'Bama upsets No. 15 Mich. at Old Spice Classic

'Bama upsets No. 15 Mich. at Old Spice Classic

Published Nov. 30, 2009 4:45 a.m. ET

JaMychal Green scored 20 points, including a go-ahead dunk with five seconds to play, and Alabama beat No. 15 Michigan 68-66 at the Old Spice Classic on Sunday night.

Charvez Davis added 12 points for Alabama (4-2), which won two of three games at the tourney.

Manny Haris had 26 points and 10 rebounds for Michigan (3-2), which was coming off a 79-65 loss to Marquette on Friday. The Wolverines had an 83-76 overtime win over Creighton in their tourney opener Thursday.

Alabama went up 61-57 on Mikhail Torrance's 3 with four minutes left. A free throw by Justin Knox tied it at 66 with 49.6 remaining.

After Stu Douglass made a long range jumper, Harris then scored on the fastbreak to give Michigan a 66-65 lead.

Harris had 16 points, helping Michigan take a 34-29 lead at halftime. He scored 20 or more points in all three tournament games.

Green had two in-close baskets to put Alabama up 51-50 with 7 1/2 minutes left. The Crimson Tide took a 56-55 lead on Knox's 3-point play with 6:08 remaining.

Laval Lucas-Perry made a 3 and Anthony Wright had a layup to give Michigan a 48-40 advantage midway through second half.

Harris hit a 3 and added a free throw as Michigan went ahead 9-2 three minutes into the game. The Wolverines used a 10-0 run, featuring six points by Harris, to go up 28-15 with 6:34 left in the first half.

Davis had 12 first-half points, coming on four 3s. The last one, along with a rebound basket from Green, cut the Crimson Tide deficit to 32-29 with 34 seconds to go.

The Wolverines scored 14 points off 12 Alabama turnovers during the opening 20 minutes.

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