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Alabama's Mark Sears returns to starting lineup, sparks Crimson Tide to road win vs. Mississippi State
Alabama star Mark Sears returned to the starting lineup and helped lead the No. 4 Crimson Tide to an 88-84 win at No. 14 Mississippi State on Wednesday night after he was benched for the entire second half in Saturday's win over LSU.
Alabama’s Nate Oats on benching Mark Sears: ‘The program is bigger than any 1 person’
Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats praised Mark Sears' response after he was benched against LSU, but did not say whether he would start at Mississippi State.
What Nate Oats said about Alabama basketball's Mark Sears being benched in win over LSU
Alabama basketball star guard Mark Sears was benched in the second half of the Crimson Tide's win over LSU. Here's what coach Nate Oats said about it.
Alabama's Mark Sears starts vs. Mississippi State after Nate Oats' surprise benching of All-American star
Alabama star Mark Sears returned to the starting lineup for the No. 4 Crimson Tide on Wednesday night in their road contest at No. 14 Mississippi State after he was benched for the entire second half in Saturday's win over LSU.
Nate Oats says Mark Sears ‘knows what’s expected’ after 2nd-half benching vs. LSU
Nate Oats and Mark Sears cleared the air after practice Tuesday in the aftermath of Sears' benching last Saturday against LSU.
Nate Oats reacts to Mark Sears' performance vs. Mississippi State after benching
Mark Sears was benched over the weekend against LSU, but he bounced back nicely against Mississippi State.
Mark Sears to start at Mississippi State after being benched
After his second-half benching against LSU, Mark Sears was back in Alabama basketball’s starting lineup at Mississippi State on Wednesday. The lineups were posted shortly before tip in Starkville. The move to return Sears to the court came after Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats said Tuesday that the Muscle Shoals native had an excellent few practices before the game.
Nate Oats offers insight into decision to bench Mark Sears
As of Monday night, the team has a 17-3 record are sitting at No. 4 in the AP Top 25. With that being said, Oats still made a drastic decision in the team’s last game on Saturday. The coach opted to bench star guard Mark Sears for the 2nd half of the game against LSU.
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Why didn’t Mark Sears play 2nd half for Alabama basketball vs. LSU?
When Alabama basketball came out for the second half of Saturday’s win over LSU, regular starting point guard Mark Sears wasn ...
No. 4 Alabama Beats LSU Despite Mark Sears Not Scoring a Single Point
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Goodman: Alabama’s big test is here, and the Tide is ready
In benching Sears, Oats made sure that his point guard would be ready for the fight. And if Sears needs a rest, well, Alabama ...
Alabama basketball at Miss. State will go down as ‘the Chris Youngblood game’... for now
Last season, there was “the Grant Nelson game” against UNC. This season, Alabama basketball got “the Chris Youngblood game” at Mississippi State.
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