Live Updates of No. 18 Alabama Basketball at Oklahoma

Alabama basketball is looking to pick up its second straight SEC road win with Saturday's game at Oklahoma while the Sooners are coming off a three-game losing skid.

Nate Oats will be facing two of his former Crimson Tide players in Saturday's matchup with forwards Derrion Reid and Mohamed Wague. Alabama is looking for its first ever win in Norman.

Tipoff is scheduled for noon CT on SEC Network. BamaCentral will provide updates throughout.

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FINAL SCORE: Alabama 83, Oklahoma 81

Alabama gets a much-needed road win and improves to 13-5 (3-2 SEC).

Philon finishes with 23 points to lead the way. Sherrell had 21 points and nine rebounds.

Second Half

Pack misses his eighth 3-pointer of the game. Alabama wins.

Oklahoma calls its final timeout with 3.9 seconds left.

0:06- Allen grabs the rebound for Alabama and is immediately fouled. He misses the first but makes the second. 83-81 Alabama

0:07- Oklahoma is fouled shooting a 3-pointer. Brown makes the first two but misses the third. Alabama holds on to an 82-81 lead

0:10- Holloway is immediately fouled and makes both FTs for Alabama to push it back to 82-79

0:10- Alabama decides to foul up three and intentionally fouls Brown with 10 seconds left. He makes both FTs to cut it to 80-79

0:13- Mallette makes one of two FTs to go up 80-77 for Alabama

Reid checks back in for Oklahoma.

0:18- Alabama fouls, and Brown makes both free throws for Oklahoma to cut it to 79-77

Philon gives Alabama a four-point lead with 20 seconds left at 79-75 with an and-1.

1:53- Mallette gives Alabama the lead at 76-75 on a wide open 3.

3:09- Alabama 73, Oklahoma 73- Philon is feeling himself with back-to-back 3s. Timeout Oklahoma. It all comes down to the final three minutes. Philon is up to 20 points, including 14 in the second half. Philon has 10 of Alabama's last 12 points, including back-to-back threes for a 6-0 run.

3:48- Philon makes a big 3 to cut the defiit to 73-70

4:41- Bol Bowen exits for Alabama, holding on to his injured left hand. Oklahoma leads 73-67

5:37- Derrion Reid heads to the locker room with Oklahoma's athletic trainers after an awkward fall. He leads the Sooners with 16 points.

7:28-Oklahoma 67, Alabama 63- The Tide's ineptitude at the free throw line is not only keeping Oklahoma in this game, but is currently helping the Sooners have the lead at the under-8 media timeout. Alabama is now 8-of-17 (47 percent) from the free throw line.

Alabama misses two free throws, and Oklahoma hits a 3-pointer on the other end to go up 67-63

Philon came into this game as a 76 percent free throw shooter and is now 3-of-8 from the charity stripe in this game.

9:38- Oklahoma retakes the lead, 62-61, on a 3-pointer

Alabama has got to clean things up on the FT line. Tide is now 6 for 11 in this game.

10:52- Taylor Bol Bowen picks up his fourth foul. He has no points and three rebounds.

11:51- Alabama 57, Oklahoma 55- Sherrell is coming alive for Alabama. He just made a layup and was fouled. He will be at the line shooting a FT out of the timeout. He now has 19 points.

12:29- Sherrell ties the game at 55-55 with a 3-pointer. He's up to 17 points and seven rebounds, continuing his strong play from the Mississippi State game.

14:09- Allen's FTs end Oklahoma's run and cut the Sooner lead to 55-50

The Sooners are now on an 8-0 run of their own and lead 54-48. Philon missed two free throws on one trip to the line for Alabama.

15:45- Oklahoma 51, Alabama 48- Oklahoma responds to Alabama's early run. Wague hits his first 3-pointer of the season. We should be in for a good second half.

17:32- And just like that, Oklahoma's lead is gone. Alabama's run is up to 12-0, and the Tide now leads 45-44

18:19- Oklahoma calls timeout after Alabama's 10-0 run.

Great start out of the half for the Tide, 10-0 run in less than two minutes cuts it to 44-43

Mallette gets the start in the second half for Alabama.

HALFTIME: Oklahoma 44, Alabama 33

Alabama will have to make some halftime adjustments on the offensive end.
Oklahoma has 12 offensive rebounds and 15 second-chance points.
Former Alabama forward and current Sooner Derrion Reid leads all scorers with 13 points. Alabama doesn't have anyone in double figures.
Oklahoma's defense clamped down on Alabama's two best scorers: Labaron Philon only has six points, and Aden Holloway has 5.
The Sooners are a perfect 9-of-9 from the free throw line. Alabam aonly attempted four free throws in the first half.
Alabama really struggled from beyond the arc in the first half, shooting just 4-of-19 (21 percent)

HALFTIME: Oklahoma 44, Alabama 33 pic.twitter.com/gEqXaMi2zK
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First Half

Sooners close out the half on an 11-0 run. Alabama only scored 5 points over the final 8:33 of the half.

1:51- Oklahoma is on a 9-0 run after Moser's timeout and leads 42-33

2:40- Mallette fouls a 3-point shooter. He makes all three, and Oklahoma now leads 38-33

4:08- Mallette grabs an offensive rebound and tips it in to tie it at 33-33 for Alabama. Timeout Oklahoma

A 3-pointer from Sherrell ends Oklahoma's 7-0 run and cuts the Sooner lead to 33-31

Alabama uses its second timeout with 7:06 left in the first half. With Bol Bowen trapped, Mallette calls timeout.

7:41- Alabama 28, Oklahoma 28- Stop me if you've heard this one before, but the game is tied at the media timeout. Reid will be shooting a FT coming out of the break. Alabama is just 3 for 12 from beyond the arc so far.

Alabama's 9-0 run ends with a 3-pointer from Nijel Pack to cut the Tide's lead to 26-24 with 9:05 to go in the half.

During the timeout, Elatontsev's foul on Allen was upgraded to a Flagrant 1. Allen will now get to shoot two FTs, plus Alabama will get the ball.

10:44- Alabama 21, Oklahoma 21- Amari Allen will be at the free throw line coming out of the media timeout to try to convert the back end of the and-1. Oklahoma already has six offensive rebounds. Alabama's bigs will have to start being better on the glass.

Alabama has made some lazy passes that led to turnovers on two of its last three possessions.

After review, Alabama's challenge is unsuccessful. Oklahoma leads 15-12 after the free throw.

Nate Oats asks for a hook-and-hold review with Alabama trailing 14-12

Taylor Bol Bowen checks in for Alabama out of the media timeout.

14:47- Alabama 12, Oklahoma 12- All tied up a the first media timeout. Both teams have made two early 3-pointers.

Nice hustle by Philon to get his own miss on a 3-pointer. He sinks the second attempt to make it a 9-5 Alabama lead.

Alabama wins the opening tip, and this game is underway.

Starting lineups:

Alabama:
G Labaron Philon Jr.
G Aden Holloway
F London Jemison
F Amari Allen
F Aiden Sherrell

Oklahoma:
G Xzayvier Brown
G Nijel Pack
F Mohamed Wague
F Tae Davis
F Derrion Reid

Alabama starting lineup at Oklahoma | Statbroadcast

Pregame

Today's officials: K.B. Burdett Jr., Kipp Kissinger, Patrick Evans

Alabama forward Taylor Bol Bowen was not listed on the pregame availability reports, which means he should be able to play for the Crimson Tide after missing the last game with a hand injury. Oklahoma does not have any players listed on the availability report.

How to watch: Alabama at Oklahoma

Who: No. 18 Alabama (12-5, 2-2 SEC) at Oklahoma (11-6, 1-3 SEC)

What: Alabama's fifth game of SEC Play (third on the road)

When: Saturday, Jan. 17, 12 p.m. CT

Where: Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Okla.

TV: SEC Network

Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network (Play-By-Play: Chris Stewart, Color: Bryan Passink). The pregame show will begin one hour prior to tipoff.

SiriusXM: Channel 190 (Alabama), Channel 374 (Oklahoma)

Series: Oklahoma leads 7-4, with the first matchup occurring on Dec. 14, 1970.

Last Meeting: Then-No. 5 Alabama ran through then-undefeated No. 12 Oklahoma 107-79 at home in the SEC opener on Jan. 4, 2025. This was the Sooners' first-ever SEC game as a member of the conference. Mark Sears (22 points), Labaron Philon (16), Grant Nelson (12), Derrion Reid (11), Clifford Omoruyi (10), and Aden Holloway (10) each tallied double-figures. Sears and Philon combined for 38 points and 15 assists and Omoruyi and Nelson combined for 22 points and 18 rebounds. Sears and Nelson each recorded double-doubles.

Last time out, Alabama: No. 18 Alabama dominated Mississippi State 97-82 on the road on Jan. 13, but that final score doesn't frame the entire story. The Crimson Tide, which only had eight scholarship players available due to various injuries, found itself trailing 29-15 with less than eight minutes to go in the first half. However, Alabama went on a 21-5 run to close out the half and came out strong out of the break as well. The Tide tallied 82 points in the final 28 minutes, as Labaron Philon and Aiden Sherrell logged career-highs in points with 32 and 22, respectively. Additionally, freshman Amari Allen recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 13 points and 13 rebounds.

Last time out, Oklahoma: The Sooners fell to No. 19 Florida 96-79 at home on Jan. 13. Oklahoma couldn't get a full-team performance going, as Xzayvier Brown (24 points), Tae Davis (17) and Kirill Elatontsev (17) combined for over 73 percent of its points. Davis led OU in rebounds (8) and assists (4). The Gators had five players score in the double digits, including 40 combined points by returning national champions Thomas Haugh (21) and Rueben Chinyelu (19).

Alabama Stat Leaders

Points: Labaron Philon Jr. (21.3 on 53.2 FG%)
Rebounds: Amari Allen (7.4, including 1.9 offensive)
Assists: Labaron Philon Jr. (5.1 with 2.9 turnovers)

Oklahoma Stat Leaders

Points: Nijel Pack (15.7 on 48.0 FG%)
Rebounds: Mohamed Wague (7.2, including 3.2 offensive)
Assists: Xzayvier Brown (3.2 with 1.8 turnovers)