a one-handed dunk on a fast break with 7:12 left in the second half. Miles' dunk put Alabama up 62-57 vs. LSU.

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LSU's Brandon Murray jumper

LSU guard Brandon Murray hit a jumper with 15:02 left in the second half. Murray's basket tied the game 47-47.

Alabama's Keon Ellis 3-pointer

Alabama guard Keon Ellis hit a right-corner 3-pointer with 15:27 left in the second half. Ellis' basket put Alabama up 47-45 vs. LSU.

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Alabama's Noah Gurley fast-break dunk

Alabama guard JD Davison got a steal and found Alabama forward Noah Gurley for a fast-break dunk as time expired to end the first half. Gurley's dunk put Alabama up 38-36 vs. LSU.

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LSU's Eric Gaines steal, layup

LSU guard Eric Gaines stole the ball from Alabama's Jahvon Quinerly with 7:46 left in the first half. Gaines took it for a layup with 7:40 left until halftime. Gaines' basket tied the game 23-23. 

LSU's Darius Days 3-pointer

LSU forward Darius Days hit a 3-pointer at the top of the key with 12:35 left in the first half. Day's basket put LSU up 16-13 vs. Alabama. 

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LSU's Brandon Murray 3-pointer

LSU guard Brandon Murray hit a 3-pointer with 16:30 left in the first half. Murray's basket put LSU up 10-5 vs. Alabama.

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Najee Harris gets his third rushing touchdown of the game. This is a butt-whipping. Interested to see if Saban runs it up.

That looks like a fumble to me. But what do I know?

LSU defensive back Cameron Lewis hit Bryce Young and forced a fumble to set the Tigers up at the Bama 42-yard line with just over three minutes to play. If you're not watching ESPN, do it now. 

LSU had gone 61 yards on 13 plays, but Phildarian Mathis sacked Max Johnson and recovered the fumble on the Alabama 20-yard line. The play was reviewed, and it was determined that Johnson's hand was moving forward before the ball was jarred loose. LSU staying alive.

It's remarkable to see Alabama struggle on both sides of the line of scrimmage. Its offensive line can't get anything going and its defense is getting worn down by the LSU running game. Those Tigers are inside the 10-yard line down 20-14 with a chance to take the lead. 

This is starting to get scary for the Crimson Tide. They went three-and-out after quarterback Bryce Young was stopped short of the line to gain on a quarterback scramble. They still lead 20-14, but this is the sloppiest Tide team that we've seen all year. 

LSU got bailed out when Alabama got called for a horse-collar tackle on third-down to extend a drive, even though it appeared that LSU wide receiver Trey Palmer was hauled down from the front. Max Johnson his Jack Bech on the very next play for an eight-yard touchdown to make it 20-14. Things are starting to get sketchy in Tuscaloosa.

Alabama capitalized on LSU's mistake late in the second quarter by putting up touchdowns on back-to-back drives, sandwiched around halftime. Bryce Young completed a 58-yard pass to Jameson Williams to push the lead to 20-7. Alabama looked disinterested in the first quarter, but caught fire and looks exactly like the second-best team in the nation.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — While the road ultimately ended at the same destination that most Alabama football fans envisioned, the path was much more bumpy than many had pictured.

In the Crimson Tide's 20-14 victory over the LSU Tigers on Saturday night, a significant streak held by Alabama was broken. For 36-straight games, the Crimson Tide had scored 31 points or more in each and every game dating back to the program's 44-16 loss to Clemson in the 2018 CFP National Championship Game.

Over that 36-game streak, Alabama had scored 31 points on two occasions. The first was against Notre Dame in the 2020 College Football Playoff, where the Crimson Tide won 31-14. The second time was against Florida this season, where Alabama prevailed 31-29. Aside from those two games — including losses — the Crimson Tide managed to score more than 31 points.

Here are the game notes from Alabama's 20-14 win over LSU:

No Fun in the First Quarter:

Alabama failed to score on its opening possession for the first time in six games, and was shut out in the first quarter for the first time all season. The Crimson Tide entered the game having scored on every opening drive since the Florida game on Sept. 18.

Alabama had outscored opponents 101-37 in the first quarter. LSU led the Crimson Tide 7-0 after the opening quarter.

Nice Call, Bad Execution

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young and receiver John Metchie missed on a tricky touchdown play in the second quarter. With Metchie split wide on First and 10 at the LSU 23-yard line, Young sat back in the pocket looking away from Metchie, who just stood on the line of scrimmage. After a few seconds, Metchie took off up field, leaving Tiger defender Dwight McGlothern in his wake.

Young’s pass was off the mark and out of the reach of a diving Metchie in the end zone. Running back Brian Robinson later punched it in or Alabama’s first score.

Bolden with the Assist

Jayln Armour Davis’ interception gave the ball back to Alabama late in the second quarter in LSU territory.

A few plays later Bryce Young’s pass to Slade Bolden was high and went off his hands. Waiting behind Bolen was Jameson Williams, who made the catch at the 8-yard line. Alabama later scored to take a 14-7 lead.

Tide-Bits

(Courtesy of Alabama Athletics)

  • Jameson Williams continues to be a consistent explosive threat for the Crimson Tide, catching a 58-yard touchdown pass from Bryce Young in the third quarter against the Tigers.
    • It marked his seventh reception of at least 55 yards or more, with all seven of those leading the team’s longest plays of the season.
    • Six of those seven plays led to touchdowns.
  • Jalyn Armour-Davis caught his third interception of the season leading the Alabama defense.
    • Alabama has forced 103 interceptions in the last 94 games, including tonight’s contest, and has returned 36 of those miscues for touchdowns.
  • Will Anderson Jr. tied his career high with four tackles for loss (-13 yards), while tacking on 1.5 sacks for -8 yards.
    • The sophomore recorded 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in the first half.
    • He continues to lead the nation with 21 tackles for loss (-88 yards).
  • After LSU accumulated 68 yards on its opening drive, the Alabama defense held the Tigers to just nine yards of total offense for the remainder of the first half.
  • Alabama's captains against LSU were linebacker Will Anderson Jr., defensive lineman Phidarian Mathis and wide receiver John Metchie III.