^{­TUSCALOOSA, ALA.-Alabama kept Georgia State's perimeter game in check to earn a 75-58 win over the Panthers on Tuesday night in Coleman Coliseum as a part of the 29th edition of the NIT Season Tipoff. Senior Rashaad Richardson led the Panthers 16 points off the bench.}

^{After being held scoreless in the first two games of the season, Richardson scored 31 points in Tuscaloosa, going 12-of-19 from the floor and hitting seven 3-pointers off the bench.}

^{Georgia State (2-2) will now await word from the NIT selection committee as to where the Panthers will travel to play Monday and Tuesday of next week. It is expected that GSU will know its destination by 8 a.m. Wednesday morning.}

^{Alabama (3-1) will advance to Madison Square Garden in New York to face No. 6 Duke on Nov. 27.}

^{“I thought that Alabama played really well and took us out of our game,” head coach Ron Hunter said. “They played a physical game and I thought that it frustrated our guys a bit and took us out of our style of play.}

^{“I think it was a little bit of a wake-up call for our guys as to what we need to do. With that said, playing in the NIT Season Tipoff has been a great experience for us and our program. Everyone associated with the event has been great and I am glad we were able to show our program to the country.”}

^{The Crimson Tide led 38-30 at the half and used an 11-2 run to open the second half and extend its lead to 49-32 with 15:35 to play. GSU cut the deficit to 14 at 52-38 before Alabama used a 9-0 run to push the lead to 23 with 9:54 to play, the Tide's biggest of the game.}

^{Georgia State cut the deficit to 15 points four times in the second half, but that is as close as the Panthers would get.}

^{Redshirt-senior Manny Atkins finished with 14 points for Georgia State as the only other Panther in double figures.}

^{Alabama's defense, which forced 13 GSU turnovers, limited Sun Belt Conference Player-of-the-Week Ryan Harrow to four points, while R.J. Hunter was limited to six on 2-of-9 shooting and six points.}

^{Trevor Releford led Alabama with 19 points and six rebounds, with Retin Obasohan adding 18 and Levi Randolph scoring 10.}

^{The Crimson Tied turned 13 GSU turnovers into 22 points and out-rebounded Georgia State 40-24. That rebound margin included a 25-9 advantage in the second half.}

^{Georgia State opened the game with a quick 3-pointer by Atkins and jumper by Devonta White to take an early 5-0 lead. White finished the game with seven points and four assists.}

^{Trailing 14-8, the Panthers used a 9-1 run to take a 17-15 lead with 10:31 to play in the first half before the Crimson Tide rolled off a 12-0 run to build a 31-19 lead with 5:51 to play in the opening period.}

^{Alabama had an eight-point lead at the half, turning eight GSU turnovers into 17 points, while the Panthers forced six turnovers, but only came away with seven points.}