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.

The Alabama Crimson Tide played their second game at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas on Wednesday night, facing off against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in a SEC vs. Big Ten showdown. Alabama wou

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.

Here are three takeaways from the tournament game between No. 9 Alabama basketball and Rutgers as part of the Players Era Festival bracket.