Aden Holloway scored 26 points and made five of Alabama’s season-high 22 3-pointers as the No. 14 Crimson Tide smashed visiting Yale 102-78 on Monday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Alabama (11-3) finished 22-for-54 (40.7%) from the 3-point line en route to its seventh win in eight games. Eight different players made at least one long-range shot for the Crimson Tide, led by Holloway (5-for-10) and Latrell Wrightsell Jr. (5-for-15 for 15 points).
Amari Allen and Jalil Bethea also added 15 points each for Alabama, while Houston Mallette chipped in 12 points on four 3-pointers.
Nick Townsend scored 18 points to pace Yale (11-2), while Isaac Celiscar contributed 17 points for the Bulldogs.
After an early bucket by Yale, Alabama jumped out 9-3 on consecutive 3-pointers by Mallette, Holloway and Allen. Noah Williamson and Wrightsell added 3-pointers of their own shortly thereafter, giving the Crimson Tide five players with a made 3-pointer in the opening five minutes.
Mallette’s 3-pointer gave the hosts their first double-digit lead, 21-10, with 12:07 to go in the half.
Allen’s two free throws pushed the lead to 15 with just under five minutes left. With 1:26 remaining in the half, Allen’s bucket sent the lead north of 20. Allen then hit a 3-pointer in the waning seconds, sending Alabama into the locker room with a 55-31 advantage.
Alabama was 11-of-26 from 3-point range in the first half. Yale, meanwhile, only had 11 total field goals in the half.
Holloway made two 3-pointers and a layup in the opening three minutes of the second half. That set the tone for another strong stanza by Alabama, which went ahead 77-47 on Bethea’s 3-pointer with 11:35 to go.
The Crimson Tide led by as many as 35 points before the Bulldogs rallied to make the final score a bit more respectable.
–Field Level Media
