NASHVILLE, Tenn. Wow what a game.
It was a knock-down, drag-out slugfest in Bridgestone Arena on Sunday afternoon as No. 6 Alabama basketball defeated LSU 80-79 in the championship game of the SEC Tournament.
Tournament MVP Jahvon Quinerly totaled 14 points and raked in five rebounds. All-tournament teammate Herb Jones also had his second-consecutive double-double of the tournament, accounting for 13 points and 11 rebounds in the contest.
Jaden Shackelford recorded a team-leading 21 points as well as five rebounds and four assists.
While Alabama s defense was ultimately the factor that won the game, the Crimson Tide also shot well from the floor. Through 40 minutes, Alabama shot 43-percent from the floor and was 12-for-36 from beyond the arc.