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Score updates and analysis as the Crimson Tide takes on the Tigers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Alabama Guard Latrell Wrightsell Jr. at LSU
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No. 25 Alabama basketball will play its 27th game of the regular season, and the 14th of SEC play, on Saturday, Feb. 21, on the road against LSU.

After falling to Florida on Feb. 1, the Crimson Tide moved down to the ninth spot in the conference standings. But a switch flipped after that loss, as Alabama has won five straight games and sits at No. 2 in the SEC standings.

Head coach Nate Oats and company aim to continue the streak against the Tigers, as Alabama has also taken the last five contests over LSU. Can UA get the job done in its fifth-to-last matchup of the regular season?

FINAL: No. 25 ALABAMA 90, LSU 83

Second Half:

  • Alabama leads 83-75 with under two minutes to go. Houston Mallette just grabbed back to back offensive rebounds. Here's the Crimson Tide's current lineup:

    6-1 Aden Holloway
    6-4 Labaron Philon Jr.
    6-5 Houston Mallette
    6-8 Amari Allen
    6-8 London Jemison
  • TIMEOUT (3:55 2H): Alabama 78, LSU 70: Alabama has had trouble closing out games a decent amount of times this season, and this seems to be the case once again. The Crimson Tide has struggled offensively for the last several minutes and the Tigers are starting to take advantage.
  • Aiden Sherrell has fouled out with 5:56 remaining in regulation and Alabama up 74-61. He finishes with 12 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks in 20 minutes vs. LSU.
  • TIMEOUT (7:55 2H): Alabama 71, LSU 58: The margin has revolved around 9-14 for quite some time. But Alabama's offense has struggled in the past couple of minutes, as UA hasn't hit a field goal attempt in over three minutes.
  • Aiden Sherrell, who has been dominant in the second half, was called for his fourth foul. He's a key piece that Alabama will need down the stretch. He's gotten in foul trouble on numerous occassions this season.
  • Alabama forward Aiden Sherrell and LSU forward Marquel Sutton were each assessed a technical after getting tangled up between the ball following a basket. Sutton leads LSU with 15 points, but the Crimson Tide is up 67-54 with 11:06 left in the second half.
  • TIMEOUT (11:59 2H): Alabama 65, LSU 51: Alabama is firmly in the driver's seat, as LSU is 2 of its last 10 from the field. The Crimson Tide is shooting 9 of 18 to start the second half, including 4 of 10 from downtown.
  • Alabama guard Houston Mallette needs assistance off the court after taking a hard hit on a screen. Oats and trainer Clarke Holter walked him off the floor, as Mallette was holding a towel around his mouth.
  • TIMEOUT (14:08 2H): Alabama 60, LSU 49: Alabama holds its largest lead of the evening thanks to a dominant second-half start for Aiden Sherrell. The sophomore big man has 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks in these first 6 minutes!
  • Good start to the second half for Amari Allen as the standout freshman joins Aiden Sherrell and Aden Holloway in the double-digit scorers club.

HALFTIME: No. 25 Alabama 43, LSU 40

5 Standout Halftime Stats from No. 25 Alabama-LSU:

  • Aden Holloway is the only player on either team with 10+ points
  • 3-point%: LSU 7/14, Alabama 5/13
  • LSU leads 9-2 on the offensive glass
  • Alabama's largest lead of the game is 9
  • Free throws: Alabama 14/14, LSU 5/6

Nate Oats in a halftime interview with Crimson Tide Sports Network: "Our defense isn't good enough again. It's game after game after game. I did think we have enough pop on offense. We don't have enough offensive rebounds. Their physicality is bothering us a little bit on offense. But we got to get our defensive intensity up. We gave up these last two threes. We were right there, ready to separate, and then we just couldn't get these stops."

First Half:

  • TIMEOUT (38.6 1H): Alabama 43, LSU 37: Alabama's offense has heated up to close the first period, as the Crimson Tide has hit its last 7 field goal attempts. Holloway leads UA with 10 points...the only player to score in the double-digits thus far.
  • TIMEOUT (2:48): Alabama 35, LSU 32: After hitting two big shots in OT vs. Arkansas, Alabama guard Houston Mallette is 2-for-2 from deep in the first half vs. LSU. Aden Holloway leads the Crimson Tide with 8 points and Mallette is second with 6. But LSU is absolutely keeping up.
  • TIMEOUT (6:44 1H): Alabama 21, LSU 21: Aiden Sherrell has put together a solid start, as he leads Alabama in points (5), rebounds (4) and blocks (1). Aden Holloway is the only other Crimson Tide player with at least four points.
  • LSU leads 18-15: For the first time this game, with 9:04 left in the first half, Alabama and LSU traded points after 1 possession apiece. It's been a game of runs thus far.
  • TIMEOUT (11:29 1H): Alabama 13, LSU 12: After the Crimson Tide scored 7 straight points, the Tigers have tallied the last 5. Alabama hasn't scored in the last 2:36, as it is 1 of 6 from behind the arc. On a more positive note, Latrell Wrightsell Jr. got on the scoreboard with a rare Alabama midrange shot.
  • Taylor Bol Bowen hits Alabama's first 3-pointer after the Crimson Tide started 0-for-3 from downtown. Bol Bowen has been dealing with a leg injury that he sustained against Florida. He's missed a couple of games and has played very limited minutes in others, but he did not appear on the initial or final availability report ahead of this game.
  • TIMEOUT (15:43 1H): Alabama 6, LSU 4: Bit of slow start offensively, as Alabama is 2 of 6 from the field while LSU is 2 of 7. The Crimson Tide has missed its first three 3-point attempts. Labaron Philon Jr. (2), Aden Holloway (2) and London Jemison (2) have each scored.
  • Alabama guard Aden Holloway gets the Crimson Tide's first points of the evening, and this bucket might be hard to top.

Pregame:

Starting Lineups:

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

LSU:
G Jalen Reece
G Max Mackinnon
F Pablo Tamba
F Marquel Sutton
C Michael Nwoko

Officials: Pat Adams, Olandis Poole and Garrick Shannon

Alabama Final Availability Report (Feb. 21):

  • Collins Onyejiaka — Out
  • Davion Hannah — Out
  • Keitenn Bristow — Out

LSU Final Availability Report (Feb. 21):

  • Jalen Reed — Out
  • Dedan Thomas — Out

*UPDATE: Labaron Philon Jr. is no longer listed on the availability report. CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein confirmed with Nate Oats on Saturday morning that the superstar guard will be available to face LSU*

Alabama head coach Nate Oats did not mention an injury to Labaron Philon Jr. before the initial availability report was released, as the sophomore was listed as "probable" on Friday evening.

Alabama Scholarship Players Available vs. LSU:

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

How to Watch: No. 25 Alabama at LSU

Who: No. 25 Alabama (19-7, 9-4 SEC) at LSU (14-12, 2-11 SEC)

What: Alabama's 14th game of SEC Play (seventh on the road)

When: Saturday, Feb. 21, 5 p.m. CT

Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, La.

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 81 (Alabama), Channel 190 (LSU)

Series: Alabama leads 118-75, with the first matchup occurring on Jan. 14, 1916. The Crimson Tide is 37-50 on the road against the Tigers.

Last Meeting: Then-No. 4 Alabama outlasted LSU 80-73 on Jan. 25, 2025. Alabama may have won a game against one of its biggest rivals, but the benching of Preseason All-American guard Mark Sears for the entire second half was the main story from the game. Nevertheless, fellow guards Aden Holloway and Chris Youngblood filled in nicely with 19 and 14 points, respectively. Alabama forwards and bigs Clifford Omoruyi, Grant Nelson, Jarin Stevenson and Mouhamed Dioubate were practically silenced in the first half, but each of them shined on both ends in the second period to pull the Tide away late.

Last time out, Alabama: The No. 25 Crimson Tide took down No. 20 Arkansas 117-115 at home on Feb. 18 in a double overtime game for the ages. It was Alabama's fifth consecutive win, raising the Tide up to the No. 2 spot in the SEC standings. Alabama’s 117 points are the second-most scored in school history. Alabama guard Labaron Philon Jr. scored a career-high 35 points, while forwards Amari Allen and Aiden Sherrell both recorded double-doubles. Houston Mallette did not have any points in regulation, but in overtime, only Arkansas' Darius Acuff Jr. had more points in the extra period (8) than Mallette (6). Acuff scored the most points (49) by a freshman in Division I history, while fellow Razorbacks Meleek Thomas (24) and Billy Richmond III (20) combined for 44 points.

Last time out, LSU: The Tigers fell to Texas 88-85 on the road on Feb. 17. LSU led by 15 points at halftime, but the Longhorns dominated the second period, which became the Tigers' fourth straight loss. Max Mackinnon led LSU with 27 points off the bench, while Marquel Sutton (21), Mike Nwoko (15) and Jalen Reece (14 and nine assists) also finished in double figures, but it wasn't enough. Dailyn Swain tallied the most points for Texas with 21, but Jordan Pope (18), Tramon Mark (18) and Matas Vokietaitis (17) also shined in the scoring department. Swain and Vokietaitis also grabbed 10 rebounds apiece.

Alabama Stat Leaders

  • Points: Labaron Philon Jr. (21.8 on 50.8 FG%) *THIRD IN SEC*
  • Rebounds: Amari Allen (7.7, including 1.7 offensive) *FOURTH IN SEC*
  • Assists: Labaron Philon Jr. (5.0 with 2.7 turnovers) *FOURTH IN SEC*

LSU Stat Leaders

  • Points: Max Mackinnon (15.0 on 43.2 FG%) *20th IN SEC*
  • Rebounds: Marquel Sutton (7.7, including 2.3 offensive) *FIFTH IN SEC*
  • Assists: Jalen Reece (2.9 with 1.0 turnovers) *24th IN SEC*

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HUNTER DE SIVER

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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