Grant Nelson scored 22 points on 6-of-9 shooting and Mark Sears and Latrell Wrightsell Jr. added 15 points apiece, leading No. 2 Alabama over McNeese State 72-64 on Monday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Nelson put the Crimson Tide (3-0) ahead for good with 10:32 remaining in the first half, draining a 3-pointer that gave them a 16-14 lead. McNeese (1-2) led for much of the first nine-plus minutes, starting the game 6-for-9 from the field while Alabama went without a field goal for 5:51 after its first basket. Labaron Philon chipped in eight points for Alabama. Clifford Omoruyi was held to four points but complemented Nelson's eight boards with seven of his own.
No. 2 Alabama holds off McNeese State, 72-64
