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Live Updates From Alabama Basketball vs. South Carolina

Score updates and analysis as the Crimson Tide takes on the Gamecocks in Coleman Coliseum.
Hunter De Siver|
Feb 4, 2026; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide guard Houston Mallette (95) reacts during the second half against the Texas A&M Aggies at Coleman Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: David Leong-Imagn Images
Feb 4, 2026; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide guard Houston Mallette (95) reacts during the second half against the Texas A&M Aggies at Coleman Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: David Leong-Imagn Images | David Leong-Imagn Images

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama will play its 25th game of the regular season, and the 12th of SEC play, on Saturday, Feb. 14, at home against South Carolina.

The Crimson Tide came into this past week ranked ninth in the SEC standings, as wins are starting to become a necessity for seeding in the conference tournament. Alabama proceeded to take down Texas A&M and Auburn by a combined seven points.

However, Alabama head coach Nate Oats and company remained outside of Monday's AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll. The Tide had the most votes outside of the AP Top 25 and the second-most votes outside of the Coaches Poll.

The Crimson Tide responded to the omission via a blowout road win over Ole Miss on Wednesday, and it aims to continue its win streak against the head coach Lamont Paris and the Gamecocks on Valentine's Day in Coleman Coliseum.

Follow along for live updates and analysis from Coleman Coliseum. Be sure to refresh your browser as the most recent events will be placed at the top of this page.

FINAL: Alabama 89, South Carolina 75

Second Half

  • TIMEOUT (3:51 2H): Alabama 75, South Carolina 62: Alabama is 2 of its last 10 from the field, but Crimson Tide fans are comfortable with the margin, as they're starting to hit the exits in Coleman Coliseum.
  • TIMEOUT (6:47 2H): Alabama 66, South Carolina 58: The Gamecocks are on a 11-3 run. It was 9-0 before Latrell Wrightsell Jr. hit his third 3 of the night.
  • TIMEOUT (11:49 2H): Alabama 61, South Carolina 47: Labaron Philon (12 points), Aden Holloway (11), Aiden Sherrell (11) and Latrell Wrightsell (11) all have 10-plus points. These are four of the Crimson Tide's five returners from last season.
  • Aden Holloway becomes the first Alabama player to reach double-digit points tonight, doing so with 15:05 remaining in the second half. Alabama has six players within 6-11 points vs. South Carolina.
  • TIMEOUT (15:47 2H): Alabama 52, South Carolina 40: Bit of a sloppy start for UA, it has 3 turnovers in the first 4 minutes of the 2nd period. On the bright side, freshmen London Jemison and Amari Allen have come out of the half strong as they've combined for 12 rebounds tonight.

HALFTIME: Alabama 45, South Carolina 32

5 Standout Halftime Stats from Alabama-South Carolina:

  • Six Alabama players have between 6-9 points (Labaron Philon leads)
  • Alabama is shooting 9 of 17 from deep (53 percent)
  • Alabama leads 22-12 on the glass
  • Turnovers: Alabama 7, South Carolina 5
  • Alabama is 4 of 9 from the free-throw line

First Half:

  • Aiden Sherrell went to the locker room with Alabama trainer Clarke Holter with about a minute remaining in the first half vs. South Carolina.
  • TIMEOUT (2:50 1H): Alabama 41, South Carolina 29: Alabama is on an 8-0 run in the last 1:13. The threes are really piling on on for the Crimson Tide as Labaron Philon leads with three makes from deep, while Aden Holloway, Latrell Wrightsell and Amari Allen have each hit two.
  • TIMEOUT (7:39 1H): Alabama 30, South Carolina 23: Alabama guard Jalil Bethea is fighting for every minute he can get. Numerous drives to the rim as he's led the Crimson Tide to a 7-0 run over the last two minutes.
  • Play of the game so far. Great pass from Latrell Wrightsell and a heck of a finish from Jalil Bethea.
  • Alabama guard Jalil Bethea entered the game after the media timeout and has drove inside twice for 4 points. Bethea is averaging just 9.8 minutes per game this season, and has even never checked into a couple of games, but Nate Oats said he had a very strong practice on Friday.
  • TIMEOUT (11:25 1H): Alabama 21, South Carolina 19: The Gamecocks went on a 10-0 run against Alabama's small-ball lineup before the Crimson Tide joined in on the scoring. Amari Allen and Labaron Philon are both 2 of 3 from downtown, while Latrell Wrightsell is 1 of 1.
  • 17-16 South Carolina: Labaron Philon's three-pointer ends a 10-0 run by South Carolina. Alabama's defense struggled when going with a small lineup.
  • Alabama's running a small-ball lineup following the under-16 media timeout:
    6-4 Labaron Philon Jr.
    6-3 Latrell Wrightsell Jr.
    6-5 Houston Mallette
    6-8 Amari Allen
    6-8 London Jemison
  • TIMEOUT (15:42 1H): Alabama 13, South Carolina 9: Solid start offensively for Alabama, as the Crimson Tide had hit 5 of its first 7 shots. This includes two 3s by Amari Allen. Labaron Philon has 3 assists already.
  • Alabama forward Aiden Sherrell gets the Crimson Tide's first points of the night vs. South Carolina (Labaron Philon assist).

Pregame:

  • Charles Bediako is with the team as Alabama is set to face South Carolina. He is ineligible to play after losing last week’s injunction hearing, but he’s on a scholarship to complete his degree, practice with the team and continuing to develop his game.
  • First look at Alabama’s alternate uniforms vs. South Carolina.

Starting Lineups:

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

South Carolina:
G Kobe Knox
G Meechie Johnson
G Mike Sharavjamts
F Myles Stute
F Elijah Strong

Officials: Jeb Hartness, Jason Baker, Patrick Evans

Alabama’s final availability report vs. South Carolina is the same as yesterday’s. The Crimson Tide will have the following scholarship players available:

G Labaron Philon Jr.
G Aden Holloway
G Latrell Wrightsell Jr.
G Houston Mallette
G Jalil Bethea
F Amari Allen
F Aiden Sherrell
F London Jemison
C Noah Williamson

Taylor Bowen (leg) is OUT alongside long-term setbacks for Davion Hannah, Keitenn Bristow and Collins Onyejiaka.

Alabama Final Availability Report (Feb. 14):

  • Taylor Bol Bowen — Out
  • Collins Onyejiaka — Out
  • Davion Hannah — Out
  • Keitenn Bristow — Out

South Carolina Final Availability Report (Feb. 14):

  • All available

Before the initial availability report was released, Alabama head coach Nate Oats gave some injury updates during Friday's press conference.

“I respect Taylor a ton, but you can tell he’s not close to 100 percent,” Oats said. “He’s just trying to tough it out for his teammates, do what’s right. So, we sat him out of practice today to try to get him a little better. If he doesn’t feel significantly better tomorrow, my guess is he’ll be listed as questionable or doubtful tonight, because we’ve got to get him back to where he’s flying around."

As stated above, Oats downgraded Bol Bowen to "out" for Saturday. That said, it seems like more of a rest than a serious issue.

How to Watch: Alabama vs. South Carolina

Who: South Carolina (11-13, 2-9 SEC) at Alabama (17-7, 7-4 SEC)

What: Alabama's 12th game of SEC Play (sixth at home)

When: Saturday, Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m. CT

Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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 192 (Alabama), Channel 389 (South Carolina)

Series: Alabama leads 36-16, with the first matchup occurring on Feb. 28, 1923. The Crimson Tide is 20-2 at home against the Gamecocks.

Last Meeting: The then-No. 5 Crimson Tide cruised by South Carolina 88-68 on Jan. 8, 2025. This was the Crimson Tide's first SEC road test of last season and it passed with flying colors. Alabama got out to a massive lead early and never looked back due to stellar performances on both ends of the floor. Eventual Consensus First Team All-American Mark Sears led the way with 22 points on 7-of-12 from the field, including 4-of-6 from long range, with a team-high six assists. Guard Aden Holloway scored 13 points off the bench and non-starting forwards Derrion Reid, Mouhamed Dioubate and Aiden Sherrell also had solid outings.

Last time out, Alabama: The Crimson Tide cruised past Ole Miss 93-74 on the road on Feb. 11. Alabama scored a season-low 32 points in the first half on 8 of 31 from the field (26 percent), including 5 of 23 from deep (22 percent). But a switch flipped in the halftime locker room, as the Crimson Tide nearly doubled its scoring output in the second half. Alabama guard Latrell Wrightsell Jr. only had three points in the first half, but he proceeded to explode for 18 in the second period and finished the game shooting 7 of 13 from deep off the bench. Alabama forward Aiden Sherrell sparked the second-half run, scoring the first seven points by himself before finishing the game with 15.

Last time out, South Carolina: The Gamecocks fell to Missouri 78-59 at home on Feb. 7. It was South Carolina's fifth straight loss and its third-lowest scoring output this season. Meechie Johnson led the Gamecocks with 13 points, but he shot 2-for-13 from the field with eight free-throw conversions. South Carolina had four other players score within 9-12 points, but it was far from enough. Missouri's Jayden Stone (22 points) and Mark Mitchell (20) combined for 42 points, while T.O. Barrett contributed 14 of his own.

Alabama Stat Leaders

  • Points: Labaron Philon Jr. (21.4 on 50.4 FG%) *LEADS SEC*
  • Rebounds: Amari Allen (7.4, including 1.6 offensive)
  • Assists: Labaron Philon Jr. (4.9 with 2.7 turnovers)

South Carolina Stat Leaders

  • Points: Meechie Johnson (16.3 on 41.8 FG%)
  • Rebounds: Mike Sharavjamts (5.4, including 1.2 offensive)
  • Assists: Meechie Johnson (4.2 with 2.0 turnovers)

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Hunter De Siver is the lead basketball writer for BamaCentral and has covered Crimson Tide football since 2024. He previously distributed stories about the NFL and NBA for On SI and was a staff writer for Missouri Tigers On SI and Cowbell Corner. Before that, Hunter generated articles highlighting Crimson Tide products in the NFL and NBA for BamaCentral as an intern in 2022 and 2023. Hunter is a graduate from the University of Alabama, earning a degree in sports media in 2023.

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