NCAAB

North Carolina Tar Heels at Alabama Crimson Tide

· Phil Knight Invitational
North Carolina Tar Heels
5-2, 0-0 Away
Final
101 - 103
Alabama Crimson Tide
6-1, 3-0 Home

No. 18 Alabama beats No. 1 North Carolina 103-101 in 4 OTs

Jahvon Quinerly added 21 points off the bench for the Crimson Tide (6-1), who knocked off the top-ranked team for the first time since upsetting Stanford in the 2004 NCAA Tournament.

Charles Bediako had 14 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks, while Brandon Miller also scored 14 points.

Caleb Love led the Tar Heels (5-2) with 34 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals. Armando Bacot contributed 20 points and 10 rebounds, and R.J. Davis had 19 points and nine rebounds in the second four-overtime game in North Carolina history. The other was a victory over Tulane in 1976.

Bediako gave the Crimson Tide the lead for good on a layup with 26 seconds remaining in the fourth overtime.

The Tar Heels, who lost to Iowa State in the semifinals, led by as much as eight in the second half before Alabama came back to tie it. The Crimson Tide retook the lead on a pair of free throws from Gurley with 2 minutes remaining, and later tied with another free throw from Sears with 51 seconds remaining in regulation.

Alabama starting forward Noah Clowney took a hard fall on a dunk attempt four minutes into the first half and had to be helped off the court. He did not return.

The Crimson Tide were 16 for 38 (42.1%) from 3-point range, with Sears making seven.

BIG PICTURE

North Carolina: The Tar Heels figure to take a deep drop in the Top 25 poll.

Alabama: The Crimson Tide bounced back nicely following their loss to No. 20 UConn in the semifinals.

UP NEXT

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North Carolina: The Tar Heels travel to Bloomington to face No. 11 Indiana on Wednesday.

Alabama: The Crimson Tide return home to face South Dakota State on Saturday.

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Recent Plays

6 0:00 End of Game 101 - 103
6 0:04 Jaden Bradley made Free Throw. 101 - 103
6 0:04 Alabama Deadball Team Rebound. 101 - 102
6 0:04 Jaden Bradley missed Free Throw. 101 - 102
6 0:04 Foul on R.J. Davis. 101 - 102

Statistics

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38-91 FG 37-90
42 Field Goal % 41
7-23 3PT 16-38
30 Three Point % 42
18-20 FT 13-21
90 Free Throw % 62
54 Rebounds 58
17 Offensive Rebounds 21
37 Defensive Rebounds 37
15 Assists 21
12 Steals 6
10 Blocks 6
18 Turnovers 22
0 Team Turnovers 1
18 Total Turnovers 22
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 20
0 Fast Break Points 0
54 Points in Paint 40
23 Fouls 22
8 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Venue: Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 1,921 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 17-1 - 34-2
Virginia 15-3 2 30-6
Miami 13-5 4 26-9
North Carolina 12-6 5 24-9
Clemson 12-6 5 24-11
Louisville 11-7 6 24-11
NC State 10-8 7 20-14
Florida State 10-8 7 18-15
California 9-9 8 22-12
Stanford 9-9 8 20-12
Virginia Tech 8-10 9 19-13
SMU 8-10 9 20-14
Wake Forest 7-11 10 18-17
Syracuse 6-12 11 15-17
Pittsburgh 5-13 12 13-20
Notre Dame 4-14 13 13-18
Boston College 4-14 13 11-20
Georgia Tech 2-16 15 11-20

2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Florida 16-2 - 27-8
Arkansas 13-5 3 28-8
Alabama 13-5 3 25-9
Vanderbilt 11-7 5 27-9
Tennessee 11-7 5 24-11
Texas A&M 11-7 5 22-12
Georgia 10-8 6 22-11
Kentucky 10-8 6 22-14
Missouri 10-8 6 20-13
Texas 9-9 7 21-14
Oklahoma 7-11 9 19-15
Auburn 7-11 9 20-16
Mississippi State 5-13 11 13-19
Ole Miss 4-14 12 15-20
South Carolina 4-14 12 13-19
LSU 3-15 13 15-17
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