Live Updates: No. 10 Alabama Basketball vs Davidson at the Inaugural C.M. Newton Classic

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — On Tuesday night, No. 10 Alabama basketball will look to close out its non-conference portion of the season with a victory over the Davidson Wildcats.

While the Crimson Tide has won three of its last four games, including beating No. 3 Gonzaga in Seattle and a very good Houston team, the team's loss at Memphis last Tuesday night still stings in the minds of Alabama fans. On Saturday, the Crimson Tide was able to hold off the Jacksonville State Gamecocks, and Alabama will be in search of one final victory heading into SEC play later this month.

Follow along at BamaCentral.com for live updates, stats and analysis from Legacy Arena in downtown Birmingham as the Crimson Tide take on the Wildcats in the inaugural C.M. Newton Classic.

Second Half

Final: Davidson 79, No. 10 Alabama 78

Alabama is forced to foul on the inbound. With exactly one second left, Davidson will attempt to inbound it once again.

Quinerly is sent to the free throw line with 4.4 seconds left, and hits his first but misses his second. Davidson gets the rebound, then calls a timeout with 3.3 left to play. 79-78 Davidson.

After an official review, the officials determined that an inbound pass by Davidson deflected off of its own player, resulting in a turnover. Alabama will get the basketball with 16.1 seconds left.

A dunk by Miles pulls Alabama within two. After keeping possession, Davidson calls a timeout with :16 seconds left to play. 79-77 Wildcats.

Ellis is fouled on the way up to the rim, and the basket counts. At the line, Ellis hits the and-one. 79-75 Davidson with under a minute left.

Five unanswered points by Brajkovic puts Davidson up 79-69. Quinerly hits a three to cut the Wildcats' lead to six. With 1:36 left in the game, Alabama trails 79-72.

At the under-4 media timeout, Davidson maintains a 74-69 lead. The Wildcats have hit five of their last seven shots.

Ellis hits a clutch three with one second left on the shot clock. 72-69 Davidson.

Another three-pointer by Jones puts Davidson up 72-66 at the 5-minute mark.

Brajkovic turns the ball over on the Davidson offensive end. After the under-8 media timeout, Gurley gets the layup to tie the game at 64-64. However, the Wildcats respond with a three by Jones.

Ellis hits a three-pointer, his first made basket of the night. Prior to the made shot, Ellis of 0-6 from the floor. Alabama pulls within two points and trails 64-62 with 6:52 left to play.

Gary is fouled on the way up to the basket, and the ball drops through the net. At the line, Gary misses the and-one, but Noah Gurley gets the rebound. A three-point attempt by Shackelford misses.

A two-point basket by Bediako maintains the Wildcats' 5-point lead.

Gary hits a corner three to pull Alabama within three. Brajkovic responds with a layup.

At the under-12 media timeout, Alabama has maintained its 6-point deficit. 56-50 Davidson with 11:34 left to play. The Crimson Tide has the momentum at this point in the game, but shots from beyond the arc have grown relatively quiet. Instead, Alabama has been driving to the paint. The strategy is getting the Crimson Tide more points, but the Wildcats have been able to respond all night.

A corner-three from Shackelford gets the crowd up off of its feet and the loudest its been all night. With 13:13 remaining, Davidson calls a timeout following a 7-0 run by Alabama. 54-48 Wildcats.

Miles gets credited with a layup, and proceeds to rebound a missed shot by Brajkovic at the opposite end. 54-43 Davidson at the 14:10 mark.

Davidson has now hit five of its last seven baskets and leads 54-41. Shots aren't falling for Alabama, and Davison is taking advantage of the opportunities. The Crimson Tide has eight turnovers compared to the Wildcats' five. Davidson has capitalized with 14 points off of Alabama's turnovers.

A 9-0 run by Davidson forces Nate Oats to call a timeout for Alabama. The Wildcats have pulled out to a 52-39 lead, and the Crimson Tide has a scoring drought of 2:16.

Lee hits another three-pointer. 48-49 Davidson.

A layup by Shackelford, a rebound by Bediako and a layup by Quinerly have the Crimson Tide down by four.

Davidson gets the ball to start the second half. Statsbroadcast is officially back online.

Halftime Notes

Shackelford leads Alabama with 12 points at the half. Gary is right behind him with 10.

Gary leads the team with four rebounds through the first half. Bediako is second with three. Every Crimson Tide player that has seen action tonight except for Quinerly and Jusaun Holt have recorded at least one rebound.

Gary leads the team so far in the plus/minus category with a +11 in the game.

First Half

Halftime: Davidson 41, Alabama 35

Davidson scores the final seven points of the half, and that'll bring us to halftime.

Quinerly has returned to the game.

J.D. Davison hits a layup to give Alabama a 35-34 lead heading into the final media timeout of the first half. There is 2:31 remaining.

Noah Gurley hits a three-pointer for the Crimson Tide. 34-33 Davidson.

The Crimson Tide celebrated too soon, as Lee hits another three.

Shackelford hits another three, and just like that, Alabama has pulled within one.

Hyunjung Lee for Davidson makes a basket and picks up the foul. Lee makes the and-one, bringing the score to 31-25 Davidson at the 5:15 mark.

Gary hits another three. 27-25 Davidson.

Alabama is now on a 10-2 run after two more points from Shackelford. Davison enters the game for Quinerly, who appears to have injured his ankle on the play.

Bediako dunks the basketball, assisted by Quinerly. Alabama has now pulled within five at the under-8 media timeout. 25-20 Davidson.

Quinerly makes it back-to-back threes for Alabama. 25-18 Davison.

19-2 run. However, Gary responds on the offensive end of the court for Alabama with a three-pointer of his own. 25-15 Davidson at the eight-minute mark.

16-2 run. Another three-pointer by the Wildcats, this time by Luka Brajkovic. Timeout Alabama.

Make that a 13-2 run, this time thanks to a three-pointer by Jones. Davison misses a three on the opposite end of the court, and Davidson picks up the rebound.

A layup by Davidson's Michael Jones gives the Wildcats a 14-12 lead at the 10-minute mark. Davidson is on a 10-2 run.

A three-point basket followed by two free throws for Davidson ties the game at 12.

At the under-12 media timeout, the Crimson Tide still leads 12-7. Shackelford's five points still leads the Crimson Tide, while Charles Bediako and Darius Miles both lead the team in rebounds with two apiece.

J.D. Davison has entered the game for Alabama.

Gary hits two free throws to put the Crimson Tide up 6-4 at the under-16 media timeout.

So far on the night, Shackelford is 2-2 from the floor and made his first and only three-point attempt of the night.

Statbroadcast is currently down, so trending stats will be unavailable until technicians are able to fix the issue inside Legacy Arena. At the 17:03 mark, Alabama leads Davidson 5-4.

Davidson wins the opening tip and drives down the court for two points.

Davison will not start tonight despite being listed earlier as a starter.

Pregame

Tonight's officials: Doug Shows, Todd Austin, Owens Shortt.

Alabama freshman guard J.D. Davison (knee) practiced with the team on the court pregame and seemed to be moving around fine. He is wearing compression sleeves on both legs.

The starting lineups for both teams have been announced. Notably, Davison is included for the Crimson Tide:

Game Preview

It has been a wild few days around college basketball and in Tuscaloosa when it comes to scheduling. After months with little to no cancellations due to COVID in college and professional sports, dozens of games have been altered this past week.

Alabama was originally slated to face Colorado State on Tuesday in the C.M. Newton Classic in Birmingham. Early on Friday, Colorado State cancelled its Saturday game because of COVID issues within the program, and then by the end of the day Friday, Alabama was looking for a new opponent.

The Crimson Tide found a new opponent in the Davidson Wildcats. Davidson was supposed to play Loyola-Chicago on Tuesday, but that game was cancelled because of COVID issues within Loyola's program which made them available to play the Crimson Tide on Tuesday.

With that, here's everything you need to know about Alabama vs Davidson:

How to Watch C.M. Newton Classic: No. 6 Alabama Basketball vs Davidson

Who: Alabama Crimson Tide (9-2) vs Davidson Wildcats (8-2)

When: 6 p.m. CT, Tuesday, December 21

Where: Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, AL

TV: SECNetwork+

Opening line per SI Sportsbook: TBD

Last time out, Alabama: The Crimson Tide managed to overcome a sloppy start and slow shooting night to beat Jacksonville State 65-59 in Coleman Coliseum. Keon Ellis led the way with 20 points and 10 rebounds for Alabama.

Last time out, Davidson: The Wildcats were actually in the middle of playing their game against Radford when the schedule change was announced to play Alabama. Davidson had a convincing 74-54 win over Radford with junior guard Foster Loyer leading the way with 24 points for the Wildcats. Davidson had four of its five starters finish in double-figures.