Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats praises the Preseason All-American guard for a dominant first half that sparked Alabama past the Gamecocks.

Alabama basketball's Mark Sears saw his third consecutive 20-plus point performance at South Carolina on Wednesday. What it means for the program.

No. 5 Alabama men's basketball made some strides this past week with victories over South Carolina and then-No. 10 Texas A&M. Alabama Preseason All-American guard Mark Sears led the Crimson Tide in points in both of these battles.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Mark Sears scored 22 points — hitting of 4 of 6 3-pointers — to help No. 5 Alabama beat South Carolina 88-68 on Wednesday night for its seventh straight victory.

Alabama opened up its SEC slate with a home throttling over previously undefeated Oklahoma 107-79, and on Wednesday the Crimson Tide got its first SEC road victory over South Carolina 88-68.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Mark Sears is heating up at the right ... On Wednesday, in a 88-68 win at South Carolina, Sears became the second player in Crimson Tide program history to score 1,500 points ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Mark Sears scored 22 points — hitting of 4 of 6 3-pointers — to help No. 5 Alabama beat South Carolina 88-68 on Wednesday night for its seventh straight victory. Aden Holloway added 13 points for the Crimson Tide (13-2 ...

Mark Sears and the fifth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide got hot early and took down the South Carolina Gamecocks, 88-68, Wednesday night at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia. Led by 16 first-half points from Sears,

Alabama basketball is on the road again. Follow for live score updates, game highlights from Columbia as the Crimson Tide faces South Carolina.

No. 5 Alabama men's basketball won its first SEC road test over South Carolina 88-68 on Wednesday evening in relatively easy fashion.

January 9 - Mark Sears finished with 22 points and six assists to lead No. 5 Alabama to an 88-68 victory over host South Carolina on Wednesday night in a Southeastern Conference matchup in Columbia, S.C. The Crimson Tide (13-2, 2-0) won their seventh in a ...

The Crimson Tide grabbed a sizable lead in the first half then did enough to maintain it in the second half. As a result, Alabama won its first SEC road game of the season 88-68 on Wednesday at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina. Alabama guard Mark Sears led all scorers with 22 points.