Alabama made it close but could never take the lead in the second half.   Down by seven points at halftime, the Crimson Tide had a chance to win it at the end thanks to two missed Maryland free throws with 27 seconds left.  But a last-second jumper by Trevor Lacey bounced off off the rim as time expired on the Alabama season.

Levi Randolph led Alabama with 15 points.  Rodney Cooper added 13 points and Trevor Releford scored 11.

- Crimson Tide shot 40.7% from the field (22-54) while Maryland shot 50% (23-46).

-Maryland outrebounded Alabama 31-23.

-Alabama connected on 4-15 three point shots (26.7%) while Maryland made 7-15 (46.7%).

Maryland advances to the NIT semi-finals.  With the Alabama loss, Florida is only remaining SEC team in postseason play.

As pointed out here, this marks the second straight year Alabama’s season ends with a 58-57 loss.  Last year, Creighton took out Alabama in the NCAA Tournament by that score.

A five-point game at half turned into a second-half blowout for Alabama.  The Crimson Tide advance in the NIT with a 62-43 victory.

After leading by as many as 17 points in the first half, Northeastern cut the lead to five points by the break.  Up 28-27 early in the second half, Alabama outscored Northeastern 34-16 the rest of the way.

Levi Randolph led Alabama with 13 points while Trevor Lacy added 11.

- Alabama shot 45.5% from the field ( 25-55). Northeastern shot 33% (15-45)

- The Tide outrebounded Northeastern 34-22.

Alabama advances to play the winner of the Stephen F. Austin/Stanford game.

Up by four points at halftime, Alabama pulled away in the second half to beat Tennessee 58-48. . The 10-point margin at the end of the contest was the largest of the game.

Alabama was led by Levi Randolph’s 15 points and 14 from Trevor Releford.

Tennessee’s Josh Richardson led all scorers with 16 points and Jarnell Stokes had the game’s only double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.

- Alabama shot 41% from the floor (19-46) while Tennessee hit just 32% of their shots (18-56)

- How’s this for parity? Rebounds, fouls, steals, turnovers and three-pointers made were all even

Alabama advances to play Florida tomorrow afternoon.  Tennessee is left to sit and wait until Sunday night to see if it made the NCAA Tournament.

University of Alabama head men’s basketball coach Anthony Grant has announced the signing of four student-athletes to National Letters of Intent for the 2011-12 season. Levi Randolph, Nick Jacobs, Rodney Cooper and Moussa Gueye are slated to join the Crimson Tide on the court next season.
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