Live Updates for No. 8 Alabama Basketball against No. 12 Gonzaga

No. 8 Alabama basketball is coming off its second ranked win of the season and is heading into its fourth straight ranked matchup as the Crimson Tide takes on No. 12 Gonzaga in its opening game of the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas.

Alabama and Gonzaga are scheduled to tip off at 8:30 p.m. CT on TNT. BamaCentral will provide updates throughout the game.

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FINAL: Gonzaga 95, Alabama 85

Alabama falls to 3-2 on the season. Gonzaga improves to 6-0. Alabama will face UNLV on Tuesday at 10:59 p.m. CT.

Second Half

0:44- Allen hits a 3-pointer for Alabama to cut it to 92-82, and Oats calls his final timeout. It is probably too little, too late for the Tide. The difference on the boards will lead to another Alabama loss. There also wasn't enough help for Philon on offense, especially with Latrell Wrightsell unavailable

Gonzaga leads 90-79 with 49 seconds left. This game is all but over.

1:02- Gonzaga has to call timeout because it can't inbound the ball. The Bulldogs lead 88-79

2:09- Steele Venters fouls out for Gonzaga. He had 12 points and two rebounds. However, Amari Allen misses both free throws and isn't able to cut into the deficit. Alabama is now 7 for 15 from the free throw line in the second half.

2:36- Holloway 3 gives Alabama some life at 86-77, but it's still going to be a tough road to climb for the Tide.

3:23- Nate Oats calls timeout as Gonzaga takes its largest lead at 84-74

Gonzaga makes a 3 out of the break to go up eight points, 82-74. Brutal for the Tide. Makes the final three minutes even tougher

4:00- Gonzaga 79, Alabama 74- Alabama had cut the deficit to one, but just like that, the Bulldogs are up by five heading into the final media timeout. Houston Mallette, who started the game for Alabama, still has no points. Bristow has been good on the boards with 11 rebounds, but has struggled offensively (3-of-9 from the floor.)

4:53- Philon calls a timeout as Alabama struggles to inbound the ball with the Tide trailling 75-72

5:35- Taylor Bol Bowen fouls out. He had just two points and four rebounds for Alabama tonight. Gonzaga leads 73-71

TIMEOUT GONZAGA: Mark Few calls timeout after a Holloway 3 puts Alabama up 71-69 with 6:58 to go. 6-0 run for Alabama over the last 1:41. That was Holloway's first made 3 on seven attempts. He is 3-of-12 from the floor tonight.

7:40- Gonzaga 69, Alabama 67- Philon is up to 29 points for Alabama. Offensive rebounds (18) and second-chance points (21) are why the Bulldogs have the lead

10:21- Philon picks up his third foul. Not ideal for the Tide as he's been the bulk of Alabama's offense this half.

On his 20th birthday, Philon now has a career high with 27 points.

Gonzaga hits a 3 out of the timeout to end Alabama's 10-0 run and reclaim the lead at 63-61

11:09- Alabama 61, Gonzaga 60- Great response from the Tide after a slow start to the half. Alabama is starting to turn defense into offense. Gonzaga hasn't scored over the last 4:31

A 10-0 run sends the Tide back out in front 😤

The battle continues on TNT ‼️ pic.twitter.com/XylrDga9Rk
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) November 25, 2025

Alabama gets the friendly roll on London Jemison's 3-pointer as a 10-0 run for the Tide gives Alabama the 61-60 lead with 11:55 to go

Nice transition play converts defense into offense for Alabama to cut it to 60-56 with just over 13 minutes to go.

As good as Philon has been for Alabama tonight, he's got to be better at the free throw line. He's 2-of-5 from the charity stripe so far. His latest cuts the Gonzaga lead to 60-54

14:14- Gonzaga 60, Alabama 53- Not an ideal start to the half for Alabama. Philon has nine of Alabama's 11 points in the half. Some other players need to step up on offense, and the bigs need to step up on the boards defensively.

15:00- Bristow has a one-handed slam to cut it to 60-53 for Alabama. Let's see if that can give the Tide some momentum.

Gonzaga increases its lead to 57-48, but Philon answers back with a 3 to cut it to 57-51. Philon is up to 22 points, and he's been Alabama's only consistency on offense so far tonight.

Gonzaga also picking up where it left off with more offensive rebounds and putbacks. If Alabama keeps getting dominated on the boards like this, it will have to start making more shots from 3 if it wants a chance to win.

A pair of free throws give Gonzaga its largest lead of the game at 49-44 with 18:39 to go.

Philon picks up where he left off with a jumper on the opening possession of the second half to cut it to 45-44. The birthday boy is up to 15 points.

HALFTIME: Gonzaga 45, Alabama 42

Alabama shot 3 for 14 from beyond the arc in the first half.
Nice half for Aiden Sherrell with eight points, five rebounds, two assists and two blocks.
Gonzaga had 11 offensive rebounds and 13 second-chance points.
Alabama will need more from Taylor Bol Bowen in the second half. He only attempted two shots in the first half and had two points and three rebounds.
Noah Williamson only played one minute for Alabama in the first half.
Labaron Philon leads all scorers with 13 points, but Braden Huff has 12 points for Gonzaga.
Seven ties and seven lead changes.

First Half

Philon's floater before the half comes up short. Houston Mallette hits the ground hard in a collision and is slow to get up.

0:05- Gonzaga makes a 3 right before the half to go up, 45-42. Oats calls a timeout to get a final shot up.

Sherrell makes a heads up play to grab a last-second shot by Amari Allen to get the shot up to tie the game at 42-42 with 23 seconds left in the half.

3:30- Alabama 36, Gonzaga 34- Alabama has led at every media timeout. Can it hold strong until the half?

Philon answers right back to re-take the lead with a 3-pointer, 36-34 Alabama. He now has 12 points.

3:58- Gonzaga takes the 34-33 lead after another offensive rebound.

Graham Ike is starting to cook for the Bulldogs. He's up to 10 points. His latest cuts the Alabama lead to 31-30

7:22- Alabama 27, Gonzaga 24- Alabama continues to play aggressive defense, but the Tide has still just made one 3-pointer. Philon leads all scorers with nine points.

The offensive rebounds come back to bite Alabama as Gonzaga tracks down a ball that leads to a 3-pointer that cuts Alabama's lead to 21-18

Bristow once again showing his blue collar impact with an offensive rebound, putback and and-1 to put Alabama up 21-15 with 10:11 to go in the half.

11:08- Alabama 17, Gonzaga 15- Aden Holloway is credited with a basket right before the commercial break and will be at the FT line to shoot the and-1 after the break. Alabama is playing good defense but will have to do a better job on the boards if it wants to win this game.

Is the shot clock on the TNT scorebug comically small, or is it just me?

Gonzaga is up to eight offensive rebounds and is currently doubling up Alabama on the boards.

15:27- Alabama 9, Gonzaga 7- Crimson Tide has the lead at the first media timeout. Philon with 5 points for Alabama. Tide has been playing aggressively on defense so far. Oats has already played nine player less than five minutes into this game.

Keitenn Bristowe checks in quickly after Alabama's early rebounding struggles. He makes an immediate impact with a basket to put Alabama up, 6-5.

Gonzaga has three early offensive rebounds, and Oats is not going to be happy with that.

Alabama wins the opening tip, and this game is underway. Philon finds Sherrell open by the rim for the first basket of the game to put the Tide up 2-0.

Starting lineups

Pregame

No plaid jacket for Oats tonight. He is wearing a Crimson polo along with the rest of the staff.

The TNT broadcast says Wrightsell will miss the entire Players Era tournament with a right leg injury, but it is not a serious injury.

Tonight's officials: Don Daily, Greg Nixon, Edwin Young

Alabama head coach Nate Oats tells the Crimson Tide Sports Network that redshirt senior guard Latrell Wrightsell Jr. is unavailble for Monday's game. He did not specify the injury.

Today is Labaron Philon's 20th birthday. He was named the SEC Player of the Week earlier today.

Happy birthday Labaron 🎂 pic.twitter.com/ClFd5f07Kp
— Alabama Men’s Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) November 24, 2025

How to Watch: No. 8 Alabama vs. No. 12 Gonzaga

Who: No. 8 Alabama (3-1, 0-0 SEC) vs. No. 12 Gonzaga (5-0, 0-0 West Coast)

What: Alabama's fifth game of the regular season (third on the road/neutral site)

When: Monday, Nov. 24, 8:30 p.m. CT

Where: MGM Grand Garden Arena or Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada

TV: TNT

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 145 (Alabama), Channel 84 (Gonzaga)

Series vs. Gonzaga: The two programs are tied 1-1 with the first matchup occurring on Dec. 4, 2021.

Last Meeting vs. Gonzaga: Alabama forward Brandon Miller's 36 points were not enough to beat Gonzaga 100-90 on Dec. 17, 2022 in Birmingham. Bulldogs big man Drew Timme's 29-point double-double, five other players scoring in the double digits, were just too much for the Tide.

Last time out, Gonzaga: The Bulldogs took down Southern Utah 122-50 at home on Nov. 17. Braden Huff led Gonzaga with 22 points and tied the team-high in rebounds with six. The Bulldogs had four more players score at least 10 points, including Davis Fogle (19 points) off the bench, Mario Saint-Supery (16), who also led the team in assists (7) and steals (6), Graham Ike (13) and Adam Miller (13).