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Tuscaloosa, Ala. – The best moments of basketball in Alabama this season were moving away from home. The Crimson Tide has advanced to the finale of the Las Vegas players’ era tournament before defeating North Carolina on the road. Since the beginning of the SEC PLAY, Tide continues to download opponents in their place by recording the top-15 victories in Texas A&M (then No. 10), Kentucky (then No. 8) and No. 14 Mississippi.

Alabama’s success at Coleman Coliseum was a little less consistent. The tide is 9-1 in front of its home fans, but this includes several unstable performances.

Ole Miss upset Alabama, 74-64, inside Coleman Coliseum last month. From there, the tide suffered a second-half omission during a 103-87 victory over Vanderbilt. Last weekend, Alabama’s fans had to sweat him, as the tide was fighting 80-73 over LSU by the lower resident of SEC.

Nate Oats hopes the trend stopped on Saturday when # 4 Alabama (18-3, 7-1) host Georgia (15-6, 3-5)

“Looking for a good 40 minutes on both sides of the ball, as many as 40,” Oates said. “Probably the closest we had was our first home match against – at least at home – our first against Oklahoma.

“… We will have to come ready to play. We haven’t played so great in our last three home games. We have to be a little better here at home. “

Georgia posted a 12-1 record in a game that was not a conference before upset then. 6 Kentucky. However, the bulldogs suffered a losing series of four games before defeating South Carolina this week.

Alabama defeated Georgia, 85-76, in Athens last season and enters this year’s match as a favorite of 12.5 points. However, oats warns his team not to accept the bulldogs slightly.

“I would like to see to enter and show the same respect for Georgia because they deserve it. This team defeated Kentucky, it was a 2-point game with Anchran, which is the best team in our metric league from a long shot. This team needs our full respect. We tried to tell them. I hope the boys are mature enough to give it and I hope to play with the sense of urgency and effort that is needed to beat a really good team like Georgia. “

Here’s all you need to know about the game on Saturday.

The WHO: No. 4 Alabama (18-3, 7-1 sec) against Georgia (15-6, 3-5)

When: 15:00 CT, Saturday, February 1

Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Watch: ESPN2 (Play-By-Play: Matt Schumacker, Analyzer: Richard Hendrix)

Listen: Sports Network Crimson Tide | Sirius/XM 134/201 (Play-By-Play: Chris Stewart, Analyzer: Lawson Schaffer)

Mark Sears: 6 feet-1, 190 pounds, graduated

Statistics: 18.0 PPG, 3,0 RPG, 5.0 APG, 40.2% FG, 35.7% 3-PT

Chris Youngbud: 6 feet-4, 177 pounds, freshman

Statistics: 9.7 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 1,1 APG, 41.6% FG, 35.7% 3-PT

Yarin Stevenson: 6 feet-11, 215 pounds, sophomore

Statistics: 4.7 PPG, 3,6 RPG, 0.9 APG, 35.2% FG, 21.7% 3-PT

Grant Nelson: 6 feet-11, 230 pounds, completed

Statistics: 12.7 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 1,6 APG, 53.9% FG, 26.2% 3-PT

Clifford omoruyi: 6 feet-11, 250 pounds, completed

Statistics: 7.2 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 0.8 APG, 75.9% FG

SILAS DEMARY JR.: 6 feet-5, 195 pounds, sophomore

Statistics: 11.3 PPG, 4,0 RPG, 2.8 APG, 40.4% FG, 38.0% 3-PT

Tarin Lawrence: 6 feet-4, 200 pounds, senior

Statistics: 9.0 PPG, 3,2 RPG, 2.6 APG, 42.7% FG, 31.6% 3-PT

Blue Cain: 6 feet-5, 195 pounds, sophomore

Statistics: 8.4 PPG, 3,7 RPG, 1,3 APG, 37.3% FG, 31.4% 3-PT

RJ Godfrey: 6 feet-8, 230 pounds, junior

Statistics: 6.8 PPG, 4.1RPG, 52.9% FG

Asa Newell: 6 feet-11, 220 pounds, freshman

Statistics: 15.2 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 55.9% FG, 27.7% 3-PT

Alabama has not lost many games this season, but the tide is struggling when it comes to stopping the biggest star of her opponent.

The Mississippi State Guard Josh Hubbard dropped 38 career points in losing efforts against Alabama this week. This performance is nothing new to the tides, as it allowed Juric Phelps to Texas A&M to score 35 after being kicked out in a non -conference game from Dylan Harper to Rutgers (37 points) and the North Dakota Trace Eagle (40 points).

When asked about Friday’s struggles, the Oates said he was still looking for players to rise on the occasion against the top talent. He graduated from the guard, Chris Youngblud, did this to some extent, stopping bleeding against Phelps and A&M before doing the same against Hubbard in winning Mississippi. Oats also pointed out Mo DIBATE as a player who is not afraid of any match he is introduced. However, more will be needed against the best players in the upcoming Tide schedule.

“It would be nice if anyone had any intensity and some pride in them to activate and be like: a coach, I have this person. Just put me on it. This is done. I understood, “Oats said. “… It would be nice if we had a little more than that. While we are currently standing, we probably don’t. So we have to take a person to really intensify, who is capable of keeping the best players of the other team. “

Next for Alabama is a match against one of SEC’s best freshmen, Ace Newel. Forward 6 feet-11 leads Georgia on average 15.2 points and 7.0 struggles per game while shooting 55.9% of the floor and 27.7% of the deep. Newl is coming out of his fifth double double for the season, recording 17 points and 10 fights against South Carolina earlier this week.

Alabama’s protective gaps were almost expensive during their victory in the state of Mississippi this week. The tide knocked down 15 out of 31 shots beyond the arc and needed almost every one of them, as it allowed the bulldogs to shoot 50% of the floor while an average of 1.2 points of possession. While the defense efforts have left a lot to be desired, Oates believes that his team’s breakdowns can be adjusted before the match this weekend against Georgia.

“They are all repaired, I don’t think there is anything we are not capable of,” Oates said. “Our defense for taking and rumming was not where we needed it to be. Hubbard managed to download 3s and manage to reach the rim. The way we keep pickups are the two things we never try to give up. You should not be able to run out of peeing and hit three the way we keep. You also should not be able to get down and get into the rim and he managed to do both. Our defense for taking and rolevi was not where it had to be. Our transition defense was a little problem throughout the year and it was a little problem in this game. “

Oats also signals the protection of the help of his team, stating that bad rotations have led to very open glances in the paint, where Mississippi surrounded the Alabama 40-24.

“We have to clean it,” Oats said. “We somehow call it our shell, if you will, you are something major. You have to go through all these actions you want to guard, but to have your help there, transfers all the actions you keep to the weak. You have seen it repeatedly when the boys have been released, whether it is a pickup or riding on the tape, we did not receive our help there on time. These are some of the larger areas that Mississippi has exposed.

“When I enter Georgia, our defense then must be elite. This year we have had this in different games. “

– Oats has 25 wins over teams ranked in the Top 25 Associated Press, during his six seasons in Alabama. This binds WIMP Sanderson to most in the history of the program.

-The as Oats arrived at Tuscaloosa in 2019-20, Alabama won the top 69 league games during the SEC game.

– During the SEC game, Mark Sears ranks first in assists (6.8 APG) and fifth in points (18.0 ppg).

– Aden Holloway has scored 10 or more points in 14 games coming out of the bench this season, leading SEC.

-Gorgia was ranked in the Top 25 AP poll on January 13 for the first time since 2011.

– Georgia forward Cyril is ranked second in SEC with 1.8 blocks per game.

– Georgia allows 66.1 points per match that ranks fifth in SEC and 47th place in the nation