Tennessee Volunteers vs. Alabama Crimson Tide

Jan 24, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
TENN	36	43	79
ALA	39	34	73

Game Recap

Nate Ament helps Tennessee top No. 17 Alabama, spoiling debut of Charles Bediako. Tennessee freshman Nate Ament scored a career-high 29 points, Ja'K Gillespie added 23 and the Volunteers upset No. 17 Alabama 79-73 on Saturday night.

Player Stats

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Nate Ament	38	10-20	2-3	7-9	7	3	0	0	1	2	29
34Felix Okpara	34	2-2	0-0	1-2	8	1	0	2	3	3	5
13J.P. Estrella	26	2-7	0-0	2-2	5	1	1	1	0	4	6
0Ja'Kobi Gillespie	38	8-20	2-9	6-8	3	4	2	0	2	1	24
3Bishop Boswell	24	3-4	1-2	1-4	5	1	1	0	0	4	8
6DeWayne Brown II	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3	0
23Jaylen Carey	15	1-1	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	2	2
35Ethan Burg	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1Amari Evans	9	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	2	0	1	0	2
77Amaree Abram	10	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	4	3
TOTAL	-	28-6046.7%	6-1833.3%	17-2568.0%	36	11	7	3	10	23	79

ALABAMA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Aiden Sherrell	22	2-3	1-1	1-2	4	0	0	1	0	5	6
7Taylor Bol Bowen	33	3-9	1-6	1-3	5	0	0	0	1	3	8
0Labaron Philon Jr.	38	7-20	2-9	10-11	4	7	1	0	3	3	26
95Houston Mallette	29	1-2	0-1	0-1	8	0	1	0	0	1	2
3Latrell Wrightsell Jr.	31	5-12	2-6	2-2	1	1	2	0	1	2	14
6London Jemison	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	1	1	4	2
15Noah Williamson	7	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Charles Bediako	25	5-6	0-0	3-4	3	0	2	2	0	3	13
1Jalil Bethea	7	1-3	0-1	0-1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2

TOTAL	-	25-5843.1%	6-2623.1%	17-2470.8%	28	9	7	4	7	22	73

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTENNALA

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Tennessee.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Alabama.
+2 (19:37) Nate Ament makes 15-foot jumper.
20
+2 (19:06) Latrell Wrightsell makes 11-foot jumper.
22
+2 (18:44) J.P. Estrella makes 8-foot hook shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
42
(18:24) Taylor Bol Bowen misses layup.
(18:21) Houston Mallette Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:18) Latrell Wrightsell makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
44
(18:02) Nate Ament bad pass turnover.
(18:02) Latrell Wrightsell Steal.
(17:48) Labaron Philon Jr. misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(17:44) Houston Mallette Offensive Rebound.
(17:42) Latrell Wrightsell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:41) Houston Mallette Offensive Rebound.
(17:37) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
+2 (17:18) Latrell Wrightsell makes 14-foot floating jump shot.
46
(16:56) Nate Ament misses 16-foot jumper.
(16:53) Labaron Philon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:42) Labaron Philon Jr. misses 10-foot jumper.
(16:38) Aiden Sherrell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:38) Aiden Sherrell makes 0-foot tip in layup.
48
(16:31) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:28) Bishop Boswell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:19) J.P. Estrella makes 9-foot hook shot.
68
(16:11) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
+1 (16:11) Labaron Philon Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
69
+1 (16:11) Labaron Philon Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
610
+2 (16:00) Nate Ament makes 18-foot jumper.
810
(15:49) Labaron Philon Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:47) Alabama Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:45) Charles Bediako makes 1-foot dunk (Latrell Wrightsell assists).
812
(15:23) Amari Evans bad pass turnover.
(15:23) London Jemison Steal.
(15:13) Foul on DeWayne Brown II.
+2 (15:03) Charles Bediako makes layup (Labaron Philon Jr. assists).
814
(14:45) Foul on Taylor Bol Bowen.
+1 (14:45) Nate Ament makes free throw 1 of 2.
914
+1 (14:45) Nate Ament makes free throw 2 of 2.
1014
(14:38) Labaron Philon Jr. bad pass turnover.
(14:38) Amari Evans Steal.
(14:23) Amari Evans misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:21) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(14:20) Ethan Burg bad pass turnover.
+2 (13:55) London Jemison makes layup.
1016
(13:34) Ethan Burg misses 14-foot jumper.
(13:32) London Jemison Defensive Rebound.
(13:21) Jalil Bethea misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:19) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(13:19) Foul on London Jemison.
(13:11) Nate Ament misses 15-foot jumper.
(13:08) Nate Ament Offensive Rebound.
(13:06) Nate Ament misses driving layup.
(13:04) Aiden Sherrell Defensive Rebound.
(12:48) Noah Williamson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:45) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(12:32) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses layup.
(12:32) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
(12:32) Felix Okpara offensive goaltending turnover.
(12:11) Jalil Bethea misses layup.
(12:09) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:03) Amari Evans makes layup.
1216
(11:46) Foul on Jaylen Carey.
(11:46) Aiden Sherrell misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:46) Alabama Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:46) Aiden Sherrell makes free throw 2 of 2.
1217
(11:37) Foul on Labaron Philon Jr..
(11:17) Foul on Latrell Wrightsell.
(10:59) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:55) Aiden Sherrell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:39) Latrell Wrightsell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Labaron Philon Jr. assists).
1220
(10:12) Amaree Abram misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:09) Labaron Philon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:52) Foul on Amaree Abram.
(9:38) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
+1 (9:38) Latrell Wrightsell makes free throw 1 of 2.
1221
+1 (9:38) Latrell Wrightsell makes free throw 2 of 2.
1222
(9:23) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:19) Felix Okpara Offensive Rebound.
(9:13) Foul on London Jemison.
+1 (9:13) Nate Ament makes free throw 1 of 2.
1322
+1 (9:13) Nate Ament makes free throw 2 of 2.
1422
(8:57) Labaron Philon Jr. misses driving layup.
(8:55) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:53) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes layup (Bishop Boswell assists).
1622
(8:34) Foul on Nate Ament.
(8:34) Jalil Bethea misses free throw 1 of 1.
(8:30) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:14) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nate Ament assists).
1922
(7:58) Labaron Philon Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:55) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(7:46) J.P. Estrella misses layup.
(7:46) Charles Bediako Block.
(7:43) Labaron Philon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:39) Jalil Bethea makes 2-foot dunk (Labaron Philon Jr. assists).
1924
+3 (7:08) Nate Ament makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
2224
+2 (6:55) Charles Bediako makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Labaron Philon Jr. assists).
2226
(6:34) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses layup.
(6:34) Charles Bediako Defensive Rebound.
(6:34) Foul on Jaylen Carey.
(6:34) Charles Bediako misses free throw 1 of 1.
(6:33) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:20) Bishop Boswell makes 19-foot jumper.
2426
+2 (5:57) Charles Bediako makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Labaron Philon Jr. assists).
2428
+2 (5:44) Bishop Boswell makes 14-foot jumper.
2628
(5:26) Latrell Wrightsell misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(5:25) Alabama Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:13) Taylor Bol Bowen makes driving layup.
2630
(4:56) Ja'Kobi Gillespie bad pass turnover.
(4:56) Charles Bediako Steal.
+2 (4:44) Labaron Philon Jr. makes 7-foot jumper.
2632
+3 (4:27) Bishop Boswell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
2932
(3:55) Latrell Wrightsell misses 22-foot jumper.
(3:51) Taylor Bol Bowen Offensive Rebound.
(3:46) Latrell Wrightsell misses driving layup.
(3:43) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(3:43) Felix Okpara bad pass turnover.
(3:43) Latrell Wrightsell Steal.
(3:39) Latrell Wrightsell bad pass turnover.
(3:39) Bishop Boswell Steal.
(3:33) Nate Ament misses 13-foot jumper.
(3:30) Amaree Abram Offensive Rebound.
(3:12) J.P. Estrella misses layup.
(3:12) Alabama Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:49) Labaron Philon Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2935
(2:32) Foul on London Jemison.
+2 (2:14) Felix Okpara makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Jaylen Carey assists).
3135
(2:05) Foul on Amaree Abram.
+1 (2:05) Labaron Philon Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
3136
+1 (2:05) Labaron Philon Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
3137
+2 (1:56) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes driving layup.
3337
(1:56) Foul on Aiden Sherrell.
(1:56) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:55) Aiden Sherrell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:36) Labaron Philon Jr. makes 8-foot jumper.
3339
+2 (1:13) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes driving layup.
3539
(1:13) Foul on Aiden Sherrell.
+1 (1:13) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 1.
3639
(0:55) Labaron Philon Jr. misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(0:52) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(0:35) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 16-foot jumper.
(0:32) Houston Mallette Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Labaron Philon Jr. bad pass turnover.
(0:02) Amaree Abram Steal.
(0:00) Nate Ament misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

TENN

ALA

79Points73

28-60(46.7%)Field Goal(%)25-58(43.1%)

6-18(33.3%)3-Point(%)6-26(23.1%)

17-25(68.0%)Free Throw(%)17-24(70.8%)

42(14)Rebounds(Offensive)33(10)

11Assists9

7Steals7

3Blocks4

10Turnovers7

23(0)Fouls(Technical)22(0)

7Largest Lead10

Game Details

Saturday, January 24, 2026 · 8:30 PM

Coleman Coliseum · Tuscaloosa, AL

attendance: 13,474 (93.1%)

tv: ESPN

spread: ALA -4.5

over/under: 167.5