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03/11/2010 - Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mikhail Torrance scored 17 points to help Alabama rally for a 68-63 win over South Carolina in the first round of the SEC Tournament.

Justin Knox had 16 points and seven boards while JaMychal Green added 10 points and seven boards for the Crimson Tide (17-14), who advanced to play top-seed Kentucky on Friday.

Devan Downey had a game-high 21 points and eight rebounds and Ramon Galloway added 14 points for the Gamecocks (15-16), who ended the season with seven losses in eight games.

The Tide trailed by as many as 18 points early in the second half, but cut their deficit to four points when pair of free throws from Knox made it 57-53 with a bit over 5 1/2 minutes to play.

Two free throws from Downey was countered by one from Knox. Galloway then stole the ball off of Tony Mitchell, but Downey's jumper missed and Torrance hit two from the line with just over three minutes to play.

Following a Brandis Raley-Ross turnover, Knox put in a layup and another Ross turnover resulted in a Mitchell layup to give Alabama a 60-59 lead with 2:03 to play.

A missed jumper from Downey was converted into two points at the other end for Alabama on a Torrance layup, but Galloway tied the game with a three-ball from the left side with 1:14 to play.

Torrance gave his team the lead back with a jumper with 55.3 to play and Downey missed at the other end.

Downey ripped the ball away from Senario Hillman and went to the line with a chance to tie the game with 18.3 seconds to play, but he only hit the second shot to make it a one-point contest.

After the timeout, the Crimson Tide got the ball in bounds and a long pass down the other end saw Green get the ball and put in with 9.5 seconds to play.

A lazy in-bounds pass from Sam Muldrow was then intercepted and Mitchell's two free throws sealed the win.

The game was tight through the first several minutes and Alabama led near the midway mark of the first half as Knox's layup made it a 14-12 game.

Muldrow, though, put in a layup and followed that with a slam to spark an 8-0 run as Downey's layup gave the team a six-point lead.

The Tide got the game back to one point a few minutes later, but South Carolina closed the frame on a 13-3 run and took a 38-27 lead into the locker room.

South Carolina built its lead to 18 on a Lakeem Jackson layup which made it a 54-36 game with under 12 minutes to play.

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Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.

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Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.

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