TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) – Riley Norris hit his first seven 3-point attempts and scored a career-high 27 points to lead Alabama to a 73-50 upset of previously unbeaten No. 19 South Carolina on Wednesday night.
The Crimson Tide (10-5, 1-2 Southeastern Conference) got the first league win of Avery Johnson’s debut season in stunningly easy fashion. The upset leaves No. 10 SMU as the nation’s only unbeaten major college team.
The Gamecocks (15-1, 2-1) missed their first 12 shots of the second half and went more than 11 minutes without a field goal starting before the break. They ended an 8-minute scoring drought after halftime down 48-22.
South Carolina never cut it below 18 after that.
Norris made the most of his first start of the season, shooting 8 of 11 on 3s. He also grabbed seven rebounds. Justin Coleman added 14 points.
Michael Carrera led the Gamecocks with 14 points and 10 rebounds.