No. 5 Alabama hosts No. 12 Oklahoma after Holloway’s 26-point game

Oklahoma Sooners (13-0) at Alabama Crimson Tide (11-2)

Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Crimson Tide -12.5; over/under is 168

BOTTOM LINE: No. 5 Alabama faces No. 12 Oklahoma after Aden Holloway scored 26 points in Alabama’s 105-82 win against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits.

The Crimson Tide are 6-0 on their home court. Alabama is 10-2 against opponents with a winning record.

The Sooners play their first true road game after going 13-0 to start the season. Oklahoma has a 2-0 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

Alabama makes 47.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.4 percentage points higher than Oklahoma has allowed to its opponents (42.7%). Oklahoma has shot at a 48.6% rate from the field this season, 8.3 percentage points higher than the 40.3% shooting opponents of Alabama have averaged.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mark Sears is scoring 18.0 points per game and averaging 3.1 rebounds for the Crimson Tide.

Kobe Elvis is shooting 35.7% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Sooners, while averaging 9.4 points and 3.5 assists.

LAST 10 GAMES: Crimson Tide: 8-2, averaging 89.9 points, 40.3 rebounds, 17.2 assists, 6.5 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.7 points per game.

Sooners: 10-0, averaging 82.9 points, 29.3 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 8.7 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.7 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

News from © The Associated Press, . All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Join the Conversation!

Want to share your thoughts, add context, or connect with others in your community?

The Associated Press

The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.