Alabama upsets No. 20 Wichita State 64-60

And on Sunday morning, Wichita State couldn’t even keep it competitive against Iowa. Doctors found no signs of spinal cord trauma.

“I thought in the second half we generated much better looks, shot a better percentage, but whether we shoot well or not, we still have to be a team that prides itself in getting second shots”, Mack said. “His mom was there. I have a lot of work to do to get back on the court, but with the help of such a great support system, I’m ready for the challenge”. Now it’s just a matter of him rehabbing. Marshall and the team planned to visit Grady in the hospital after leaving the HP Field House.

“We know he’s going to make a full recovery”, said teammate Eric Hamilton, who received a text from Grady before the game. The Valley is better than we probably realized (more on that in a second), but it’s not like there are going to be a myriad of top 50 wins for the taking. There was no immediate word on his condition.Wichita State was without guard Fred VanVleet, an All-American candidate who missed his third game because of a hamstring injury, and backup freshman point guard Landry Shamet (foot).The Tide had lost 21 consecutive games against ranked teams, dating to a January 18, 2011, win over Kentucky. “I’m not exactly sure what happened, but our prayers go out to him and his family”.

Alabama went on to upset No. 20 Wichita State, 64-60.

Mike Gesell added 14 points for Iowa (4-2). “It was another outstanding defensive effort by our team just like yesterday, but the difference between the two games was our offense”.

Grady fell after his head hit the shoulder of an Alabama player late in the second half. The Shockers changed the tempo of the gloomy game with a press and zone defense.

Johnson said it was obviously tough for the Alabama players and coaching staff to fully appreciate the win because of the injury to Grady. Jarrod Uthoff poured in a game high 20 points and snared eight boards on 8-16 while Mike Gesell and Adam Woodbury netted 14 points apiece with Woodbury hauling in ten rebounds while Gesell logged nine assists.

McLaughlin had 11 points as USC took a 30-29 lead at halftime.

“Those runs past year would result in a 10-point loss”, USC coach Andy Enfield said of WSU’s 12-0 spot.

“For our guys, it’s a learning experience”, Dayton coach Archie Miller said. The all-time series with Xavier is tied 1-1, with the Trojans taking the last meeting 84-78 on November 30, 2013 at the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament in the Bahamas. From here the schedule only gets more challenging for Gregg Marshall’s group, for they will face a very young but good UNLV team (after a quick trip to St. Louis to play SLU) and Jakob Poeltl’s Utah Utes before traveling to Newark, New Jersey, to take on the Seton Hall Pirates and their “stud sophomores”.