TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Oakland (0-4, 0-0 HL) dropped to No. 18 Alabama (3-0, 0-0 SEC), 109-68, on Monday night at Coleman Coliseum. Oakland scored 38 points in the paint and grabbed 21 offensive rebounds, but the Crimson Tide made 24 shots beyond the arc and moved smooth in transition, finishing with 30 assists. Oakland scored 39 points in the second half and forced 12 turnovers while totaling nine steals.
Junior
Nassim Mashhour scored 18 points, went 6-for-6 at the free-throw line, adding in five rebounds and two steals. Senior
Chris Fields Jr. finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds, including seven offensive boards, and recorded three assists and two steals for his third Oakland double-double of the season. Sophomore
Camden Thompson added nine points, five rebounds, and a 5-for-6 mark at the line.
Oakland created extra possessions and got to the foul line in the first half, finishing with 11 offensive rebounds and 11 made free throws, but the Crimson Tide shot 20-for-30 from the field and 11-for-21 from 3-point range and led 56-29 at halftime. Oakland was even at 5-5 after Fields Jr. scored inside and Mashhour followed with a layup and free throw at 18:34, but the Crimson Tide responded with the next five points and continued to build behind perimeter shooting. Thompson grabbed an offensive rebound and made two free throws at 15:57, Fields added a second-chance tip-in at 14:12, and junior
Warren Marshall IV made a jumper as Oakland kept possessions alive while the Crimson Tide reached a 25-11 lead by 11:30. Sophomore
Brady Swartz hit a three-pointer off a Fields assist at 9:54 and later scored in transition after Marshall's steal, while Mashhour hit a 3-pointer off another Fields assist to make it 40-21 with 5:34 left. Oakland added more points off steals and free throws late, including senior
William Kassi's steal and fast-break layup at 3:33, but the Crimson Tide closed the half with two three-pointers in the final minute to leave Oakland down 56-29.
Oakland spent the second half trying to answer the Crimson Tide's three-point shooting, as the Crimson Tide went 13 of 25 from beyond the arc in the half and moved the score to 70-35 by the 16:46 mark. Oakland's clearest response came with a nine-point run from 14:11 to 12:49, with Marshall IV scoring twice and Fields Jr. adding two free throws, a steal, a layup, and a free throw to move the score from 75-39 to 75-48. Oakland continued to work inside and on the glass, finishing the half with 28 points in the paint and 10 offensive rebounds, including second-chance baskets from Thompson and Fields Jr. in the final stretch. The Crimson Tide kept answering from the perimeter and hit three three-pointers in the final 1:43 as Oakland fell in double digits to start the week.
Wrapping up the roadtrip, Oakland is head back out West to face the PAC-12's Boise State on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 9 p.m. inside the ExtraMile Arena.
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