Live Updates From No. 13 Alabama Basketball's Home Matchup Against Texas

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — No. 13 Alabama will play its 16th game of the regular season, and the third of SEC play, on Saturday at home against Texas.

The Longhorns look a bit different than the last time that the Crimson Tide played them, as Texas fired head coach Rodney Terry at the end of 2024-25 season. In his place is Sean Miller, who spent the last three years at Xavier.

Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats and company fell to No. 11 Vanderbilt on the road on Wednesday night, but can Alabama rebound with a home victory over Texas?

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: Texas 92, Alabama 88

FINAL: Texas 92, Alabama 88

No. 13 Alabama is 1-2 in SEC play. pic.twitter.com/32oOhK8rSQ
— Hunter De Siver (@HunterDeSiver) January 11, 2026

Second Half

TIMEOUT (1:02 2H): Texas 86, Alabama 85: Here we go! Taylor Bol Bowen knocks down a triple to cut it to a one-point game. Bol Bowen has a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Great night for him.

Aiden Sherrell subs in with under two minutes to go. He was previously in the locker room. He came into tonight as a game-time decision.

TIMEOUT (3:46 2H): Texas 78, Alabama 75: It's crunch time here in Coleman Coliseum. Alabama's offense needs to wake up a bit, as the Crimson Tide hasn't converted a field goal attempt in nearly three minutes.

I've lost count of how many appeals there have been from each coach. It's at least six. Nate Oats lost his appeal, leaving Alabama with one timeout remaining. With roughly four minutes to go, Texas leads 78-75.

TIMEOUT (6:34 2H): Texas 74, Alabama 73: Coleman Coliseum is as loud as it's been all night after back-to-back threes by London Jemison and Aden Holloway. Jemison followed it shortly after with a steal and an assist to Amari Allen to cut it to a one-point deficit.

Anotha 👌🏼#RollTide | #BlueCollarBasketball pic.twitter.com/0GdABaZcWp
— Alabama Men’s Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) January 11, 2026

Biz got Coleman rockin!! #RollTide | #BlueCollarBasketball pic.twitter.com/jLGMTawb6O
— Alabama Men’s Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) January 11, 2026

TIMEOUT (9:50 2H): Texas 69, Alabama 63: A much-needed burst of energy has fired Nate Oats up. Alabama is on a 7-0 run led by Labaron Philon Jr. and Taylor Bol Bowen.

TIMEOUT (11:17 2H): Texas 69, Alabama 58: Alabama went nearly three minutes without scoring before Aiden Sherrell finished in the paint. The Crimson Tide defense doesn't have many answers, as Texas is 10 of 19 from deep.

Texas forward Dailyn Swain, who came into Saturday leading the Longhorns in points, rebounds and assists per game this season, picked up his fourth foul, including a technical from the first half.

TIMEOUT (15:16 2H): Texas 60, Alabama 51: The Longhorns have erased Alabama's momentum after an 11-3 run, including a buzzer beater to close the first half. Alabama's offense has been silenced the past couple of minutes, as the Crimson Tide is 1 of its last 7 from the field.

HALFTIME: Texas 46, Alabama 45

5 Standout Halftime Stats from Alabama vs. Texas

Alabama finished the first half on an 11-3 run
Aden Holloway scored six of his nine points within a span of one minute
Both teams tied with 19 rebounds and four turnovers apiece
Tramon Mark is up to 16 points for Texas
Alabama and Texas are a combined 20 of 22 from the free throw line

Taylor Bol Bowen with the first-half buzzer-beating three!

Texas 46, Alabama 45 pic.twitter.com/RfnXwRulE3
— Hunter De Siver (@HunterDeSiver) January 11, 2026

First Half:

For the first time tonight, Coleman comes alive after four straight free throws by Aden Holloway to cut the Texas lead to 45-40 with 1:54 to go.

1:54 1H: Texas 45, Alabama 36: Nate Oats won an appeal that resulted in a technical foul for Texas forward Dailyn Swain. The Longhorns have slowed down one of the fastest teams in America throughout the first half, as Alabama is letting the shot clock run down on many possessions.

TIMEOUT (6:21 1H): Texas 37, Alabama 30: Not a great stretch by Alabama, as it went nearly 3 minutes without a field goal conversion. The Crimson Tide struggling on the defensive end, whether it's in the paint or up top. Tramon Mark has 14 points already.

Nate Oats yelled at freshman Amari Allen after arriving late to a three-point attempt (and conversion) by Texas. The Crimson Tide hasn't looked good on either side of the ball in the last couple of minutes.

TIMEOUT (11:04 1H): Texas 22, Alabama 21: Texas can't miss right now, as the Longhorns have made each of their last five field goal attempts. Tramon Mark is giving Alabama problems, as he's up to 9 points.

Texas head coach Sean Miller was yelling at one of the officials. The Alabama crowd chanted "T HIM UP," hoping for a technical foul on Miller, but nothing followed.

TIMEOUT (15:37 1H): Alabama 12, Texas 10: Welcome back, Aiden Sherrell! The Alabama forward is up to 5 points and 2 rebounds (1 OREB) in just three minutes of action. The Crimson Tide has started 5 of 8 from the field, but its 2 turnovers have helped the Longhorns.

Welcome Back 22!#RollTide | #BlueCollarBasketball pic.twitter.com/5ltafYlFWD
— Alabama Men’s Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) January 11, 2026

Alabama forward Aiden Sherrell, who did not check into the Vanderbilt game, scores the Crimson Tide's first points.

Alabama vs. Texas tipped off at roughly 7:10 p.m. CT.

Alabama vs. Texas is off and running pic.twitter.com/E8ZtoSuIzH
— Hunter De Siver (@HunterDeSiver) January 11, 2026

Pregame:

Starting Lineups:

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

Alabama forward Aiden Sherrell, who did not check into the Vanderbilt game after limping off the court against Kentucky, will start vs. Texas tonight.

Texas
G Jordan Pope
G Tramon Mark
F Dailyn Swain
F Camden Heide
C Matas Vokietaitis

Officials: Doug Shows, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal and Rob Rorke

Alabama's Final Availability Report (Jan. 10):

Collins Onyejiaka — Out (medical condition)
Davion Hannah — Out (medical condition)
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. — Out (right leg)
Aiden Sherrell — Game-Time Decision (cramping)

Texas Final Availability Report (Jan. 10):

All available

How to Watch: Alabama vs. Texas

Who: Texas (9-6, 0-2 SEC) at No. 13 Alabama (11-4, 1-1 SEC)

What: Alabama's third game of SEC Play (second on the road)

When: Saturday, Jan. 10, 7 p.m. CT

Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

TV: ESPN

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 190 (Alabama), Channel 384 (Texas)

Series: Texas leads 9-5 with the first matchup occurring on Dec. 30, 1947.

Last Meeting: The Crimson Tide dominated Texas 103-80 on the road on Feb. 11, 2025. The win marked the seventh time Alabama has scored 100 points or more in a game last season. Led by a season-high 24-point performance from Jarin Stevenson, Alabama had its best three-point shooting night of the year, with 17 made threes from seven different players. Mark Sears (18 points), Aden Holloway (18), Labaron Philon (15) and Mouhamed Dioubate (13) joined Stevenson as the leaders of the elite outing from deep.

Last time out, Alabama: The Crimson Tide suffered its first SEC loss on Jan. 7 after falling to No. 11 Vanderbilt 96-90 on the road. Preseason All-SEC guard Labaron Philon Jr. was taken out early in the second half and never returned due to "full-body cramps." Alabama put together a solid comeback effort, as freshman forward Amari Allen (career-high 25 points) and guard Aden Holloway (22) kept their team in it. Allen also collected team highs in rebounds (11) and assists (4). However, it wasn't enough due to Vanderbilt guards Tyler Tanner (29 points) and Duke Miles (19) combining for 48 points.

Last time out, Texas: The Longhorns fell to No. 21 Tennessee 85-71 on the road on Jan. 6. Texas' Tramon Mark (20 points) and Camden Heide (16) combined for 36 points, but overall, the Longhorns shot 39 percent from the field. Volunteers guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie wrangled Texas with 34 points. Dailyn Swain, who leads Texas in numerous categories this season, scored just five points with three rebounds, four assists, three steals and seven turnovers.