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Orange Bowl 2018: Oklahoma vs. Alabama in College Football Playoff semifinal

The Latest on the College Football Playoff semifinals at the Cotton and Orange Bowls (all times EST):

9:50 p.m.

The first half of the Orange Bowl was all Alabama.

Tua Tagovailoa completed 15 of 17 passes for 224 yards and two touchdowns, Damien Harris ran for a pair of touchdowns and the Crimson Tide took a 31-10 lead over Oklahoma into halftime on Saturday night.

The Tide tacked on three points on their final possession before the break. Alabamawas going to go for it on fourth-and 1 from the Oklahoma 15 with 29 seconds left in the half, but was flagged for a false start.