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AUSTIN, Texas -- Stuck with a three-game losing streak and a 12-point halftime deficit, the Texas Longhorns finally emerged from their inertia Friday night. Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City Jersey .Texas defended with more intensity, shot with increased accuracy and scored 51 points in the second half to beat Alabama 77-68.The first five minutes of the second half, they came out with a different type of energy and focus, Alabama coach Avery Johnson said. It seemed like they were a step quicker. Give them credit. This is a team that lost three games in a row. They were desperate.Kerwin Roach scored 16 points for Texas (4-3). Tevin Mack, Shaq Cleare, Jacob Young and Jarrett Allen scored 11 points each for the Longhorns.Dazon Ingram led Alabama (4-3) with 12 points and had Avery Johnson Jr. had 10.The Longhorns, bolstered by full-court pressure defense in the second half, persisted until they took their first lead of the game, on a 3-point play by Roach with 12:47 remaining.Neither team led by more than four until Roach made a free throw with 1:02 left for a 68-63 lead.Corban Collins, an Alabama graduate transfer from Morehead State, made three 3-point baskets in the first half, helping the Tide to a 38-26 lead at the break. Before Friday, Collins had seven 3-pointers in six games.Mack, making his first start of the season, scored all 11 of his points in the second half, one more than Roach.This is a little glimpse of what we can really be like if we continue to work hard, Cleare said. When we lost those games these guys were really crushed. The last two days of practice were really intense. We knew we were gonna win this game, even if we were down by 15, 16 points.BIG PICTUREAlabama: The Crimson Tide regard defense as their strength. They rank in the top 25 nationally in points allowed and turnover margin. They maintained form in the first half, limiting Texas to 26 points, but the Longhorns scored 51 in the second. Alabama shot 48 percent in the first half. Texas, meanwhile, hit 35 percent. The Longhorns outshot Alabama 57-41 percent in the second half.Our defense wasnt good enough in the second half, Johnson said. Roach broke us down. We werent moving our feet. We were out of position.Texas: Coach Shaka Smart made two starting lineup changes, replacing guards Eric Davis and Kendal Yancy with Mack and Andrew Jones. Davis is in a season-long shooting slump, while Mack is the Longhorns leading scorer and best 3-point shooter this season. Mack missed all five shots in the first half before rallying for 11 points. Davis made one basket after missing his first three shots, increasing his streak of misses to 11 in the last two games. Mack played a season-high 37 minutes.Ive never played that much or that hard, Mack said.UP NEXTAlabama is at No. 23 Oregon on Dec. 11. If Oregon remains in the top 25 next week, this will be Alabamas first game against a ranked team.Texas is at Michigan on Tuesday. Michigan beat Texas 78-72 last season at a tournament in the Bahamas. Philippe Sandler Manchester City Jersey . Arsenal failed to take full advantage of its main rivals stumbles on Saturday as substitute Gerard Deulofeu levelled with a hard shot from a tight angle in the 84th minute to give Everton a deserved point. Ahead of a crucial fortnight that will see them play against Napoli in the Champions League, Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal leads by five points ahead of Liverpool and Chelsea. Bernardo Silva Jersey . The deal is pending a physical, assistant general manager Bobby Evans said. Traded from Seattle to Baltimore on Aug. 30, Morse also can play first base and right field to give manager Bruce Bochy some flexibility in writing his lineup. http:///...chester-City-Jersey/ . NBA officials ruled the court unplayable in the Bucks final exhibition game on Oct. 25 because players were slipping, and the game was cancelled midway through the first period. LOS ANGELES -- Corey Seager keeps surpassing manager Dave Roberts expectations. His latest multihomer game helped the Los Angeles Dodgers keep pace in the NL West.Seager homered twice, Chase Utley and Yasmani Grandal also went deep and the Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-4 on Monday night.When you think that he cant do anymore, he continues to exceed that, Roberts said. But still, even last week when he wasnt getting hits, he didnt waver as far as preparation and mindset. Every time he comes up to bat, something special can happen.The Dodgers remain one game back of San Francisco in the division after the Giants beat the Miami Marlins 8-7 in 14 innings.Seager has 21 homers, breaking Hanley Ramirezs record for homers by a Dodgers shortstop. Hes also the eighth L.A. rookie with 20 or more homers in a season.Seager hit a solo shot, Adrian Gonzalez smacked an RBI single, Joc Pederson drilled a two-run double and newcomer Rob Segedin had a sacrifice fly as the Dodgers built a 5-0 lead after one inning off Zach Eflin (3-5).Ive never really had this much success hitting home runs, so its new for me, Seager said. Im still learning how to answer it.Yeah, its one of those things, you dont ever want to get too high, too low, kind of stay even-keeled. Its kind of how I have tried to look at it.Julio Urias (2-2) started for the first time in nearly three weeks. He gave up five hits and three runs (one earned) in five innings in what will be his final start as a teenager -- he turns 20 on Aug. 12.J.P. Howell, Josh Fields, Pedro Baez and Josh Ravin held the Phillies to one run over the final four innings.Eflin lasted three innings and gave up seven hits and seven runs, including three homers. Eflin has been roughed up in his last three starts, allowing 22 hits and 19 runs in 13 innings.Ive faced Seager a lot in the minors and hes a good hitter, Eflin said. On Seagers home run, it was supposed to be a two-seamer low and away but it came back over the plate and he nailed it.On Utleys homerun, I thought I threw a good pitch but it ended up in his hot zone. Eliaquim Mangala Manchester City Jersey. Utley played against Philadelphia for the first time since his 13-year stint there ended in a trade to L.A. in Aug. 2015. He hit a 3-2 pitch over right-field wall in the second for his eighth homer, upping the lead to 6-0.It was cool, but youre still going out there trying to compete and win, Utley said. Obviously, I know a lot of faces in that dugout, but the main goal is to win the game, and we did.Philadelphia scored three times in the third to break a 22-inning scoreless streak at Dodger Stadium. Urias throwing error to home plate with the bases loaded led to two runs. Cameron Rupp added an RBI single and Philadelphia cut the lead to 6-3.Grandal drove his 17th homer 439 feet into the Phillies bullpen for a 7-3 lead in the third. Tommy Joseph hit his 15th home run for Philadelphia in the eighth inning.Lakers forward Metta World Peace threw out the ceremonial first pitch.TRAINERS ROOMPhillies: OF Peter Bourjos (right shoulder sprain), on the DL since July 27, will continue his rehab assignment for Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He is expected to rejoin the Phillies when they open a homestand against the Colorado Rockies on Friday.Dodgers: RHP Joe Blanton was placed on the bereavement list. He is expected back for Fridays game against the Pirates. Ravin was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City. ... LHP Rich Hill (blister on left middle finger), on the DL since July 20, is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Tuesday. Roberts said he hopes to activate Hill to start Fridays game against the Pirates.UP NEXTPhillies: RHP Vince Velasquez (8-3, 3.33) faces the Dodgers on Tuesday. Philadelphia has lost his last four starts despite a 3.38 ERA.Dodgers: RHP Kenta Maeda (10-8, 3.22 ERA) pitches against Philadelphia. He hasnt walked a batter since July 17, a span of 17 2/3 innings. ' ' '