The Crimson Tide grabbed a sizable lead in the first half then did enough to maintain it in the second half. As a result, Alabama won its first SEC road game of the season 88-68 on Wednesday at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina. Alabama guard Mark Sears led all scorers with 22 points.

No. 5 Alabama men's basketball won its first SEC road test over South Carolina 88-68 on Wednesday evening in relatively easy fashion. One big reason for this being a must-see matchup was due to the reunion with former Alabama and current South Carolina forward Nick Pringle,

South Carolina (10-5, 0-2 SEC) hosts No. 2 Auburn on Saturday. Here are three observations from the loss to Alabama: SEC play has been a rough ride so far for Murray-Boyles.