Alabama basketball coach, Avery Johnson might have wanted to save his alma mater any embarrassment but the Tide was too big and too good for the Southern University Jaguars. The only team stats won by the Jaguars were steals and turnovers with the Crimson Tide coughing the ball up 20 times.
Otherwise, it was all Crimson Tide. Donta Hall led the Tide in scoring with 20 points on 8-for-9 shooting. Taking nothing away from Donta, Southern did not have the size to defend him. John Petty scored 17 points, with 5-of-8 from outside the arc. Galin Smith and Tevin Mack had 10 points each.