Embattled Miller leads No. 2 Alabama past Gamecocks in OT


              South Carolina guard Meechie Johnson (5) drives against Alabama guard Jaden Bradley (0) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday Feb. 22, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. Alabama won 78-76. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
            
              South Carolina guard Jacobi Wright drives against Alabama guard Mark Sears, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. Alabama won 78-76. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
            
              South Carolina guard Meechie Johnson (5) drives against Alabama guard Mark Sears, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. Alabama won 78-76 in overtime. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
            
              Alabama guard Jaden Bradley shouts to teammates during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. Alabama won 78-76 in overtime. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
            South Carolina forward Hayden Brown (10) looks for a shot against Alabama forward Brandon Miller (24) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. Alabama won 78-76 in overtime. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford) Alabama forward Brandon Miller reacts to an official's call during overtime in the team's NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. Alabama won 78-76. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford) South Carolina guard Meechie Johnson dribbles the ball during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Alabama on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. Alabama won 78-76 in overtime. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford) Alabama forward Brandon Miller (24) drives against South Carolina guard Meechie Johnson (5) during overtime in an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. Alabama won 78-76. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford) South Carolina forward Gregory Jackson II (23) high fives head coach Lamont Paris, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Alabama Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford) South Carolina forward Gregory Jackson II celebrates a teammate's three-pointer during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford) Alabama head coach Nate Oats, left, talks with Jaden Bradley (0) and Mark Sears (1) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford) Alabama guard Mark Sears dribbles the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford) Alabama forward Brandon Miller, left, dribbles the ball against South Carolina forward Gregory Jackson II (23) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)