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11/27 01:33 CST No. 8 Alabama races past Maryland 105-72 to close Players Era
tourney
No. 8 Alabama races past Maryland 105-72 to close Players Era tourney
LAS VEGAS (AP) --- Labaron Philon scored 20 points, Aden Holloway added 17
points and a career-high 10 assists and No. 8 Alabama beat Maryland 105-72 on
Wednesday night in a consolation game of the Players Era Championship
Tournament.
It was the second emphatic win for the Crimson Tide (5-2) following a 10-point
loss to Gonzaga on Monday. On Tuesday, they routed UNLV 115-76, the
second-highest scoring game in program history.
Taylor Bol Bowen and Davion Hannah each had 12 points.
Darius Adams led Maryland (5-3) with 20 points and Pharrell Payne had 14.
Gonzaga beat the Terrapins 100-61 on Tuesday.
Alabama shot 57% (28 of 66), hit 14 3-pointers, with Holloway going 5 of 7, and
had a 49-30 rebounding advantage. Maryland shot 37% 28 of 76) with nine 3s.
The Tide turned an opening possession turnover into a Philon dunk and they were
off and rolling, scoring the first seven points and taking a 24-7 lead seven
minutes in. Alabama started 9 of 14 while the Terrapins were 3 of 14.
Philon hit a 3-pointer and the Tide added five free throws and the lead was
39-17 at the 6:28 mark. It reached 23 before Payne's 3-point play made it 49-29
at halftime.
The lead ranged from 16 to 23 through the first half of the second half and
then London Jemison broke free for a dunk that made it 79-54. Shortly after
that Mallette hit a 3 in the middle of an 11-0 run making it 90-56.
Up next
Maryland: Hosts Wagner on Tuesday night.
Alabama: Hosts Clemson on Wednesday night.
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