Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Philon's late jumper leads No. 17 Alabama over No. 22 Tennessee 71-69
Latrell Wrightsell scored 25 points to lead the Crimson Tide (22-7, 12-4 Southeastern Conference), and Philon came off the bench to score 15 of his 23 points in the second half. Aden Holloway added 12.
Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 26 points and had eight steals and seven assists to lead the Volunteers (20-9, 10-6), who lost their fourth SEC game after having a double-digit first-half lead.
J.P. Estrella had 12 points and Jaylen Carey had 10 points and nine rebounds.
The Vols missed three shots within five feet of the basket in the final seconds.
Tennessee freshman Nate Ament sustained what appeared to be a right knee injury. With 7:42 left in the first half, he became tangled in a scrum of players and his knee bent awkwardly. He went to the locker room under his own power. Ament started the second half, scored his only basket, but left for good with 17:53 to play.
Gillespie scored 15 first-half points and Tennessee led at the break, 40-28.
Alabama freshman Amari Allen missed Tennessee’s win over Alabama in late January with a groin injury. He shot 6 of 7 from beyond the 3-point line in Wednesday’s win over Mississippi State but had just two points against the Vols.
Philon missed the Mississippi State game with an undisclosed injury.
Tennessee: The Vols visit South Carolina on Tuesday night.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound. | 71 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses driving layup | 71 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Foul on Labaron Philon Jr.. | 71 - 69 |
Statistics
 ALA |
 TENN |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-56 | FG | 30-78 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 10-27 | 3PT | 4-18 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 11-13 | FT | 5-8 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 8 | Assists | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 13 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 1 | Percent Led | 92 |
Game Information
Location: Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 21,678 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 25-6 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 21-10 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-9 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 20-12 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |