Final
for this game
Alabama rallies to beat South Carolina 79-70
Mar 4, 2010 - 7:54 PM By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports WriterCOLUMBIA, S.C.(AP) -- Justin Knox and Mikhail Torrance each had 17 points and Alabama, playing without leading scorer JaMychal Green, spoiled Devan Downey's final South Carolina home game with a 79-70 victory Wednesday night.
The Crimson Tide (15-14, 5-10 Southeastern Conference) came in having lost seven of their past eight and fell behind 11-0 in this one before rallying. Charvez Davis had two late 3-pointers, the second one that put Alabama ahead for good 65-64 with 4:29 to go.
South Carolina (14-15, 5-10) could not respond and lost its sixth straight - the team's longest losing streak in seven years.
Downey, the SEC's leading scorer, finished with 23 points. He also had three steals to set that Gamecock career mark with 273.
- NCAA BB
ALABAMA 79
SOUTH CAROLINA 70 FINAL
Mar 3 8:58 PM - 44
roots - 20
roots - NCAA BB
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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ALABAMA 36 36
SOUTH CAROLINA 39 39 HALFTIME
HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME
ALABAMA - SENARIO HILLMAN 12, JUSTIN KNOX 10,
MIKHAIL TORRANCE 5
SOUTH CAROLINA - DEVAN DOWNEY 12, RAMON GALLOWAY 9,
BRANDIS RALEY-ROSS 7
Mar 3 7:44 PM
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