TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Freshman Noah Clowney’s breakout game — 22 points, nine rebounds, four assists and a steal — helped No. 11 Alabama recover from blowing a 20-point lead and beat South Dakota State 78-65.
Clowney shot 8 of 17, including 5 of 12 on 3s, in his highest-scoring game of the season. Alabama is 7-1. The Crimson Tide led 37-17 with 6 1/2 minutes left in the first half.
South Dakota State rallied to go ahead 51-50 on Alex Arians’ 3-pointer with 11 1/2 minutes remaining.
Charlie Easley and Arians each scored 17 points for the Jackrabbits, who are 3-6.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Led by Kruz Perrott-Hunt’s 26 points, the South Dakota Coyotes defeated the BYU Cougars 69-68. Rudi Williams led BYU with 20 points. The Coyotes improved to 5-4 with the win and the Cougars fell to 5-4.
