Alabama Crimson Tide @ South Carolina Gamecocks

13-2, 2-0 SEC

Final

	1	2	T
Alabama ALA	45	43	88
South Carolina SC	28	40	68

South Carolina GamecocksSouth CarolinaSC

10-5, 0-2 SEC

Mark Sears scores 22 points, No. 5 Alabama beats South Carolina 88-68 for 7th straight win

— Mark Sears scored 22 points — hitting of 4 of 6 3-pointers — to help No. 5 Alabama beat South Carolina 88-68 on Wednesday night for its seventh straight victory.

Jan 8, 2026, 10:34 pm - AP

ALA

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According to ESPN Analytics

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NCAA Division I

Southeastern Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Florida	16-2	-	27-8
Arkansas	13-5	3	28-9
Alabama	13-5	3	25-10
Vanderbilt	11-7	5	27-9
Tennessee	11-7	5	25-12
Texas A&M	11-7	5	22-12
Georgia	10-8	6	22-11
Kentucky	10-8	6	22-14
Missouri	10-8	6	20-13
Texas	9-9	7	21-15
Auburn	7-11	9	22-16
Oklahoma	7-11	9	21-16
Mississippi State	5-13	11	13-19
Ole Miss	4-14	12	15-20
South Carolina	4-14	12	13-19
LSU	3-15	13	15-17

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Alabama Crimson Tide @ South Carolina Gamecocks

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Mark Sears scores 22 points, No. 5 Alabama beats South Carolina 88-68 for 7th straight win

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