CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Mark Sears scored 20 points, Aden Holloway and Labaron Philon each had 15 points and No. 10 Alabama beat No. 20 North Carolina 94-79 on Wednesday night in the ACC-SEC Challenge.
Clifford Omoruyi and Derrion Reid each scored 11 points and Grant Nelson had 10 points to help the Crimson Tide (6-2) beat three straight Top 25 opponents for the first time in three seasons.
The rematch of Alabama’s Sweet 16 victory last season wasn’t close.
Freshman Ian Jackson scored a season-high 23 points, RJ Davis had 18 and Seth Trimble added 12 points for the Tar Heels (4-4). They’ve lost three in a row.
A 9-0 run early in the second half pushed Alabama to a 52-38 lead on the way to what became an 18-point spread.
Alabama: The Crimson Tide had first road victory of the season to counter a loss at Purdue. The balanced scoring is a luxury with at least five players with a double-figure points total for the fourth consecutive game.
North Carolina: The Tar Heels keep falling into first-half holes.
Alabama didn’t flinch when Sears, a preseason All-America selection, picked up his second foul with 6:37 left in the first half and sat out for a few minutes. The Crimson Tide led 43-34 at the half.
Alabama made 12 3-pointerse, while the Tar Heels went 5 for 28. Davis was 1 for 11.
North Carolina opens Atlantic Coast Conference play Saturday at home against Georgia Tech. Alabama hosts Creighton on Dec. 14.
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TOP SCORERS | |||||
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M. Sears G | 20PTS | 2REB | 7AST | |
11
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I. Jackson G | 23PTS | 5REB | 0AST |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
M. Sears | 20 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
L. Philon | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
C. Omoruyi | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
G. Nelson | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
J. Stevenson | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
A. Holloway | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
D. Reid | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
H. Mallette | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
M. Dioubate | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
A. Sherrell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
M. Scharnowski | – | – | – | – |
Total | 94 | 38 | 18 | 16 |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
R. Davis | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
S. Trimble | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
D. Powell | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
J. Washington | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
E. Cadeau | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
I. Jackson | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
V. Lubin | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
T. Claude | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
J. Withers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
C. Tyson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Brown | – | – | – | – |
E. Davis | – | – | – | – |
R. Hawkins | – | – | – | – |
J. Holbrook | – | – | – | – |
D. Mayo Jr. | – | – | – | – |
Total | 79 | 36 | 12 | 14 |