Houston, Sears and Alabama

Mark Sears Leads No. 9 Alabama to Win in Overtime Thriller over No. 6 Houston
The senior guard led the Crimson Tide with 24 points, including a clutch 3-pointer in the final minute or regulation and opening minutes of overtime as No. 9 Alabama beat No. 6 Ho
After scoreless game, Alabama basketball's Mark Sears lights up Houston in top-10 win
Alabama basketball point guard Mark Sears bounced back from a scoreless night against Illinois last week to upset Houston in a top 10 matchup on Tuesday.
No. 9 Alabama outlasts No. 6 Houston 85-80 in overtime at Players Era Festival
Mark Sears scored 24 points and No. 9 Alabama beat No. 6 Houston 85-80 in overtime in the opener of the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas.
No. 9 Alabama takes down No. 6 Houston in overtime thriller
The No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide are proving they are not just a football school anymore. On Tuesday the team forced No. 6 Houston to overtime where it suffocated the Cougars for the 85-80 win.
Sears scores 24 in overtime win in first game of Players Era Festival
No. 9 Alabama defeated No. 6 Houston 85-80 in a thrilling overtime finish in its first game of the Players Era Festival.  The first half started off shaky, the Crimson Tide committed four turnovers in its first five possessions and was down as many as 7 points.
No. 6 Houston goes cold in OT as No. 9 Alabama prevails
Mark Sears scored a season-best 24 points and No. 9 Alabama held Houston to two points in overtime while notching an 85-80 victory over the No. 6 Cougars on Tuesday night in the Players Era Festival at Las Vegas.
Why Alabama basketball needs something different from Mark Sears this season, per Nate Oats
Alabama men’s basketball doesn’t need or want Mark Sears to fill the role he did in 2023-24. Sears doesn’t need to be the ...
Tennessean5d
Alabama basketball's Mark Sears takes shots past 2 a.m. after scoreless game vs Illinois
Fifth-year guard Mark Sears, a consensus second-team All-America selection last season who led the No. 7 Crimson Tide to ...
No points from Sears, no sweat for No. 8 Alabama in win over No. 25 Illinois
Alabama didn’t slow down even with a scoreless night from star Mark Sears. The preseason All-American guard watched from the ...
Why Mark Sears didn’t play much in second half vs. Illinois for Alabama basketball
Alabama basketball scored 100 against Illinois, and Mark Sears didn't have any of those points. Nate Oats explained why Sears ...
Tennessean6d
Alabama basketball, Nate Oats react to 100-point game with zero points from Mark Sears
could pull out a 100-87 win over a ranked opponent like the No. 20 Fighting Illini with zero points from SEC Preseason Player ...
On3 on MSN1d
Notebook: Getting Sears going; Pettway upsets Rutgers; NIL keeping Tide busy in Vegas
Last time out against Illinois, Alabama All-American guard Mark Sears was held scoreless in the Crimson Tide’s 100-87 win in ...
Illinois vs. Alabama prediction: College basketball picks, odds, best bets Wednesday
Alabama hopes to bounce back after a tough road loss to the Purdue Boilermakers, while the new-look Fighting Illini team ...