TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Donta Hall scored a career-high 15 points and Alabama defeated South Carolina Upstate 78-61 on Thursday night.Hall only had six points in the first half but matched that total with a dunk and two layups by the 8:16 mark of the second half.Malik Moore led the Spartans with 14 points and three teammates also finished in double figures.The Crimson Tide (5-4) outscored the Spartans (7-6) in the paint 48-20.Alabama won the battle of the boards 44-33 behind Bola Olaniyan (10), Braxton Key (nine) and Hall (eight).Donta Hall scored a career-high 15 points and Alabama defeated South Carolina Upstate 78-61 on Thursday night.Hall only had six points in the first half but matched that total with a dunk and two layups by the 8:16 mark of the second half.Malik Moore led the Spartans with 14 points and three teammates also finished in double figures.The Crimson Tide (5-4) outscored the Spartans (7-6) in the paint 48-20.Alabama won the battle of the boards 44-33 behind Bola Olaniyan (10), Braxton Key (nine) and Hall (eight).BIG PICTUREAlabama: After finishing with a season-low 56 points against the teams first ranked opponent (then-No. 24 Oregon) in its last game, the Crimson Tide bounced back to score a season-high 78 points in this victory.USC Upstate: The Spartans defeated their last two opponents by 22 and 28 points, respectively, before suffering the teams worst loss since the first week of the season when the fell by 45 to Georgetown.UP NEXTAlabama: The Crimson Tide failed to flip the script when it fell for the second straight year to both Dayton and Oregon earlier this season, but now Alabama will get the chance to secure a victory for the second consecutive season over the Clemson Tigers when the teams meet in Birmingham, Alabama on Sunday.USC Upstate: The Spartans season-long three-game winning streak is snapped with the loss, but they will get the chance to start another streak when they host Jacksonville State on Sunday in the first of three consecutive home games. Under Armour Shoes Sale Australia . Ferrer, trying to win his fourth title on Mexican soil, will next play South Africas Kevin Anderson, who eliminated American Sam Querrey,7-6 (2), 6-4. Also Wednesday, Gilles Simon (6) of France beat Donald Young of the United States 6-4, 6-3, Ukraines Alexandr Dolgopolov downed Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-4 and Croatias Ivo Karlovic defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 7-6 (4), 6-2. Under Armour Outlet Australia . Brad Jacobs and his Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., team took control of the game early. http://www.underarmouraustraliawholesale.com/ . Jordan Lynch, the all-purpose Heisman Trophy finalist from Northern Illinois, failed to make it into that exclusive club. Under Armour Shoes Australia . President of baseball operations Larry Beinfest was fired Friday after 12 years with the Marlins. The move came as the team neared the end of its third consecutive last-place season in the NL East. Cheap Under Armour Shoes Australia . -- There were so many positives from the Orlando Magics first victory of the season that it was hard for coach Jacque Vaughn to stop praising his players. Rugby World Cup-winner Jonny Wilkinson has admitted to being left in awe by Eddie Jones current England squad.Wilkinson has been working with Jones on an informal basis during the autumn campaign and was at Twickenham last Saturday to witness Englands defeat of Australia.That victory was the teams 14th in a row and ensured the current crop equalled the English record run, set by Wilkinson and his teammates 13 years ago.I dont have anything to add to these guys, I promise you, I go there and watch, Wilkinson was quoted as saying about his role in various British newspapers on Tuesday.Im in awe of what theyre doing and how theyre doing it but coming from 20 years of experience. However, that 20 years means nothing unless they tell me exactly what it means from them.Im learning a lot about how theyre doing things and it really quite awe inspiring.Wilkinson believes that England have developed an ability to adapt to pressure situations -- such as losing Elliot Daly to a red card after five minutes against Argentina last month -- and find a way to win, that could help them emulate the World Cup-winning vintage of 2013.ddddddddddddBy that, I mean whatevers happening to them on the field, theyre starting to look like theyre just capable of understanding it and reforming it and remoulding it into something that works for them, he said.To be able to say, right, were up against it and against a fabulous side. Were OK, no worries, well work it out and thats the kind of the same image thats coming to me through training to preparing for the next game.Its just brilliant momentum where these guys are just picking up the ability to respond and choose the journey they want and theyre choosing at the moment to go out there and perform. We need to keep that going. ' ' '