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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgetown 57, Alabama 55
When: 9:30 PM ET, Thursday, December 1, 2011
Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Officials: # Anthony Greene, # Joe Lindsay, # Mike Nance
Attendance: 15383

Hollis Thompson drained a 3-pointer with one second left as Georgetown upset No. 12 Alabama 57-55 in the Big East/SEC Challenge in Tuscaloosa.

Thompson, who scored 12 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds, helped the Hoyas (6-1) avert a near disaster, as they blew a 10-point lead with 2:57 remaining. Alabama trailed 54-45, but scored 10 straight and took the lead with 12 seconds remaining on a pair of free throws by point guard Trevor Releford.

Jason Clark made 7 of 11 from the floor, including four 3-pointers, and led Georgetown with 22 points and Henry Sims scored 13.

Alabama (7-1) was led by Tony Mitchell, who had 20 points and nine rebounds. Mitchell had a 3-pointer and a free throw that drew the Crimson Tide to within a point with 55 seconds left. JaMychal Green scored 13 for Alabama.
Top Game Performances
 
Georgetown   Alabama
Jason Clark 22 Scoring Tony Mitchell 20
Henry Sims 3 Assists Trevor Releford 6
Hollis Thompson 8 Rebounds Tony Mitchell 9
Jason Clark 4 Free Throws Made Trevor Releford 5
Henry Sims 2 Steals Rodney Cooper 1
Henry Sims 1 Blocks Tony Mitchell 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Georgetown 57 43.8 7-17 8-10 13 26 2 5 10
Alabama 55 44.2 3-16 14-19 10 26 3 5 9