Alabama guard Mark Sears came into Saturday's game against LSU leading the team and the Southeastern Conference in scoring but was held scoreless and spent the entire second half of the Crimson Tide’s

Alabama's Mark Sears was emotional on the bench as he has yet to check into the second half of Saturday's game against LSU.

When Alabama basketball came out for the second half of Saturday’s win over LSU, regular starting point guard Mark Sears wasn’t on the floor. The Muscle Shoals native did not appear in the entire second half, during which the Crimson Tide pulled off a 80-73 victory after the game was tied at 40 entering halftime.

Alabama guard Mark Sears has been named SEC co-player of the week for his play in two road wins for the Crimson Tide last week, the Southeastern Conference announced on Monday afternoon. Florida’s Alex Condon was the conference’s other co-player of the week.

Alabama basketball star guard Mark Sears was benched in the second half of the Crimson Tide's win over LSU. Here's what coach Nate Oats said about it.