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Score updates and analysis as the Crimson Tide takes on the Aggies in Coleman Coliseum.
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Alabama guard Labaron Philon Jr shoots a three in the second half of the game against Missouri on Jan. 27, 2026.
Alabama guard Labaron Philon Jr shoots a three in the second half of the game against Missouri on Jan. 27, 2026. | Sarah Munzenmaier/Alabama Crimson Tide on SI

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— For the first time in two years, Alabama basketball will take the court inside Coleman Coliseum as an unranked team when the Crimson Tide (14-7, 4-4 SEC) faces Texas A&M (17-4, 7-1 SEC) on Wednesday night.

Alabama head coach Nate Oats said the season is reaching a "tipping point" as the Tide is .500 in SEC play and going up against the top team in the conference standings before traveling to face rival Auburn this weekend.

The Aggies are coached by first-year head coach Bucky McMilan, who is very well-acquainted with the state of Alabama. McMillan is from Birmingham, played college ball at Birmingham-Southern, coached at Mountain Brook High School for over a decade and then was the head coach at Samford from 2020-2025. He already has a road win at Auburn this season.

Tipoff between Alabama and Texas A&M is scheduled for 6 p.m. and the game will air on SEC Network. BamaCentral will provide updates throughout.

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Live Updates

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FINAL: Alabama 100, Texas A&M 97

Alabama (15-7, 5-4 SEC) knocks off the SEC leader and gets back above .500 in SEC play.

Second half

Griffen misses a 3 at the buzzer. Alabama wins

Agee misses the first.

Alabama intentionally fouls with 3.4 seconds left. Agee to shoot two for A&M.

Allen misses the first free throw but makes the second. 100-97 Alabama

Amari Allen is fouled with 4.4 seconds left.

Ball rolls around on the floor for a little bit as Alabama struggles to inbound. Jump ball, possession arrow in favor of Alabama with 5.1 seconds left. Nate Oats calls timeout. He will have one remaining.

TIMEOUT A&M (15.2 2H)- Alabama 99, Texas A&M 97- It will be Alabama's ball out of the timeout

15.2- Holloway misses the free throw, and A&M scores o nthe other end to cut it to 99-97. Texas A&M calls its final timeout.

Wow! Aden Holloway makes the bucket AND he's fouled as the shot clock expires with 22 seconds left. Tide is up 99-95, free throw pending. Coleman is LOUD. Fans want this win at home.

1:09- Wrightsell's fourth 3-pointer puts Alabama up 97-95

Houston Mallette has gotten up in the coaching box with Oats on Alabama's last defensive possession.

A&M on a 6-0 run over the last minute to tie the game at 91-91

3:15- A&M cuts the Alabama lead down to two points at 91-89 with just over three minutes to go

MEDIA TIMEOUT (3:59 2H)- Alabama 90, Texas A&M 85- This one's coming down to the wire, folks. Allen will be shooting two for Alabama out of the timeout.

Layup by Rashaun Agee ends Alabama's 9-0 run. Tide still leads 90-85

4:46- Alabama has a two score lead after more FTs from Holloway. Tide up 87-83 as A&M calls timeout before Holloway's second free throw.

The Coleman crowd stays engaged and on its feet as this game continues to go back and forth. Alabama holds an 86-83 lead with 5:06 to go

Holloway ties it at 77-77 on an and-1, and the Coleman crwod gets to its feet for the first time in a while.

Philon hits a 3 at the buzzer out of the timeout to cut the deficit to 77-74

TIMEOUT ALABAMA (8:24 2H)- Texas A&M 77, Alabama 71- Aden Holloway calls timeout as he's trapped near the sideline. It will be Alabama's ball with 10 seconds left on the shot clock out of the timeout.

8:44- Alabama fouls Griffen on a 3-point attempt with the Aggies up by three. Griffen makes all three FTs, and the Aggies lead 77-71

9:09- Alabama finally joins Texas A&M in the bonus, and Jemison misses the front end of a one-and-one.

MEDIA TIMEOUT (10:45 2H)- Texas A&M 70, Alabama 67- A&M will be at the free throw line shooting two out of the break

10:45- Houston Mallette picks up his fourth foul.

TEXAS A&M TIMEOUT (11:04 2H)- Texas A&M 70, Alabama 67- That technical foul could end up being a big momentum swing. Aggies have already shot 12 free throws in the second half and are 11-of-12 on those attempts. Alabama will have to buckle down and play defense while still making shots

11:16- Mallette's fourth 3 of the game ends A&M's 9-0 run and cuts the deficit to 70-67

Texas A&M gets to shoot four free throws in a row and now leads 67-64

12:13- Nate Oats is called for a technical foul with Alabama leading 64-63. Rylan Griffen will shoot the FTs for A&M

12:57- Allen picks up his third foul, and Texas A&M is already in the bonus

13:46- Holloway nails an open 3 to put Alabama up 61-59

MEDIA TIMEOUT (14:53 2H)- Alabama 57, Texas A&M 56- Interesting start to othe second half. Lots of whistles really slowing down the flow of the game. Alabama is 5-of-10 from the floor to start the second half, but just 1-of-6 from 3. The Tide is not gonna quit shooting though

Alabama has now picked up more fouls less than three minutes into the second half than it had the entire first half. Mallette picks up three fouls in about a minute of game time.

Things are starting to get a little testy here in the second half with A&M's press. Allen and Hill just went back and forth with Hill eventually picking up his third foul.

Oats is really working the officials after he thought a foul (or two) should've been called on Alabama's last offensive possession.

Alabama gets the ball to start the second half, and Amari Allen lays it in on the first possession to make it 48-46 Alabama

HALFTIME: Alabama 46, Texas A&M 46

  • Labaron Philon Jr. went to the locker room during the final minute of the first half. He comes out of the locker room to warm up on the bike and then is looked at by teh trainer. He does not get up any warmup shots.
  • Six ties and 11 lead changes in the first half.
  • Alabama had 11 assists on 14 made shots.
  • Both teams made nine 3-pointers in the first half. A&M shot 45 percent from beyond the arc while Alabama shot 33 percent.
  • Alabama only played an eight-man rotation in the first half. Jalil Bethea and Noah Williamson did not see the floor.
  • Wrightsell has nine points on three made 3s.
  • London Jemison leads Alabama in scoring with 10 points.

First half

And that's why Nate Oats loves Houston Mallette. The graduate guard gets an offensive rebound tip-out to Wrightsell, who hits a game-tying 3 at the buzzer.

Philon takes a second to get up after a collision at the rim defensively against Griffen. He holds his left leg grimacing but gets up and walks to the locker room with just a few seconds before halftime.

Alabama loses the challenge and a timeout. Nate Oats is not pleased with the officials.

Alabama is challenging the out of bounds call during the media timeout. Amari Allen was really confident that the ball went off of A&M.

MEDIA TIMEOUT (3:21)- Texas A&M 40, Alabama 37- No lead is safe in this game. There have already been five ties and 11 lead changes. A&M is shooting 57% from the floor and 50% from 3. Aggies have hit eight 3-pointers

Texas A&M has now made its last nine field goals and leads 40-34

Jemison is feeling himself. He just hit a 3-pointer right in front of the Aggie bench and turned around to talk some smack. He's up to 10 points–– his first double-digit performance since non-conference play.

A free throw from Aden Holloway ends Alabama's scoring drought of over 3.5 minutes, and ties it up at 29-29

7:15- Aggies now on a 10-0 run and lead 29-28 after a 3-pointer from Zach Clemence

MEDIA TIMEOUT (7:46)- Alabama 28, Texas A&M 26- Alabama was rolling, but the Aggies are on a 7-0 run. Griffen just hit a 3 before the timeout, and it seems like the A&M press is starting to get to Alabama a little bit.

Alabama is called for its first foul of the game with 8:08 left in the first half. Alabama holds a 28-23 lead but hasn't scored in over two minutes of game time.

Make that seven points for Jemison. He completes the inbounds alley oop from Allen. Tide leads 28-19

Freshman London Jemison checks into the game for Alabama nad makes an immediate impact with five quick points. Alabama leads 26-19 with 10:17 left in the half.

Texas A&M's press is impressive in person. They're even doing the full-court press off of misses.

It seems like Alabama is really making an effort to swarm the glass. Nate Oats has really been getting down low and yelling at the players when the Tide is on defense.

Alabama brings out the 2026 signing class from high school and the transfer portal out on the court during the commercial break. They get a nice standing ovation from the crowd.

MEDIA TIMEOUT (11:58)- Alabama 18, Texas A&M 17- A quick break between media timeouts with how long it took to get to the first one. Aggies stay hot from 3 with a fifth made 3-pointer.

MEDIA TIMEOUT (13:31)- Alabama 15, Texas A&M 14- Pretty furious pace to start this game. The two teams have combined to hit seven 3-pointers before the first media timeout. Marcus Hill already has eight points for the Aggies. Alabama is doubling up A&M on the glass with 10 rebounds to five.

Mallette hits a wide open 3. That was needed as he's really been struggling from beyond the arc in SEC play. It puts Alabama up 11-8.

Houston Mallette and Charles Bediako are the first subs off the bench for the Crimson Tide.

A&M's defense is making it really tough on Alabama early on.

Defense turns into offense. Aiden Sherrell gets a block on the first defensive possession, and Amari Allen hits a 3 on the other end. Alabama leads 3-0

Texas A&M wins the opening tip, and this game is underway.

Starting lineups

Texas A&M at Alabama starting lineups
Texas A&M at Alabama starting lineups- Feb. 4, 2026 | Statbroadcast
  • Former Alabama guard Rylan Griffen is starting for A&M.

Pregame

  • Freshman walk-on Jacob Martin was in the middle of the pre-game huddle getting the players fired up.
  • Tonight's officials: Steven Anderson, Byron Jarrett, Lee Cassell
  • Probably going to be a small crowd for this midweek matchup–– a late-arriving crowd at the very least with the 6 p.m. local tip.
  • Looks like there's going to be a decent smattering of Texas A&M fans here in support of Bucky McMillan. Head coaches don't normally spend a lto of time on the court pre-game, but McMillan is out here talking to some fans and media in the stands. Might be an emotional night for McMillan. No doubt, he wants this one.
  • Bediako may not have any of his former Crimson Tide teammates on the current Alabama team, but he will on the opposing team tonight with Texas A&M's Rylan Griffen.
  • Charles Bediako is getting in some pre-game paint work in with Erwin Dudley.
  • Alabama is giving away white "Tide Hoops" t-shirts to the first 500 students at Wednesday night's game.
  • Alabama has lost two of its last three SEC home games and will be looking to buck that trend against the Aggies.

How to Watch: Alabama vs. Texas A&M

Who: Texas A&M (17-4, 7-1 SEC) at Alabama (14-7, 4-4 SEC)

What: Alabama's ninth game of SEC Play (fifth at home)

When: Wednesday, Feb. 4, 6 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 81 (Alabama), Channel 382 (Texas A&M)

Series: Alabama leads 14-11, with the first matchup occurring on Dec. 19, 1958. The Crimson Tide is 9-4 at home against the Aggies.

Last Meeting: The then-No. 5 Crimson Tide scraped by then-No. 10 Texas A&M 94-88 on the road on Jan. 11, 2025. The Crimson Tide got out to a 15-point lead with less than eight minutes remaining in regulation, but the Aggies came nearly all the way back to eventually make this a worrisome win for Alabama. Mark Sears had a fantastic outing, as he scored 27 points on 7-of-18 from the field, including 4-of-10 from downtown, plus 9-of-10 from the charity stripe. Fellow guards Chris Youngblood and Aden Holloway also scored 14 and 15 points off the bench, respectively.

Last time out, Alabama: The Crimson Tide was obliterated by Florida 100-77 on the road on Feb. 1. The Crimson Tide has now lost five consecutive games to the Gators by an average scoreboard margin of 16.4 points. The Gators' post players made things way too difficult for Alabama's bigs to get anything going in the paint. Florida outscored Alabama in the paint 72-26. The most glaring issue of the game was turnovers, as UA turned the ball over 18 times, leading to 25 Florida points off them. Aden Holloway scored 19 points for the Crimson Tide, but the Tide couldn't get defensive stops.

Last time out, Texas A&M: The Aggies cruised past Georgia 92-77 on the road on Jan. 31. Rashaun Agee led the way for Texas A&M, as he tallied 18 points, 15 rebounds (five offensive) and seven assists. The Aggies had four other players log double-digit points, including bench players Ali Dibba (15 points) and Pop Isaacs (11). The team stats were relatively even across the board, except that Texas A&M had double the number of free throw attempts, making 19 of 20, and the Aggies hit six more three-pointers.

Alabama Stat Leaders

  • Points: Labaron Philon Jr. (21.6 on 51.0 FG%) *LEADS SEC*
  • Rebounds: Amari Allen (7.5, including 1.8 offensive)
  • Assists: Labaron Philon Jr. (5.0 with 2.9 turnovers)

Texas A&M Stat Leaders

  • Points: Rashaun Agee (13.9 on 51.1 FG%)
  • Rebounds: Rashaun Agee (9.0, including 2.7 offensive)
  • Assists: Jacari Lane (3.9 with 1.3 turnovers)

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KATIE WINDHAM

Katie Windham is the assistant editor for BamaCentral, primarily covering football, basketball, gymnastics and softball. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Alabama and has covered a variety of Crimson Tide athletics since 2019 for outlets like The Tuscaloosa News, The Crimson White and the Associated Press before joining BamaCentral full time in 2021. Windham has covered College Football Playoff games, the Women's College World Series, NCAA March Madness, SEC Tournaments and championships in multiple sports.

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