National Basketball Association
Georgetown 57, Alabama 55
When: 9:30 PM ET, Thursday, December 1, 2011
Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Officials:
# Anthony Greene, # Joe Lindsay, # Mike Nance
Attendance:
15383
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Hollis Thompson drained a 3-pointer with one second left as Georgetown upset No. 12 Alabama 57-55 in the Big East/SEC Challenge in Tuscaloosa.
Thompson, who scored 12 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds, helped the Hoyas (6-1) avert a near disaster, as they blew a 10-point lead with 2:57 remaining. Alabama trailed 54-45, but scored 10 straight and took the lead with 12 seconds remaining on a pair of free throws by point guard Trevor Releford.
Jason Clark made 7 of 11 from the floor, including four 3-pointers, and led Georgetown with 22 points and Henry Sims scored 13.
Alabama (7-1) was led by Tony Mitchell, who had 20 points and nine rebounds. Mitchell had a 3-pointer and a free throw that drew the Crimson Tide to within a point with 55 seconds left. JaMychal Green scored 13 for Alabama.
Top Game Performances
| Georgetown |
|
Alabama |
|
Jason Clark 22 |
Scoring |
Tony Mitchell 20 |
|
Henry Sims 3 |
Assists |
Trevor Releford 6 |
|
Hollis Thompson 8 |
Rebounds |
Tony Mitchell 9 |
|
Jason Clark 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Trevor Releford 5 |
|
Henry Sims 2 |
Steals |
Rodney Cooper 1 |
|
Henry Sims 1 |
Blocks |
Tony Mitchell 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Georgetown
|
57 |
43.8 |
7-17 |
8-10 |
13 |
26 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
| Alabama
|
55 |
44.2 |
3-16 |
14-19 |
10 |
26 |
3 |
5 |
9 |