Releford scores 18 as Alabama pulls away from Oakland 65-45, snapping 3-game home skid
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Trevor Releford scored 18 points to lead Alabama to a 65-45 victory over Oakland on Saturday in its final nonconference game of the regular season.
Levi Randolph added 15 points and Rodney Cooper 11 for the Crimson Tide (8-5), while Moussa Gueye had nine rebounds and Trevor Lacey seven assists.
Alabama came into the game having lost five of its last six games, including three straight at home.
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Trailing 10-7, the Crimson Tide went on a 20-6 run. Oakland, which shot only 23.3 percent (7 of 23) from the field in the first half, got to 29-23 at intermission on the strength of 9-of-10 shooting from the line and a 19-16 rebounding edge.
Alabama went on a 29-13 second-half run to extend its lead to 62-40, its largest of the game
Duke Mondy had 11 points and Travis Bader 10 for Oakland (7-10), which had its two-game winning streak snapped.