Kentucky Wildcats vs. Alabama Crimson Tide

FINAL

Jan 3, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
UK	34	40	74
ALA	50	39	89

Game Recap

Aden Holloway scores 26 to lead No. 14 Alabama over Kentucky 89-74. Aden Holloway tied a career-high with 26 points, Labaron Philon Jr. added 17 points and No. 14 Alabama beat Kentucky 89-74 on Saturday.

Player Stats

KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Mouhamed Dioubate	21	2-6	0-1	2-4	8	1	1	0	0	1	6
24Malachi Moreno	16	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	1	4
5Collin Chandler	18	1-4	1-2	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	1	3
00Otega Oweh	36	8-16	1-4	5-7	8	3	1	0	2	3	22
1Denzel Aberdeen	27	1-7	0-3	5-5	1	1	0	0	2	4	7
21Jayden Quaintance	24	2-4	0-0	1-4	6	1	1	0	2	2	5
10Brandon Garrison	9	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	3	0	3	1
2Jasper Johnson	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3Kam Williams	16	1-4	1-4	2-2	1	0	0	1	0	2	5
15Jaland Lowe	27	8-16	1-5	4-5	3	2	2	1	3	2	21
TOTAL	-	25-5942.4%	4-1921.1%	20-2969.0%	34	9	6	5	11	19	74

ALABAMA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Amari Allen	31	4-8	3-4	0-0	9	3	1	1	3	4	11
22Aiden Sherrell	9	1-3	0-2	1-1	3	2	0	1	0	2	3
0Labaron Philon Jr.	28	6-16	0-6	5-6	4	3	3	0	1	3	17
3Latrell Wrightsell	32	2-10	1-7	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	2	5
2Aden Holloway	34	7-11	6-8	6-8	4	5	1	0	3	2	26
10Keitenn Bristow	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	3	0
6London Jemison	11	1-3	1-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	2	3
15Noah Williamson	18	5-7	0-1	0-1	4	2	2	1	0	1	10
1Jalil Bethea	3	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
95Houston Mallette	22	5-7	4-6	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	3	14
TOTAL	-	31-6746.3%	15-3839.5%	12-1675.0%	37	17	8	3	9	23	89

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUKALA

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Kentucky.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Alabama.
(19:31) Denzel Aberdeen misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:27) Mouhamed Dioubate Offensive Rebound.
(19:23) Foul on Aiden Sherrell.
+1 (19:23) Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 1 of 2.
10
+1 (19:23) Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 2 of 2.
20
(19:16) Amari Allen bad pass turnover.
(19:16) Mouhamed Dioubate Steal.
+3 (19:04) Collin Chandler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Otega Oweh assists).
50
+2 (18:46) Amari Allen makes driving layup.
52
(18:17) Denzel Aberdeen misses 14-foot jumper.
(18:13) Amari Allen Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:03) Amari Allen makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aden Holloway assists).
55
(17:48) Collin Chandler bad pass turnover.
(17:48) Latrell Wrightsell Steal.
(17:31) Latrell Wrightsell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:26) Amari Allen Offensive Rebound.
(17:20) Aden Holloway bad pass turnover.
(17:20) Collin Chandler Steal.
(17:04) Mouhamed Dioubate misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(17:01) Labaron Philon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:01) Foul on Malachi Moreno.
(16:38) Labaron Philon Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(16:35) Jayden Quaintance Defensive Rebound.
(16:28) Collin Chandler misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(16:25) Amari Allen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:16) Labaron Philon Jr. makes driving layup.
57
(15:59) Denzel Aberdeen misses 12-foot jumper.
(15:55) Aden Holloway Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:48) Aden Holloway makes driving layup.
59
(15:18) Otega Oweh misses 18-foot jumper.
(15:15) Labaron Philon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(14:58) Foul on Brandon Garrison.
(14:56) Amari Allen bad pass turnover.
(14:56) Otega Oweh Steal.
+2 (14:54) Otega Oweh makes 2-foot dunk.
79
(14:54) Foul on Labaron Philon Jr..
+1 (14:54) Otega Oweh makes free throw 1 of 1.
89
+3 (14:41) Houston Mallette makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amari Allen assists).
812
+2 (14:24) Otega Oweh makes driving layup (Jayden Quaintance assists).
1012
(14:09) Latrell Wrightsell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:07) Amari Allen Offensive Rebound.
(14:05) Latrell Wrightsell misses layup.
(14:05) Brandon Garrison Block.
(14:01) Houston Mallette Offensive Rebound.
+3 (13:55) Aden Holloway makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amari Allen assists).
1015
(13:39) Kam Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:35) Amari Allen Defensive Rebound.
(13:25) Foul on Kam Williams.
+1 (13:25) Aden Holloway makes free throw 1 of 2.
1016
+1 (13:25) Aden Holloway makes free throw 2 of 2.
1017
+2 (13:11) Jayden Quaintance makes layup (Jaland Lowe assists).
1217
+2 (13:00) Houston Mallette makes layup (Aiden Sherrell assists).
1219
(12:46) Collin Chandler misses 10-foot jumper.
(12:46) Aiden Sherrell Block.
(12:43) Aiden Sherrell Defensive Rebound.
(12:16) London Jemison misses layup.
(12:16) Brandon Garrison Block.
(12:14) London Jemison Offensive Rebound.
(12:14) team shot clock turnover .
(11:58) Jaland Lowe misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:55) Aiden Sherrell Defensive Rebound.
(11:49) Aiden Sherrell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:44) Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:22) Mouhamed Dioubate makes layup.
1419
+2 (10:58) Latrell Wrightsell makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
1421
+2 (10:42) Jaland Lowe makes driving layup.
1621
(10:34) Amari Allen misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(10:30) Jaland Lowe Defensive Rebound.
(10:25) Foul on Keitenn Bristow.
(10:25) Alabama Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Alabama retain their timeout.
(10:20) Foul on Latrell Wrightsell.
(10:15) Otega Oweh misses layup.
(10:12) London Jemison Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:02) Latrell Wrightsell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Keitenn Bristow assists).
1624
(9:47) Jaland Lowe bad pass turnover.
(9:47) Labaron Philon Jr. Steal.
(9:31) London Jemison misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:29) Denzel Aberdeen Defensive Rebound.
(9:24) Denzel Aberdeen misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:23) Mouhamed Dioubate Offensive Rebound.
(9:23) Foul on London Jemison.
(9:23) Foul on Denzel Aberdeen.
(9:23) Denzel Aberdeen turnover.
(9:02) Jalil Bethea misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:01) Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(8:42) Jaland Lowe misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:39) Aiden Sherrell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:24) Houston Mallette makes 28-foot three point jumper (Aiden Sherrell assists).
1627
(7:51) Jaland Lowe misses 7-foot jumper.
(7:51) Amari Allen Block.
(7:48) Mouhamed Dioubate Offensive Rebound.
(7:48) Mouhamed Dioubate misses layup.
(7:48) Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(7:45) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (7:34) Aiden Sherrell makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Labaron Philon Jr. assists).
1629
(7:34) Foul on Jayden Quaintance.
+1 (7:34) Aiden Sherrell makes free throw 1 of 1.
1630
+3 (7:19) Jaland Lowe makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1930
(7:01) Aiden Sherrell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:57) Mouhamed Dioubate Defensive Rebound.
(6:46) Otega Oweh misses alley oop dunk.
(6:46) Alabama Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:32) London Jemison makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aden Holloway assists).
1933
(6:12) Collin Chandler misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:09) Labaron Philon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(5:57) Labaron Philon Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:55) Jaland Lowe Defensive Rebound.
(5:48) Foul on Aiden Sherrell.
+2 (5:34) Jaland Lowe makes 12-foot floating jump shot.
2133
(5:21) Labaron Philon Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:19) Jayden Quaintance Defensive Rebound.
(5:19) Foul on Keitenn Bristow.
(5:19) Jayden Quaintance misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:17) London Jemison Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:07) Aden Holloway makes 25-foot three point jumper (Latrell Wrightsell assists).
2136
(4:38) Jaland Lowe misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:35) Houston Mallette Defensive Rebound.
(4:35) Foul on Jaland Lowe.
(4:13) Foul on Otega Oweh.
+1 (4:13) Aden Holloway makes free throw 1 of 2.
2137
(4:13) Aden Holloway misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:10) Noah Williamson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:58) Houston Mallette makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aden Holloway assists).
2140
(3:39) Foul on Jalil Bethea.
(3:39) Otega Oweh misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:39) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:39) Otega Oweh misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:38) Houston Mallette Defensive Rebound.
(3:30) Foul on Labaron Philon Jr..
(3:30) Labaron Philon Jr. turnover.
+2 (3:19) Otega Oweh makes 1-foot dunk.
2340
(3:07) Foul on Denzel Aberdeen.
+1 (3:07) Aden Holloway makes free throw 1 of 2.
2341
+1 (3:07) Aden Holloway makes free throw 2 of 2.
2342
(2:48) Denzel Aberdeen bad pass turnover.
(2:48) Aden Holloway Steal.
(2:27) Amari Allen misses layup.
(2:25) Noah Williamson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:22) Noah Williamson makes layup.
2344
(2:19) Foul on Amari Allen.
+1 (2:19) Otega Oweh makes free throw 1 of 2.
2444
+1 (2:19) Otega Oweh makes free throw 2 of 2.
2544
(2:01) Jalil Bethea misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(1:58) Mouhamed Dioubate Defensive Rebound.
(1:58) Foul on Amari Allen.
(1:58) Mouhamed Dioubate misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:58) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:58) Mouhamed Dioubate makes free throw 2 of 2.
2644
+3 (1:41) Houston Mallette makes 26-foot three point jumper (Noah Williamson assists).
2647
+2 (1:20) Denzel Aberdeen makes driving layup.
2847
(1:20) Foul on Houston Mallette.
+1 (1:20) Denzel Aberdeen makes free throw 1 of 1.
2947
(0:52) Noah Williamson misses 7-foot hook shot.
(0:50) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
(0:47) Denzel Aberdeen misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:41) Otega Oweh Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:41) Otega Oweh makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3147
(0:37) Aden Holloway misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:34) Otega Oweh Defensive Rebound.
(0:29) Foul on Aden Holloway.
+1 (0:29) Mouhamed Dioubate makes free throw 1 of 2.
3247
(0:29) Mouhamed Dioubate misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:28) Otega Oweh Offensive Rebound.
(0:28) Foul on Houston Mallette.
+1 (0:28) Otega Oweh makes free throw 1 of 2.
3347
+1 (0:28) Otega Oweh makes free throw 2 of 2.
3447
+3 (0:06) Aden Holloway makes 26-foot three point jumper.
3450

2nd half

Team Stats

ALA

74Points89

25-59(42.4%)Field Goal(%)31-67(46.3%)

4-19(21.1%)3-Point(%)15-38(39.5%)

20-29(69.0%)Free Throw(%)12-16(75.0%)

37(12)Rebounds(Offensive)41(14)

9Assists17

6Steals8

5Blocks3

12Turnovers10

19(0)Fouls(Technical)23(0)

5Largest Lead21

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Coleman Coliseum · Tuscaloosa, AL

attendance: 13,474 (93.1%)

tv: ESPN

spread: ALA -5.5

over/under: 173.5