National Basketball Association
Alabama 76, North Florida 48
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Officials:
# Doug Shows, # Patrick Adams, # Ron Groover
Attendance:
9398
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Alabama 76, North Florida 48: Levi Randolph set a career high with 20 points and the host Crimson Tide raced to an 11-0 lead en route to an easy victory.
Nick Jacobs scored 13 points, Jimmie Taylor added a career-best 12 points and Trevor Releford scored 10 points with three steals as Alabama (4-3) built a double-digit advantage after the first three minutes. The Crimson Tide never were threatened in rebounding from two losses in the NIT Season Tip-Off last weekend.
Charles McRoy and Devin Wilson led North Florida (5-5) with eight points apiece. The Ospreys missed eight of their first 10 shots and trailed 19-4 after eight minutes.
Releford capped the 11-0 opening spurt with a 3-pointer with 17:08 to play in the first half. Algie Key’s layup eight minutes in made it 19-4 Alabama, and the Crimson Tide carried a 36-23 lead into the locker room.
A Releford 3-pointer three minutes into the second half gave Alabama a 22-point lead. Randolph finished with three 3-pointers, Releford hit a pair and the Crimson Tide held Travis Wallace, North Florida’s leading scorer at 13.3 points, to four points.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Alabama extended its home winning streak to 14 games. … The Crimson Tide shot 9-for-19 from 3-point range. … North Florida faces two more difficult tests in the next 13 days, playing at Indiana on Saturday and traveling to top-ranked Michigan State on Dec. 17.
Top Game Performances
| North Florida |
|
Alabama |
|
Charles McRoy 8 |
Scoring |
Levi Randolph 20 |
|
Jalen Nesbitt 3 |
Assists |
Trevor Releford 5 |
|
Romelo Banks 5 |
Rebounds |
Jimmie Taylor 9 |
|
Romelo Banks 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Jimmie Taylor 4 |
|
Jalen Nesbitt 2 |
Steals |
Trevor Releford 3 |
|
Romelo Banks 1 |
Blocks |
Retin Obasohan 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| North Florida
|
48 |
31.6 |
5-20 |
7-16 |
11 |
33 |
2 |
4 |
15 |
| Alabama
|
76 |
44.8 |
9-19 |
15-25 |
18 |
43 |
7 |
10 |
11 |