Grant Nelson had 17 points, and Mouhamed Dioubate, Jarin Stevenson and Derrion Reid each scored 10 points. These four combined for a 14-of-24 slate from the field, including Stevenson and Reid each going 2-of-3 from downtown––ending Stevenson's 0-of-18 three-point drought since the season started.

Mark Sears scored 24 points and No. 9 Alabama defeated Rutgers 95-90 on Wednesday night in the Players Era Festival at MGM Grand Garden.

After an impressive victory over the Houston Cougars on Tuesday night, the Alabama Crimson Tide were back in action Wednesday at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, facing off against yet another tough opponent in the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.