Live Updates: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Stanford Cardinal

The final first-round matchup of the Maui Invitational tips off at 8:30 p.m (CT) on ESPN2

The University of Alabama men's basketball team is back in action on Monday night to face Stanford in the first round of the Maui Invitational at 8:30 p.m (CT) on ESPN2. 

This year's Maui Invitational is taking place inside the Harrah's Cherokee Center in  Asheville, N.C., due to COVID-19. 

The winner of the matchup between the Crimson Tide and Cardinal will take on No. 14 North Carolina at 3 p.m (CT) on Tuesday afternoon and the loser will face UNLV. 

Alabama is coming off an 81-57 victory over Jacksonville State, while this is Stanford's first game of the season. 

Game notes: Alabama and Stanford will meet for the fourth time in series history and the first time since the 2013 postseason NIT second round game in Tuscaloosa (Alabama won 66-54 on March 23, 2013). The Crimson Tide has won all three previous matchups with the Cardinal, including the memorable 2004 NCAA Tournament run in which Alabama, the No. 8 seed in the West Region, stunned No. 1 seed Stanford, 70-67, on March 30, 2004. Current UA assistant coach Antoine Pettway was a senior guard on that team which went on to defeat Syracuse in the Sweet 16 before falling to eventual national champion UConn in the Elite Eight.

This will mark Alabama’s second appearance in the Maui Invitational. The only other showing occurred back in 2008 when UA finished with a 2-1 record, falling to Oregon in the opening round before finishing play with back-to-back wins over Chaminade and Saint Joseph’s. In fact, four teams in that 2008 field will be making a return appearance: Alabama, Indiana, North Carolina and Texas.

Live updates 

Second half

• Williams had a game-high 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting. eight boards, and three assists.

• Quinerly led Alabama with 14 points while Petty was the group's leading rebounder with six, and Primo finished with three assists.

• That's a final from Asheville: Stanford 82, Alabama 64

• Juwan Gary and Keon Ambrose-Hylton have also entered the game.

• Darius Miles checks in for Alabama and nails a trey. The first points of his career.

• After that three-pointer by Spencer Jones, Stanford has made 14 of its last 17 shots from the field. 80-58 at the final media timeout. 3:28 left.

• With 4:50 remaining, Stanford is still in control at 77-58. Quinerly has 14 points on 6-of-11 shooting.

• At the under-8 minute media timeout, Stanford holds a 71-48 advantage. Alabama is shooting 37 percent from the field and 29 percent from deep.

• The Crimson Tide has only made one of its last nine field goals and hasn't scored in the last 3:16.

• Wills has taken over this half for the Cardinal. He now has 13 points after that last basket and Stanford has its biggest lead of the game at 19, 67-48. 

• Rojas is shooting two at the line. He makes only one. It's 61-46, Stanford.

• Shackelford ends the drought for Alabama with a three-pointer coming out of the pause in action.

• A layup by Keefe puts the Cardinal up by 19 at the under-12 media timeout. Alabama hasn't scored in the last 3:27 of action.

• Delaire makes one-of-two at the free-throw line and Stanford leads by 15, 57-42. 

• Jones turns it over and then gets called for his fourth foul on a bad steal attempt.

• Wills makes a hook-shot in lane and the Cardinal is on a 7-0 run over the last two minutes and have made four straight from the field. 

• Now, Quinerly is called for his third foul of the game with 14 minutes to go. 

• Quinerly turns it over and Wills dunks it home on the other end. Stanford by 12.

• Wills buries a three-pointer out of the timeout and the deficit is back to double-digits for Alabama.

• Quinerly misses the layup attempt, but gets a steal and tosses it in the hoop. Alabama trails 49-42 at the under-16 minute media timeout. The Crimson Tide has made four of its last five shots from the field.

• Petty hits again to cut the Cardinal lead to seven, but Williams answer with another jumper. He has 17 points for the game.

• Petty finally hits his first shot of the game and it's a three-pointer from the corner. 47-38 Stanford with 16:50 to go.

• Primo and Ellis are now on the floor after the jumper by Williams.

• Bruner responds with the first three-pointer of his Alabama career.

• Davis completes the and-one after the foul by Petty. Lead up to 13 for Stanford.

• And Jones turns it over on the other end. Ball back to the Cardinal.

• Davis makes one-of-two.

• Jones is called for a block and Davis is headed to the line. That's Jones' third foul. 

• Bruner gets the ball down low and scores the bucket and gets a foul called on the shot attempt. He sinks the free throw. The Cardinal lead is back down to single digits at nine.

• It's the same starting five for both teams.

• Da Silva is called for an offensive foul as we begin the final 20 minutes.

First half

• At intermission, Alabama trails Stanford, 41-29. Williams has a game-high 13 points and seven rebounds. For the Crimson Tide, Jones leads the way with eight points. Reese has a team-high four rebounds.

• With Jones all in Williams' face, the talented freshman hits a mid-range jumper to put Stanford up 41-29 with 59 seconds left. The Cardinal is on a 12-2 run while Alabama has missed its last eight shots from the field.

• Williams buries another long trey and he has a game-high 11 points. A dunk from da Silva gives Stanford a 39-29 advantage.

• Quinerly misses a three-pointer out of the break and Alabama is 3-of-12 on the night from beyond-the-arc.

• Shackelford, Quinerly, and Jones all have two fouls for Alabama. Something to watch moving forward.

• Rojas is called for his first foul and Delaire makes two from the free-throw line. 34-29 Stanford at the final media timeout of the half.

• Quinerly strikes again with a floater in the paint. He has been the clear motor for the Crimson Tide offense.

• Another three-pointer for the Cardinal, this time its from McConnell. 32-27 Stanford.

• Quinerly re-enters the game with two fouls and scores a layup. He has five points on the night.

• Murrell makes both shots at the charity stripe to extend Stanford's lead to four, 29-25. 

• Jones is called for a questionable foul on Murrell's dunk attempt. It's Jones' second foul.

• Alabama forces a jump ball, giving the ball back to the Crimson Tide out of the timeout, but Shackelford quickly turns it over.

• Williams gives Stanford a 27-25 lead at the under-8 minute media break. Cardinal will have the ball when play resumes.

• Jones answers with a step-back jumper. He has eight points on 4-of-5 shooting. Tied at 23.

• Shackelford is called for the Crimson Tide's fifth foul of the half and Davis sinks two free throws.

• Jones makes a tough, driving layup and ties it at 21. 10:09 in the first period.

• Keefe is at the free-throw line for the Cardinal and he makes one-of-two. It's 21-19 Stanford.

• Ellis scores a layup coming out of the break for the Crimson Tide.

• A three-pointer from da Silva gives Stanford a 20-17 lead at the under-12 media timeout. 11:44 to go. The Cardinal have made four of its last five shots from the field.

• Josh Primo and Keon Ellis are now on the court for Alabama.

• Shackelford answers with a three-pointer of his own and Jones scores a layup on the next possession to tie it at 17.

• Stanford then proceeds to a go on a 7-0 to take a 17-12 advantage, including another three-pointer from Williams.

• Reese quickly scores five points and records a block to get Alabama a 12-10 lead. 

• James Rojas and Alex Reese are first subs for the Crimson Tide.

• Cardinal re-take the lead at 8-7 after a layup by da Silva at the first media timeout of the game. 15:37 remaining. Alabama is 2-of-6 from the field to start with three turnovers.

• Petty finds Jones down low and he scores the layup to make it 7-3 but Davis answers with Stanford's second three-pointer of the game.

• The Crimson Tide is on a 5-0 run that included two free throws from Shackelford and a three from Quinerly. 17:03 left in the first half.

• Williams opens up the scoring for the Cardinal with a three-pointer from the right wing.

• Alabama wins the tip and Jones is called for a charge driving to the basket.

Pregame

• Officials are Ted Valentine, Lamar Simpson, and Tim Clougherty.

• Stanford's starting five: Daejon Davis, Bryce Wills, Ziaire Williams, Oscar da Silva, Spencer Jones.

• Alabama's starting five is the same as last time out: Jahvon Quinerly, Jaden Shackelford, John Petty Jr., Herb Jones, and Jordan Bruner.

This story will be updated throughout the night.