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Tennessee Volunteers @ 17Alabama Crimson Tide 79–73

2026-01-24 20:30 · NCAA · Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa AL · Att. 13,474 · ESPN

Tennessee Volunteers 2025-26 · Alabama Crimson Tide 2025-26 · 2025-26 season

Score by period

	1st	2nd	T
TENN	36	43	79
ALA	39	34	73

Team stats

	Tennessee	Alabama
Field goals	28-60 .467	25-58 .431
Three-pointers	6-18 .333	6-26 .231
Free throws	17-25 .680	17-24 .708
At the rim	13-23 .565	13-20 .650
Offensive rebounds	14	10
Defensive rebounds	28	23
Total rebounds	42	33
Assists	11	9
Steals	7	7
Blocks	3	4
Turnovers	10	7
Personal fouls	23	22
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	30	38
Fast-break points	7	10
Points off turnovers	7	11
Largest lead	7	10
Lead changes	6	6
Possessions	69	68

Tennessee Volunteers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Ja'Kobi Gillespie G	37	24	8-20	2-9	6-8	0	3	3	4	2	0	2	1
Nate Ament F	37	29	10-20	2-3	7-9	2	5	7	3	0	0	1	2
Felix Okpara F	35	5	2-2	0-0	1-2	1	7	8	1	0	2	3	3
J.P. Estrella F	25	6	2-7	0-0	2-2	1	4	5	1	1	1	0	4
Bishop Boswell G	24	8	3-4	1-2	1-4	2	3	5	1	1	0	0	4
Jaylen Carey F	16	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	2	5	1	0	0	1	2
Amaree Abram G	10	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	4
Amari Evans G	10	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
DeWayne Brown II F	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3
Ethan Burg G	1	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total	39	79	28-60	6-18	17-25	14	28	42	11	7	3	10	23

FG .467 · 3P .333 · FT .680

Did not play: Troy Henderson, Clarence Massamba, Cade Phillips, Campbell Duncan, Gavin Paull, Grant Hurst

Alabama Crimson Tide

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Labaron Philon Jr. G	39	26	7-20	2-9	10-11	0	4	4	7	1	0	3	3
Taylor Bol Bowen F	32	8	3-9	1-6	1-3	1	4	5	0	0	0	1	3
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. G	32	14	5-12	2-6	2-2	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	2
Houston Mallette G	28	2	1-2	0-1	0-1	5	3	8	0	1	0	0	1
Aiden Sherrell F	22	6	2-3	1-1	1-2	1	3	4	0	0	1	0	5
Charles Bediako C	25	13	5-6	0-0	3-4	0	3	3	0	2	2	0	3
London Jemison F	8	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	1	1	1	1	4
Jalil Bethea G	7	2	1-3	0-1	0-1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Noah Williamson C	6	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	39	73	25-58	6-26	17-24	10	23	33	9	7	4	7	22

FG .431 · 3P .231 · FT .708

Did not play: Amari Allen, Jacob Martin, Keitenn Bristow, Collins Onyejiaka, Jack Fagan, Klark James, Davion Hannah, Aden Holloway, Preston Murphy Jr.

Officials: Doug Shows, Byron Jarrett, Rob Rorke

Play-by-play

Show every play (515)

First half

19:58 TENN Felix Okpara, jumpball won
19:58 ALA Taylor Bol Bowen, jumpball lost
19:37 TENN Nate Ament, 2pt jumpshot made 2–0
19:06 ALA Latrell Wrightsell Jr., 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 2–2
18:44 TENN J.P. Estrella, 2pt hookshot pointsinthepaint; made - Ja'Kobi Gillespie, assist 4–2
18:24 ALA Taylor Bol Bowen, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
18:21 ALA Houston Mallette, rebound offensive
18:18 ALA Latrell Wrightsell Jr., 2pt floatingjumpshot 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 4–4
18:02 TENN Nate Ament, turnover badpass
18:02 ALA Latrell Wrightsell Jr., steal
17:48 ALA Labaron Philon, 2pt floatingjumpshot fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
17:44 ALA Houston Mallette, rebound offensive
17:42 ALA Latrell Wrightsell Jr., 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance;fromturnover; missed
17:41 ALA Houston Mallette, rebound offensive
17:41 ALA Team, timeout short
17:37 TENN Bishop Boswell, foul personal
17:37 ALA Labaron Philon, foulon
17:18 ALA Latrell Wrightsell Jr., 2pt floatingjumpshot 2ndchance;fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made 4–6
16:56 TENN Nate Ament, 2pt jumpshot missed
16:53 ALA Labaron Philon, rebound defensive
16:42 ALA Labaron Philon, 2pt jumpshot missed
16:38 ALA Aiden Sherrell, rebound offensive
16:38 ALA Aiden Sherrell, 2pt tipinlayup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 4–8
16:31 TENN Ja'Kobi Gillespie, 3pt jumpshot missed
16:28 TENN Bishop Boswell, rebound offensive
16:19 TENN J.P. Estrella, 2pt hookshot 2ndchance; made 6–8
16:11 ALA Labaron Philon, foulon
16:11 TENN Bishop Boswell, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
16:11 ALA Labaron Philon, freethrow 1of2 fastbreak; made 6–9
16:11 ALA Aiden Sherrell, substitution out
16:11 ALA Houston Mallette, substitution out
16:11 ALA London Jemison, substitution in
16:11 ALA Charles Bediako, substitution in
16:11 TENN Bishop Boswell, substitution out
16:11 TENN J.P. Estrella, substitution out
16:11 TENN Felix Okpara, substitution out
16:11 TENN Amari Evans, substitution in
16:11 TENN DeWayne Brown II, substitution in
16:11 TENN Jaylen Carey, substitution in
16:11 ALA Labaron Philon, freethrow 2of2 fastbreak; made 6–10
16:00 TENN Nate Ament, 2pt jumpshot made 8–10
15:49 ALA Labaron Philon, 3pt jumpshot missed
15:47 ALA Team, rebound offensive team;
15:45 ALA Charles Bediako, 2pt dunk 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made - Latrell Wrightsell Jr., assist 8–12
15:23 TENN Amari Evans, turnover lostball
15:23 ALA London Jemison, steal
15:13 ALA Charles Bediako, foulon
15:13 TENN DeWayne Brown II, foul personal
15:03 ALA Charles Bediako, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made - Labaron Philon, assist 8–14
14:45 ALA Taylor Bol Bowen, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
14:45 TENN Nate Ament, foulon
14:45 TENN Nate Ament, freethrow 1of2 made 9–14
14:45 ALA Aiden Sherrell, substitution in
14:45 ALA Jalil Bethea, substitution in
14:45 ALA Taylor Bol Bowen, substitution out
14:45 ALA Latrell Wrightsell Jr., substitution out
14:45 TENN Nate Ament, freethrow 2of2 made 10–14
14:45 TENN Ethan Burg, substitution in
14:45 TENN Ja'Kobi Gillespie, substitution out
14:38 ALA Labaron Philon, turnover badpass
14:38 TENN Amari Evans, steal
14:23 TENN Amari Evans, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
14:21 TENN Team, rebound offensive team;
14:21 TENN Felix Okpara, substitution in
14:21 TENN DeWayne Brown II, substitution out
14:20 TENN Ethan Burg, turnover lostball
13:55 ALA London Jemison, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made 10–16
13:34 TENN Ethan Burg, 2pt jumpshot missed
13:32 ALA London Jemison, rebound defensive
13:21 ALA Jalil Bethea, 3pt jumpshot missed
13:19 TENN Nate Ament, rebound defensive
13:19 ALA London Jemison, foul personal
13:19 TENN Nate Ament, foulon
13:19 TENN Ethan Burg, substitution out
13:19 TENN Ja'Kobi Gillespie, substitution in
13:19 ALA Charles Bediako, substitution out
13:19 ALA Noah Williamson, substitution in
13:19 ALA Houston Mallette, substitution in
13:19 ALA London Jemison, substitution out
13:11 TENN Nate Ament, 2pt jumpshot missed
13:08 TENN Nate Ament, rebound offensive
13:06 TENN Nate Ament, 2pt drivinglayup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; missed
13:04 ALA Aiden Sherrell, rebound defensive
12:48 ALA Noah Williamson, 3pt jumpshot missed
12:45 TENN Jaylen Carey, rebound defensive
12:32 TENN Jaylen Carey, rebound offensive
12:32 TENN Ja'Kobi Gillespie, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
12:32 TENN Felix Okpara, turnover offensivegoaltending
12:32 ALA Labaron Philon, substitution out
12:32 TENN Amaree Abram, substitution in
12:32 TENN Nate Ament, substitution out
12:32 ALA Latrell Wrightsell Jr., substitution in
12:11 ALA Jalil Bethea, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
12:09 TENN Jaylen Carey, rebound defensive
12:03 TENN Amari Evans, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made 12–16
11:46 TENN Jaylen Carey, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
11:46 ALA Aiden Sherrell, foulon
11:46 ALA Team, rebound offensivedeadball
11:46 ALA Aiden Sherrell, freethrow 1of2 missed
11:46 ALA Labaron Philon, substitution in
11:46 ALA Jalil Bethea, substitution out
11:46 ALA Aiden Sherrell, freethrow 2of2 made 12–17
11:37 ALA Labaron Philon, foul personal
11:37 TENN Amari Evans, foulon
11:17 TENN Amari Evans, foulon
11:17 ALA Latrell Wrightsell Jr., foul personal
11:17 TENN Amari Evans, substitution out
11:17 TENN J.P. Estrella, substitution in
11:17 TENN Jaylen Carey, substitution out
11:17 TENN Nate Ament, substitution in
10:59 TENN Ja'Kobi Gillespie, 3pt jumpshot missed
10:55 ALA Aiden Sherrell, rebound defensive
10:39 ALA Latrell Wrightsell Jr., 3pt jumpshot made - Labaron Philon, assist 12–20
10:12 TENN Amaree Abram, 3pt jumpshot missed
10:09 ALA Labaron Philon, rebound defensive
9:52 ALA Latrell Wrightsell Jr., foulon
9:52 TENN Amaree Abram, foul personal
9:52 ALA Noah Williamson, substitution out
9:52 ALA Charles Bediako, substitution in
9:52 ALA Taylor Bol Bowen, substitution in
9:52 ALA London Jemison, substitution in
9:52 ALA Houston Mallette, substitution out
9:52 ALA Aiden Sherrell, substitution out
9:38 ALA Latrell Wrightsell Jr., foulon
9:38 TENN J.P. Estrella, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
9:38 ALA Latrell Wrightsell Jr., freethrow 1of2 made 12–21
9:38 ALA Latrell Wrightsell Jr., freethrow 2of2 made 12–22
9:38 ALA Labaron Philon, substitution out
9:38 ALA Jalil Bethea, substitution in
9:23 TENN Ja'Kobi Gillespie, 3pt jumpshot missed
9:19 TENN Felix Okpara, rebound offensive
9:13 TENN Nate Ament, foulon
9:13 ALA London Jemison, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
9:13 TENN Nate Ament, freethrow 1of2 2ndchance; made 13–22
9:13 TENN Bishop Boswell, substitution in
9:13 ALA London Jemison, substitution out
9:13 ALA Labaron Philon, substitution in
9:13 TENN Amaree Abram, substitution out
9:13 TENN Nate Ament, freethrow 2of2 2ndchance; made 14–22
8:57 ALA Labaron Philon, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; missed
8:55 TENN Bishop Boswell, rebound defensive
8:53 TENN Ja'Kobi Gillespie, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made - Bishop Boswell, assist 16–22
8:34 TENN Nate Ament, foul personal oneandone;
8:34 ALA Jalil Bethea, foulon
8:34 ALA Jalil Bethea, freethrow 1of1 missed
8:34 ALA Houston Mallette, substitution in
8:34 ALA Latrell Wrightsell Jr., substitution out
8:30 TENN Bishop Boswell, rebound defensive
8:14 TENN Ja'Kobi Gillespie, 3pt jumpshot made - Nate Ament, assist 19–22
7:58 ALA Labaron Philon, 3pt jumpshot missed
7:55 TENN J.P. Estrella, rebound defensive
7:46 TENN J.P. Estrella, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
7:46 ALA Charles Bediako, block
7:43 ALA Labaron Philon, rebound defensive
7:39 ALA Jalil Bethea, 2pt dunk pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made - Labaron Philon, assist 19–24
7:22 TENN J.P. Estrella, substitution out
7:22 TENN Jaylen Carey, substitution in
7:08 TENN Nate Ament, 3pt jumpshot made - Ja'Kobi Gillespie, assist 22–24
6:55 ALA Charles Bediako, 2pt alleyoop pointsinthepaint; made - Labaron Philon, assist 22–26
6:34 TENN Ja'Kobi Gillespie, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
6:34 ALA Charles Bediako, rebound defensive
6:34 TENN Jaylen Carey, foul personal oneandone;
6:34 ALA Charles Bediako, foulon
6:34 ALA Charles Bediako, freethrow 1of1 missed
6:34 ALA Jalil Bethea, substitution out
6:34 ALA Latrell Wrightsell Jr., substitution in
6:34 TENN Jaylen Carey, substitution out
6:34 TENN J.P. Estrella, substitution in
6:33 TENN Felix Okpara, rebound defensive
6:20 TENN Bishop Boswell, 2pt jumpshot made 24–26
5:57 ALA Charles Bediako, 2pt alleyoop pointsinthepaint; made - Labaron Philon, assist 24–28
5:44 TENN Bishop Boswell, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 26–28
5:26 ALA Latrell Wrightsell Jr., 2pt floatingjumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
5:25 ALA Team, rebound offensive team;
5:13 ALA Taylor Bol Bowen, 2pt drivinglayup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 26–30
4:56 TENN Ja'Kobi Gillespie, turnover lostball
4:56 ALA Houston Mallette, substitution out
4:56 ALA Charles Bediako, steal
4:56 ALA Aiden Sherrell, substitution in
4:44 ALA Labaron Philon, 2pt jumpshot fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made 26–32
4:27 TENN Bishop Boswell, 3pt jumpshot made - Ja'Kobi Gillespie, assist 29–32
4:02 TENN Ja'Kobi Gillespie, substitution out
4:02 TENN Amaree Abram, substitution in
3:55 ALA Latrell Wrightsell Jr., 2pt jumpshot missed
3:51 ALA Taylor Bol Bowen, rebound offensive
3:46 ALA Latrell Wrightsell Jr., 2pt drivinglayup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; missed
3:43 TENN Felix Okpara, rebound defensive
3:43 TENN Felix Okpara, turnover lostball
3:43 ALA Latrell Wrightsell Jr., steal
3:39 ALA Latrell Wrightsell Jr., turnover lostball
3:39 TENN Bishop Boswell, steal
3:33 TENN Nate Ament, 2pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
3:30 TENN Amaree Abram, rebound offensive
3:12 TENN J.P. Estrella, 2pt layup 2ndchance;fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
3:12 ALA Team, rebound defensive team;
3:12 ALA Taylor Bol Bowen, substitution out
3:12 ALA Charles Bediako, substitution out
3:12 ALA London Jemison, substitution in
3:12 ALA Houston Mallette, substitution in
3:12 TENN Bishop Boswell, substitution out
3:12 TENN J.P. Estrella, substitution out
3:12 TENN Ja'Kobi Gillespie, substitution in
3:12 TENN Jaylen Carey, substitution in
2:49 ALA Labaron Philon, 3pt jumpshot made 29–35
2:32 TENN Felix Okpara, foulon
2:32 ALA London Jemison, foul personal
2:32 ALA London Jemison, substitution out
2:32 ALA Noah Williamson, substitution in
2:14 TENN Felix Okpara, 2pt alleyoop pointsinthepaint; made - Jaylen Carey, assist 31–35
2:05 TENN Amaree Abram, foul personal oneandone;
2:05 ALA Labaron Philon, foulon
2:05 ALA Labaron Philon, freethrow 1of2 made 31–36
2:05 ALA Labaron Philon, freethrow 2of2 made 31–37
1:56 TENN Ja'Kobi Gillespie, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 33–37
1:56 TENN Ja'Kobi Gillespie, foulon
1:56 ALA Aiden Sherrell, foul personal shooting;1freethrow;
1:56 TENN Ja'Kobi Gillespie, freethrow 1of1 missed
1:56 ALA Noah Williamson, substitution out
1:56 ALA Taylor Bol Bowen, substitution in
1:55 ALA Aiden Sherrell, rebound defensive
1:36 ALA Labaron Philon, 2pt jumpshot pointsinthepaint; made 33–39
1:13 TENN Ja'Kobi Gillespie, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint; made 35–39
1:13 ALA Aiden Sherrell, foul personal shooting;1freethrow;
1:13 TENN Ja'Kobi Gillespie, foulon
1:13 ALA Charles Bediako, substitution in
1:13 ALA Aiden Sherrell, substitution out
1:13 TENN Ja'Kobi Gillespie, freethrow 1of1 made 36–39
0:55 ALA Labaron Philon, 2pt turnaroundjumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
0:52 TENN Felix Okpara, rebound defensive
0:35 TENN Ja'Kobi Gillespie, 2pt jumpshot missed
0:32 ALA Houston Mallette, rebound defensive
0:02 ALA Labaron Philon, turnover lostball
0:02 TENN Amaree Abram, steal
0:00 TENN Nate Ament, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
0:00 TENN Team, rebound offensivedeadball

Second half