Alabama 109-96 Charleston (23 Mar, 2024) Final Score

Charleston Cougars

27-8

	1	2	T
COFC	34	62	96
ALA	51	58	109

Mark Sears, Crimson Tide roll in March Madness as Alabama races past Charleston 109-96

— Mark Sears led the highest-scoring offense in the country with 30 points, and fourth-seeded Alabama had no problem making shots in its NCAA Tournament opener, racing past No. 13 seed Charleston 109-96 on Friday night.

Mar 23, 2024, 05:55 am - AP

Grant Nelson missed Jumper.
Mark Sears made Layup.
Rylan Griffen missed Layup.
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. made Jumper.
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Estrada.
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Aaron Estrada missed Layup.
Nick Pringle made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Estrada.
Aaron Estrada missed Jumper.
Rylan Griffen missed Three Point Jumper.
Mark Sears made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Estrada.
Mouhamed Dioubate made Dunk.
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mohamed Wague.
Aaron Estrada missed Three Point Jumper.
Mark Sears made Layup.
Rylan Griffen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Estrada.
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Sears.
Mark Sears missed Layup.
Mark Sears made Layup.
Mark Sears made Three Point Jumper.
Grant Nelson made Dunk. Assisted by Aaron Estrada.
Jarin Stevenson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Sears.
Mark Sears missed Three Point Jumper.
Jarin Stevenson missed Three Point Jumper.
Nick Pringle made Dunk. Assisted by Aaron Estrada.
Aaron Estrada missed Layup.
Mouhamed Dioubate missed Layup.
Aaron Estrada missed Three Point Jumper.
Mark Sears made Layup.
Aaron Estrada missed Jumper.
Grant Nelson missed Layup.
Rylan Griffen missed Dunk.
Rylan Griffen made Dunk. Assisted by Aaron Estrada.
Aaron Estrada made Layup.
Mark Sears made Three Point Jumper.
Mark Sears made Layup.
Jarin Stevenson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Sears.
Mouhamed Dioubate made Layup.
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. missed Layup.
Mark Sears made Layup.
Aaron Estrada made Layup.
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Estrada.
Mark Sears missed Three Point Jumper.
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
Aaron Estrada missed Three Point Jumper.
Sam Walters made Dunk. Assisted by Latrell Wrightsell Jr..
Mark Sears missed Three Point Jumper.
Mohamed Wague made Two Point Tip Shot.
Rylan Griffen made Layup.
Aaron Estrada made Layup. Assisted by Mouhamed Dioubate.
Mohamed Wague made Dunk. Assisted by Mark Sears.
Aaron Estrada made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Sears.
Aaron Estrada missed Layup.
Aaron Estrada made Jumper.
Sam Walters made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rylan Griffen.
Aaron Estrada made Layup.
Jarin Stevenson missed Three Point Jumper.
Mouhamed Dioubate missed Layup.
Kai Spears missed Layup.
Max Scharnowski made Layup.
Ante Brzovic missed Layup.
Ben Burnham made Layup.
Ante Brzovic made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Rodgers.
Reyne Smith made Jumper.
Ben Burnham missed Layup.
Reyne Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
Ante Brzovic missed Three Point Jumper.
Ante Brzovic missed Three Point Jumper.
Frankie Policelli made Layup.
Bryce Butler missed Layup.
Bryce Butler made Jumper.
Bryce Butler made Layup.
Frankie Policelli missed Three Point Jumper.
Frankie Policelli made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Butler.
Frankie Policelli missed Three Point Jumper.
Bryce Butler made Jumper.
Bryce Butler made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Rodgers.
Reyne Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Rodgers missed Jumper.
Ante Brzovic missed Layup.
Ben Burnham made Jumper.
Frankie Policelli made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by CJ Fulton.
Frankie Policelli missed Three Point Jumper.
James Scott made Dunk. Assisted by Bryce Butler.
Frankie Policelli missed Three Point Jumper.
CJ Fulton missed Three Point Jumper.
CJ Fulton missed Jumper.
Reyne Smith missed Jumper.
Ante Brzovic missed Layup.
Reyne Smith missed Jumper.
Ante Brzovic made Two Point Tip Shot.
Bryce Butler missed Layup.
Ben Burnham missed Jumper.
Ben Burnham made Two Point Tip Shot.
Reyne Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
Frankie Policelli missed Three Point Jumper.
Frankie Policelli missed Layup.
James Scott missed Layup.
Kobe Rodgers missed Jumper.
Reyne Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Rodgers missed Three Point Jumper.
Bryce Butler missed Layup.
Kobe Rodgers made Layup.
Ben Burnham missed Three Point Jumper.
Reyne Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
Ben Burnham made Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Rodgers.
Kobe Rodgers missed Jumper.
Ben Burnham made Layup.
Frankie Policelli missed Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Rodgers made Layup. Assisted by Ante Brzovic.
Kobe Rodgers made Layup.
Kobe Rodgers missed Jumper.
Reyne Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frankie Policelli.
Bryce Butler missed Layup.
James Scott made Dunk.
James Scott made Dunk. Assisted by CJ Fulton.
James Scott missed Dunk.
CJ Fulton missed Three Point Jumper.
Ben Burnham missed Jumper.
Reyne Smith made Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Rodgers missed Jumper.
CJ Fulton missed Three Point Jumper.
Ben Burnham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ante Brzovic.
Jordan Crawford made Layup.
James Scott made Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Rodgers.
Kobe Rodgers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Scott.
Bryce Butler missed Layup.
Kobe Rodgers missed Three Point Jumper.
Kobe Rodgers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Butler.
Ben Burnham missed Three Point Jumper.
Reyne Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khalil London.
Khalil London missed Three Point Jumper.
Bryce Butler missed Layup.
Frankie Policelli made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khalil London.
Mayar Wol missed Three Point Jumper.
Bryce Butler made Layup. Assisted by Frankie Policelli.
Bryce Butler missed Three Point Jumper.
Jordan Crawford made Three Point Jumper.

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Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Charleston	15-3	-	27-8
Drexel	13-5	2	20-12
UNC Wilmington	12-6	3	21-10
Hofstra	12-6	3	20-13
Towson	11-7	4	20-14
Delaware	10-8	5	19-14
Stony Brook	10-8	5	20-15
Monmouth	10-8	5	18-15
Campbell	8-10	7	14-18
Northeastern	7-11	8	12-20
Elon	6-12	9	13-19
North Carolina A&T	5-13	10	7-25
William & Mary	4-14	11	10-23
Hampton	3-15	12	9-24

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Tennessee	14-4	-	27-9
Auburn	13-5	1	27-8
South Carolina	13-5	1	26-8
Kentucky	13-5	1	23-10
Alabama	13-5	1	25-12
Florida	11-7	3	24-12
Texas A&M	9-9	5	21-15
LSU	9-9	5	17-16
Mississippi State	8-10	6	21-14
Ole Miss	7-11	7	20-12
Georgia	6-12	8	20-17
Arkansas	6-12	8	16-17
Vanderbilt	4-14	10	9-23
Missouri	0-18	14	8-24

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Charleston Cougars

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Game Leaders

B. BurnhamF - COFC

M. SearsG - ALA

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Video Highlights

Mark Sears leads Alabama past Charleston with 30 points

Sam Walters soars for impressive dunk

Charleston calls timeout after this Bama dunk

Mark Sears' mom mimics her son's free throws from the stands

Mark Sears, Crimson Tide roll in March Madness as Alabama races past Charleston 109-96

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