Live Updates from Alabama Basketball vs. Yale in Crimson Tide's Nonconference Finale

Alabama and Yale meet in men's basketball for the second time in history on Monday night.

Coleman Coliseum before the Alabama men's basketball game against Yale. | BamaCentral

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— No. 14 Alabama men's basketball team (9-3) only has one game left to go before the beginning of SEC play, and it comes on Monday night at Coleman Coliseum against the one-loss Yale Bulldogs.

Yale (11-1) has not faced off with a team from a power conference yet this season. The program has had tremendous success under head coach James Jones, with a win in the NCAA Tournament against Auburn in 2024.

The Crimson Tide has played five games since the start of this month and won four of them, including two in a row. The only loss in that stretch was at the hands of Arizona on Dec. 13 at Legacy Arena in Birmingham.

Tipoff for Monday night's contest is set to take place at 7 p.m. CT. The matchup can be streamed on SEC Network+. These two schools have met on the hardwood once before 2025, also at Coleman Coliseum: the Crimson Tide defeated the Bulldogs by a 66-63 score on December 28, 2008.

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Second Half

• For a Monday night, the crowd turnout at Coleman Coliseum wasn't bad, and they're still here midway through the second half. They loudly cheered at a made Alabama basket that did not count because of a prior whistle.

• The Crimson Tide's three-point shooting has not cooled off. The score is 68-46 Alabama with 14 minutes and 23 seconds left in the game. Alabama is shooting 50 percent from beyond the arc in the second half. Yale still leads overall scoring in the half, 15-13.

• The second half begins at 8:02 p.m. CT.

First Half

• At halftime, the Crimson Tide has a huge 55-31 lead over Yale. The Crimson Tide has made eleven three-point shots and is doubling up the Bulldogs in rebounds, 28-14. Allen (14) and Holloway (10) are the Crimson Tide's leaders in points, while Bol Bowen and Allen (seven each) are pacing the home team on the glass.

• Alabama has now begun to stretch out its lead. At the under-four timeout, it's Crimson Tide 38, Bulldogs 21. Amari Allen leads Alabama with nine points. Yale is just 7-for-26 from the field. Alabama is 45 percent from the field and has converted 67 percent of its attempts from the free-throw line, adding eight offensive boards so far. Three minutes and 40 seconds are on the game clock until halftime.

• Taylor Bol Bowen just returned to the bench from the locker-room area. He leads Alabama with six rebounds tonight.

• The Crimson Tide has, thus far, answered the call on the glass tonight. The overall differential is 16-8 in favor of Alabama, 6-2 on the offensive glass. Aden Holloway has eight points, but none of the home team's players are yet in double figures. Alabama is up 31-21 with seven minutes and 57 seconds left in half number one.

• Alabama plainly has the physical advantage in this game, and is shooting 47 percent from the field compared to 27 percent for the Bulldogs. The rebounding margin sits at 13-7 for the Crimson Tide, which has a 21-12 lead with 11:06 left in the opening half. Yale will have a chance to complete a three-point play at the charity stripe when this break is over.

• At the first official media timeout of the game, Noah Williamson has three personal fouls. There are 15 minutes and 54 seconds remaining in the first half. The Crimson Tide leads 12-6 and has hit four shots from beyond the arc, each by a different player.

• The first points of the night go to Yale on a three-point basket from Isaac Celiscar.

• Tipoff officially comes at 7:01 p.m. CT. The opening tip is won by Alabama.

Pregame

• Crimson Tide starters tonight: Aden Holloway, Houston Mallette, Amari Allen, Taylor Bol Bowen and Aiden Sherrell.

• Alabama freshman forward London Jemison and sophomore point guard Labaron Philon took the floor in street clothes as their teammates warmed up. Jemison got injured in the first half of the USF game on Dec. 17, and has not made his return yet; he's dealing with a knee problem. Philon's issue is currently unspecified, but it does not appear that he will be playing in tonight's contest.