When Alabama basketball came out for the second half of Saturday’s win over LSU, regular starting point guard Mark Sears wasn’t on the floor. The Muscle Shoals native did not appear in the entire second half, during which the Crimson Tide pulled off a 80-73 victory after the game was tied at 40 entering halftime.

Nate Oats spoke briefly about the lack of playing time for star point guard Mark Sears in Alabama's narrow win over LSU.

It was mostly business as usual for No. 4 Alabama on Saturday, with the team defeating LSU 80-73. But one glaring abnormality occurred during the game: Leading scorer Mark Sears was held scoreless throughout the entire game and didn’t play at all in the second half.

Mark Sears did not play the entire second half of the home game. The fifth-year senior guard started the game but did not score in 17 first-half minutes, shooting 0-for-5 from the floor. He opened the second half off the bench,

No. 4 Alabama pulled away from LSU on Saturday night in the second half for an 80-73 win without the services of the SEC's leading scorer entering the weekend, Mark Sears, who logged zero minutes over the game's second half after leading the team with 17 first-half minutes.

No. 4 Alabama faces the No. 21 Ole Miss Rebels after Mark Sears scored 27 points in Alabama's 94-88 win against the Texas A&M Aggies.

Alabama coach Nate Oats seemingly took a dig at guard Mark Sears after not playing him during the second half of Saturday's 80-73 win over LSU.

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