Alabama 89-87 North Carolina (Mar 28, 2024) Play-by-Play

Alabama Crimson Tide

24-11

	1	2	T
ALA	46	43	89
UNC	54	33	87

North Carolina Tar Heels

29-8

Elliot Cadeau made Jumper.
Elliot Cadeau missed Jumper.
Harrison Ingram missed Layup.
RJ Davis made Jumper. Assisted by Harrison Ingram.
Elliot Cadeau made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Harrison Ingram.
Cormac Ryan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elliot Cadeau.
RJ Davis missed Layup.
Harrison Ingram made Layup.
Seth Trimble made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jae'Lyn Withers.
Armando Bacot missed Jumper.
Armando Bacot made Layup. Assisted by RJ Davis.
Harrison Ingram missed Three Point Jumper.
RJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
Jae'Lyn Withers made Layup.
Seth Trimble made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Davis.
Armando Bacot made Dunk. Assisted by RJ Davis.
Armando Bacot missed Jumper.
Elliot Cadeau missed Layup.
RJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
Elliot Cadeau made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seth Trimble.
Seth Trimble missed Jumper.
RJ Davis missed Jumper.
Elliot Cadeau missed Three Point Jumper.
RJ Davis missed Layup.
Cormac Ryan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Davis.
Armando Bacot missed Layup.
Cormac Ryan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paxson Wojcik.
Harrison Ingram made Layup.
RJ Davis missed Layup.
Armando Bacot made Dunk.
Armando Bacot made Layup. Assisted by Harrison Ingram.
RJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
Harrison Ingram made Three Point Jumper.
Armando Bacot made Layup. Assisted by Harrison Ingram.
Cormac Ryan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Davis.
Armando Bacot missed Layup.
Cormac Ryan missed Three Point Jumper.
Harrison Ingram made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cormac Ryan.
Cormac Ryan missed Three Point Jumper.
RJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
Elliot Cadeau missed Layup.
Elliot Cadeau missed Three Point Jumper.
RJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
Harrison Ingram missed Jumper.
Elliot Cadeau missed Three Point Jumper.
RJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
Armando Bacot missed Layup.
Armando Bacot missed Layup.
Armando Bacot missed Layup.
Armando Bacot made Layup.
Harrison Ingram missed Three Point Jumper.
Seth Trimble missed Jumper.
Cormac Ryan missed Jumper.
Harrison Ingram made Layup.
Cormac Ryan missed Jumper.
Cormac Ryan missed Three Point Jumper.
RJ Davis made Layup.
RJ Davis missed Jumper.
Harrison Ingram missed Layup.
Jae'Lyn Withers missed Two Point Tip Shot.
RJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
Paxson Wojcik made Three Point Jumper.
RJ Davis made Layup.
Armando Bacot made Dunk. Assisted by RJ Davis.
Armando Bacot missed Layup.
RJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
Armando Bacot missed Dunk.
Cormac Ryan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Harrison Ingram.
Harrison Ingram missed Three Point Jumper.
RJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
Jae'Lyn Withers made Layup.
RJ Davis made Jumper.
Armando Bacot missed Layup.
Jae'Lyn Withers missed Three Point Jumper.
RJ Davis missed Layup.
RJ Davis missed Jumper.
Armando Bacot made Layup. Assisted by RJ Davis.
Harrison Ingram missed Three Point Jumper.
Aaron Estrada made Jumper.
Aaron Estrada missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Pringle missed Layup.
Aaron Estrada missed Layup.
Rylan Griffen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Estrada.
Aaron Estrada made Jumper.
Sam Walters missed Three Point Jumper.
Jarin Stevenson missed Three Point Jumper.
Aaron Estrada missed Layup.
Grant Nelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jarin Stevenson.
Sam Walters missed Layup.
Mark Sears made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Walters.
Mark Sears missed Jumper.
Rylan Griffen missed Three Point Jumper.
Grant Nelson missed Layup.
Nick Pringle made Layup.
Mark Sears made Jumper. Assisted by Nick Pringle.
Rylan Griffen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Pringle.
Mark Sears missed Three Point Jumper.
Aaron Estrada made Layup.
Mark Sears made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Estrada.
Mark Sears made Layup.
Mark Sears made Layup.
Aaron Estrada missed Jumper.
Aaron Estrada missed Three Point Jumper.
Aaron Estrada made Jumper.
Rylan Griffen made Three Point Jumper.
Rylan Griffen missed Layup.
Rylan Griffen made Layup. Assisted by Mohamed Wague.
Rylan Griffen made Three Point Jumper.
Nick Pringle missed Layup.
Mark Sears missed Layup.
Aaron Estrada made Jumper.
Rylan Griffen missed Layup.
Aaron Estrada missed Three Point Jumper.
Mark Sears missed Three Point Jumper.
Rylan Griffen missed Three Point Jumper.
Mark Sears made Layup. Assisted by Nick Pringle.
Nick Pringle missed Layup.
Mark Sears missed Three Point Jumper.
Sam Walters made Layup. Assisted by Grant Nelson.
Mouhamed Dioubate missed Layup.
Aaron Estrada made Jumper.
Grant Nelson made Layup.
Grant Nelson missed Jumper.
Sam Walters made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Estrada.
Jarin Stevenson missed Three Point Jumper.
Aaron Estrada made Jumper.
Mark Sears missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Pringle missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Sam Walters missed Three Point Jumper.
Aaron Estrada missed Jumper.
Mouhamed Dioubate missed Layup.
Mouhamed Dioubate made Two Point Tip Shot.
Rylan Griffen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Sears.
Rylan Griffen missed Three Point Jumper.
Rylan Griffen missed Jumper.
Grant Nelson made Layup.
Aaron Estrada made Jumper.
Aaron Estrada made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rylan Griffen.
Grant Nelson made Layup.
Grant Nelson made Three Point Jumper.
Grant Nelson missed Jumper.
Aaron Estrada missed Layup.
Mark Sears missed Three Point Jumper.
Mark Sears made Layup.
Grant Nelson made Layup. Assisted by Mark Sears.

ALABAMA

NORTH CAROLINA

TIME		ALA	UNC
20:00	Jump Ball won by Alabama	0	0
19:49	Aaron Estrada made Jumper.	2	0
19:34	Elliot Cadeau made Jumper.	2	2
19:19	Aaron Estrada missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
19:19	Grant Nelson Offensive Rebound.	2	2
19:15	Foul on Harrison Ingram.	2	2
19:15	Grant Nelson made Free Throw.	3	2
19:15	Grant Nelson made Free Throw.	4	2
19:08	Elliot Cadeau missed Jumper.	4	2
19:08	Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.	4	2
18:57	Nick Pringle missed Layup.	4	2
18:57	Cormac Ryan Defensive Rebound.	4	2
18:52	Harrison Ingram missed Layup.	4	2
18:52	Grant Nelson Block.	4	2
18:52	Aaron Estrada Defensive Rebound.	4	2
18:42	Aaron Estrada missed Layup.	4	2
18:42	Cormac Ryan Defensive Rebound.	4	2
18:39	Cormac Ryan Turnover.	4	2
18:26	Mark Sears Turnover.	4	2
18:26	Armando Bacot Steal.	4	2
18:12	RJ Davis made Jumper. Assisted by Harrison Ingram.	4	4
17:51	Rylan Griffen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Estrada.	7	4
17:32	Elliot Cadeau made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Harrison Ingram.	7	7
17:12	Rylan Griffen Turnover.	7	7
17:12	RJ Davis Steal.	7	7
16:51	Cormac Ryan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elliot Cadeau.	7	10
16:33	Mark Sears Turnover.	7	10
16:33	RJ Davis Steal.	7	10
16:27	RJ Davis missed Layup.	7	10
16:27	Elliot Cadeau Offensive Rebound.	7	10
16:15	Harrison Ingram made Layup.	7	12
16:00	Nick Pringle Turnover.	7	12
16:00	Armando Bacot Steal.	7	12
15:49	Foul on Nick Pringle.	7	12
15:49	Official TV Timeout	7	12
15:49	Armando Bacot made Free Throw.	7	13
15:49	Armando Bacot made Free Throw.	7	14
15:29	Aaron Estrada made Jumper.	9	14
15:13	Seth Trimble made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jae'Lyn Withers.	9	17
15:00	Sam Walters missed Three Point Jumper.	9	17
15:00	Grant Nelson Offensive Rebound.	9	17
14:45	Jarin Stevenson missed Three Point Jumper.	9	17
14:45	Armando Bacot Defensive Rebound.	9	17
14:33	Armando Bacot missed Jumper.	9	17
14:33	Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.	9	17
14:14	Aaron Estrada missed Layup.	9	17
14:14	Armando Bacot Defensive Rebound.	9	17
14:01	Armando Bacot made Layup. Assisted by RJ Davis.	9	19
13:49	Foul on Cormac Ryan.	9	19
13:49	Mark Sears made Free Throw.	10	19
13:49	Mark Sears made Free Throw.	11	19
13:44	Harrison Ingram missed Three Point Jumper.	11	19
13:44	Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.	11	19
13:27	Grant Nelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jarin Stevenson.	14	19
13:09	Jae'Lyn Withers Turnover.	14	19
13:09	Mark Sears Steal.	14	19
13:03	Foul on Jae'Lyn Withers.	14	19
12:59	Sam Walters missed Layup.	14	19
12:59	Harrison Ingram Block.	14	19
12:59	Alabama Offensive Rebound.	14	19
12:55	Mark Sears made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Walters.	17	19
12:35	RJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.	17	19
12:35	Jae'Lyn Withers Offensive Rebound.	17	19
12:30	Jae'Lyn Withers made Layup.	17	21
12:15	Mark Sears missed Jumper.	17	21
12:15	North Carolina Defensive Rebound.	17	21
11:56	Foul on Jarin Stevenson.	17	21
11:56	Official TV Timeout	17	21
11:56	Foul on Rylan Griffen.	17	21
11:51	Seth Trimble made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Davis.	17	24
11:34	Rylan Griffen missed Three Point Jumper.	17	24
11:34	Nick Pringle Offensive Rebound.	17	24
11:18	Grant Nelson missed Layup.	17	24
11:18	Nick Pringle Offensive Rebound.	17	24
11:14	Nick Pringle made Layup.	19	24
11:02	Armando Bacot made Dunk. Assisted by RJ Davis.	19	26
10:48	Mark Sears made Jumper. Assisted by Nick Pringle.	21	26
10:33	Armando Bacot missed Jumper.	21	26
10:33	Nick Pringle Defensive Rebound.	21	26
10:24	Foul on Jae'Lyn Withers.	21	26
10:22	Rylan Griffen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Pringle.	24	26
10:00	Elliot Cadeau missed Layup.	24	26
10:00	Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.	24	26
9:44	Mark Sears missed Three Point Jumper.	24	26
9:44	North Carolina Defensive Rebound.	24	26
9:28	RJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.	24	26
9:28	Alabama Defensive Rebound.	24	26
9:03	Aaron Estrada made Layup.	26	26
8:47	Armando Bacot Turnover.	26	26
8:47	Aaron Estrada Steal.	26	26
8:39	Mark Sears made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Estrada.	29	26
8:29	Elliot Cadeau made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seth Trimble.	29	29
8:15	Foul on Elliot Cadeau.	29	29
8:15	Rylan Griffen made Free Throw.	30	29
8:15	Rylan Griffen missed Free Throw.	30	29
8:15	Armando Bacot Defensive Rebound.	30	29
8:11	Foul on Jarin Stevenson.	30	29
8:11	Seth Trimble made Free Throw.	30	30
8:11	Seth Trimble made Free Throw.	30	31
7:57	Mark Sears made Layup.	32	31
7:43	Seth Trimble missed Jumper.	32	31
7:43	Aaron Estrada Block.	32	31
7:43	North Carolina Offensive Rebound.	32	31
7:43	Official TV Timeout	32	31
7:33	RJ Davis missed Jumper.	32	31
7:33	Nick Pringle Defensive Rebound.	32	31
7:23	Mark Sears made Layup.	34	31
7:09	Elliot Cadeau missed Three Point Jumper.	34	31
7:09	Alabama Defensive Rebound.	34	31
6:41	Aaron Estrada missed Jumper.	34	31
6:41	Nick Pringle Offensive Rebound.	34	31
6:36	Aaron Estrada missed Three Point Jumper.	34	31
6:36	RJ Davis Defensive Rebound.	34	31
6:32	RJ Davis Turnover.	34	31
6:32	Mark Sears Steal.	34	31
6:13	Jarin Stevenson Turnover.	34	31
6:13	Harrison Ingram Steal.	34	31
6:06	RJ Davis missed Layup.	34	31
6:06	Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.	34	31
5:59	Aaron Estrada made Jumper.	36	31
5:35	Cormac Ryan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Davis.	36	34
5:10	Rylan Griffen made Three Point Jumper.	39	34
4:56	Armando Bacot missed Layup.	39	34
4:56	Grant Nelson Block.	39	34
4:56	Armando Bacot Offensive Rebound.	39	34
4:55	Jump Ball won by North Carolina	39	34
4:50	Cormac Ryan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paxson Wojcik.	39	37
4:34	Foul on Grant Nelson.	39	37
4:34	Grant Nelson Turnover.	39	37
4:25	Harrison Ingram made Layup.	39	39
4:13	Mohamed Wague Turnover.	39	39
4:13	Harrison Ingram Steal.	39	39
4:06	RJ Davis missed Layup.	39	39
4:06	Harrison Ingram Offensive Rebound.	39	39
4:05	Armando Bacot made Dunk.	39	41
3:58	Rylan Griffen missed Layup.	39	41
3:58	Mohamed Wague Offensive Rebound.	39	41
3:56	Rylan Griffen made Layup. Assisted by Mohamed Wague.	41	41
3:43	Armando Bacot made Layup. Assisted by Harrison Ingram.	41	43
3:32	Rylan Griffen made Three Point Jumper.	44	43
3:00	RJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.	44	43
3:00	Armando Bacot Offensive Rebound.	44	43
2:56	Foul on Mohamed Wague.	44	43
2:56	Official TV Timeout	44	43
2:49	Harrison Ingram made Three Point Jumper.	44	46
2:37	Nick Pringle missed Layup.	44	46
2:37	Armando Bacot Block.	44	46
2:37	Harrison Ingram Defensive Rebound.	44	46
2:30	Armando Bacot made Layup. Assisted by Harrison Ingram.	44	48
1:59	Mark Sears missed Layup.	44	48
1:59	Harrison Ingram Defensive Rebound.	44	48
1:45	Cormac Ryan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Davis.	44	51
1:41	Alabama Timeout	44	51
1:19	Aaron Estrada made Jumper.	46	51
0:59	Armando Bacot missed Layup.	46	51
0:59	Harrison Ingram Offensive Rebound.	46	51
0:53	Cormac Ryan missed Three Point Jumper.	46	51
0:53	Paxson Wojcik Offensive Rebound.	46	51
0:47	Harrison Ingram made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cormac Ryan.	46	54
0:32	Rylan Griffen missed Layup.	46	54
0:32	RJ Davis Block.	46	54
0:32	Rylan Griffen Offensive Rebound.	46	54
0:28	Aaron Estrada missed Three Point Jumper.	46	54
0:28	Paxson Wojcik Defensive Rebound.	46	54
0:04	Foul on Mark Sears.	46	54
0:04	RJ Davis missed Free Throw.	46	54
0:04	Nick Pringle Defensive Rebound.	46	54
0:00	End of 1st half	46	54

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9:54 PM, March 28, 2024Coverage: CBS

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Line: UNC -4.5

Over/Under: 174.5

Attendance: 19,625

Referees:
John Gaffney
Mike Reed
Steven Anderson

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Alabama	0-0	-	1-0
Florida	0-0	-	1-0
Georgia	0-0	-	1-0
Kentucky	0-0	-	1-0
Ole Miss	0-0	-	1-0
Mississippi State	0-0	-	1-0
Oklahoma	0-0	-	1-0
Tennessee	0-0	-	1-0
Vanderbilt	0-0	-	1-0
Arkansas	0-0	-	0-0
Auburn	0-0	-	0-0
LSU	0-0	-	0-0
Missouri	0-0	-	0-1
South Carolina	0-0	-	0-1
Texas	0-0	-	0-1
Texas A&M	0-0	-	0-1

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Boston College	0-0	-	1-0
California	0-0	-	1-0
Clemson	0-0	-	1-0
Duke	0-0	-	1-0
Florida State	0-0	-	1-0
Louisville	0-0	-	1-0
Miami	0-0	-	1-0
NC State	0-0	-	1-0
North Carolina	0-0	-	1-0
Pittsburgh	0-0	-	1-0
SMU	0-0	-	1-0
Stanford	0-0	-	1-0
Syracuse	0-0	-	1-0
Virginia Tech	0-0	-	1-0
Wake Forest	0-0	-	1-0
Georgia Tech	0-0	-	0-0
Notre Dame	0-0	-	0-0
Virginia	0-0	-	0-0

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