Alabama came out hot and pretty much stayed hot the entire first half as they raced out to 48 points by the time the buzzer sounded for intermission. Jaden Shackelford’s three 3-pointers ignited the Tide, but Keon Ellis was the true sparkplug of the half as he led the team in rebounds, assists, and added in a devastating block to carry the momentum into halftime.
Hanging nearly 50 points in your very first half of the season is a promising sign for the Tide, and they followed it up with another 45 points in the second half.
Ellis led the team with 18 points, and padded his stats with 9 rebounds and 3 steals to go along with it.