UNLV Rebels vs Alabama Crimson Tide Match Player Stats On Dec 01, 2020

John Petty Jr. scored 14 of his 22 points in the first half to propel Alabama to an 86-74 victory over UNLV on Tuesday in the relocated Maui Invitational at Asheville, N.C.

Petty made 7 of 12 attempts from the field overall -- including 6 of 10 from 3-point range -- to lead the Crimson Tide (2-1), who will face Providence in the tournament's fifth-place game on Wednesday. The Friars (2-1) survived a wild finish to record a 63-62 victory over Davidson on Tuesday.

Alabama's Jahvon Quinerly chipped in with 19 points and Herbert Jones made 7 of 9 shots to finish with 16 points.

UNLV's Caleb Grill highlighted his 27-point performance by making 10 of 17 attempts from the floor, including 7 of 12 from beyond the arc.

Bryce Hamilton added 17 points and seven rebounds for the Runnin' Rebels (0-3), who will face Davidson (1-3) in the seventh-place game.

Joshua Primo converted from beyond the arc, Alex Reese did the same and Quinerly made a layup to stake the Crimson Tide to a 61-53 lead with approximately 12 minutes to play.

Jaden Shackelford extended the advantage to 69-58 by sinking another 3-pointer for Alabama, which made 15 of 40 attempts from beyond the arc.

Jones made his mark on the interior, highlighted with a pair of emphatic dunks in the second half.

Petty followed a 4-for-6 performance from 3-point range in the first half by making his first two attempts following intermission to stake Alabama to a 49-45 lead.

Grill, who also made four 3-pointers during the first half, joined teammates Hamilton and David Jenkins Jr. in connecting from long range before the first official timeout of the second.

Petty sank a pair of treys and Shackelford had another to fuel Alabama to a quick 9-3 lead. The Crimson Tide converted 8 of 23 of their 3-point attempts in the first half while the Runnin' Rebels went 6-for-17 from beyond the arc prior to intermission.

--Field Level Media