Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Tennessee Volunteers

Feb 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ALA	28	43	71
TENN	40	29	69

Game Recap

Philon's late jumper leads No. 17 Alabama over No. 22 Tennessee 71-69. Labaron Philon Jr. hit a jumper with 22.8 seconds left to lead No. 17 Alabama to a 71-69 win over No. 22 Tennessee on Saturday night.

Player Stats

ALABAMA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6London Jemison	14	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0
5Amari Allen	26	1-7	0-4	0-0	2	1	0	0	3	3	2
22Aiden Sherrell	33	1-6	0-1	4-4	8	0	1	4	1	2	6
3Latrell Wrightsell Jr.	30	8-12	6-9	3-4	2	1	1	0	0	0	25
2Aden Holloway	28	5-7	2-2	0-0	4	2	0	0	2	0	12
7Taylor Bol Bowen	14	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
15Noah Williamson	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1Jalil Bethea	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Labaron Philon Jr.	28	9-14	1-3	4-5	1	2	0	0	1	1	23
95Houston Mallette	19	1-3	1-3	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	1	3

TOTAL	-	25-5644.6%	10-2737.0%	11-1384.6%	25	8	3	4	9	10	71

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Nate Ament	11	1-5	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
34Felix Okpara	30	4-8	0-0	0-0	9	1	0	2	2	2	8
23Jaylen Carey	20	5-11	0-0	0-2	9	1	0	0	0	0	10
0Ja'Kobi Gillespie	36	9-23	3-10	5-6	5	7	8	0	1	2	26
3Bishop Boswell	28	2-6	0-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	3	4
6DeWayne Brown II	8	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
13J.P. Estrella	22	6-13	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	1	0	2	12
35Ethan Burg	13	0-4	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0
24Troy Henderson	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Amari Evans	28	3-6	1-2	0-0	8	1	0	0	0	3	7
77Amaree Abram	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	30-7838.5%	4-1822.2%	5-862.5%	45	13	9	4	6	15	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfALATENN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Tennessee.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Alabama.
(19:24) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(19:24) Aiden Sherrell Block.
(19:24) Alabama Defensive Rebound.
(18:59) Aiden Sherrell misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(18:59) Alabama Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:59) team shot clock turnover .
(18:52) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 17-foot jumper.
(18:50) Aiden Sherrell Defensive Rebound.
(18:39) London Jemison misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:39) Alabama Offensive Rebound.
(18:38) Amari Allen bad pass turnover.
(18:38) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
+3 (18:14) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 26-foot three point jumper.
03
(18:01) Aiden Sherrell misses layup.
(17:57) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:38) Jaylen Carey makes layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
05
(17:07) Aden Holloway bad pass turnover.
(17:07) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
(16:50) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 33-foot three point jumper.
(16:48) Nate Ament Offensive Rebound.
(16:45) Nate Ament misses layup.
(16:42) Aiden Sherrell Defensive Rebound.
(16:38) Amari Allen bad pass turnover.
(16:38) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
(16:28) Felix Okpara misses layup.
(16:23) Felix Okpara Offensive Rebound.
(16:23) Felix Okpara misses tip in layup.
(16:22) Felix Okpara Offensive Rebound.
(16:21) Felix Okpara bad pass turnover.
(16:21) Taylor Bol Bowen Steal.
(16:17) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
(16:11) Amari Allen misses layup.
(16:11) J.P. Estrella Block.
(16:11) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
(15:55) Ethan Burg bad pass turnover.
+3 (15:31) Labaron Philon Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper.
35
(15:03) Nate Ament misses layup.
(15:00) Latrell Wrightsell Defensive Rebound.
(14:55) Latrell Wrightsell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:52) Amari Evans Defensive Rebound.
(14:43) J.P. Estrella misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(14:39) Amari Evans Offensive Rebound.
(14:26) J.P. Estrella misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(14:21) Latrell Wrightsell Defensive Rebound.
(14:12) Labaron Philon Jr. misses 11-foot jumper.
(14:08) Amari Evans Defensive Rebound.
(13:51) Nate Ament misses 15-foot turnaround jump shot.
(13:47) Amari Evans Offensive Rebound.
(13:46) Ethan Burg misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:42) Nate Ament Offensive Rebound.
(13:38) Ethan Burg misses layup.
(13:37) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:33) J.P. Estrella makes 0-foot tip in layup.
37
+2 (13:31) Labaron Philon Jr. makes 8-foot jumper.
57
(13:30) Foul on Ethan Burg.
+1 (13:25) Labaron Philon Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1.
67
+3 (13:17) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 28-foot three point jumper (Amaree Abram assists).
610
+3 (13:07) Houston Mallette makes 27-foot three point jumper.
910
+2 (12:28) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 11-foot jumper.
912
+2 (12:15) Aiden Sherrell makes 4-foot dunk (Labaron Philon Jr. assists).
1112
+2 (11:58) Bishop Boswell makes 14-foot jumper.
1114
(11:58) Foul on DeWayne Brown II.
(11:46) Amari Allen misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(11:43) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:17) Felix Okpara makes 3-foot dunk (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
1116
+3 (11:08) Latrell Wrightsell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amari Allen assists).
1416
(10:41) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(10:38) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
(10:30) Foul on London Jemison.
(10:30) Jaylen Carey misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:30) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:30) Jaylen Carey misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:28) Taylor Bol Bowen Defensive Rebound.
(10:12) Aden Holloway misses layup.
(10:12) Felix Okpara Block.
(10:07) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(9:55) Bishop Boswell misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:51) Felix Okpara Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:50) Felix Okpara makes layup.
1418
+2 (9:29) Latrell Wrightsell makes 12-foot floating jump shot.
1618
(9:09) Bishop Boswell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:08) Nate Ament Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:51) Jaylen Carey makes layup.
1620
(8:37) Aden Holloway misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(8:34) Noah Williamson Offensive Rebound.
(8:18) Amari Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:15) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(7:48) Nate Ament misses 19-foot turnaround jump shot.
(7:44) Amari Allen Defensive Rebound.
(7:43) Amari Allen bad pass turnover.
(7:43) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
(7:42) Foul on Amari Allen.
+2 (7:28) Jaylen Carey makes layup.
1622
(7:16) London Jemison misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:12) Houston Mallette Offensive Rebound.
(6:59) Aiden Sherrell misses layup.
(6:59) Felix Okpara Block.
(6:59) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:44) Bishop Boswell makes 18-foot jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
1624
(6:36) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
(6:18) London Jemison bad pass turnover.
(6:18) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
(6:06) Felix Okpara misses layup.
(6:03) Houston Mallette Defensive Rebound.
(5:57) Houston Mallette misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:53) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(5:39) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(5:36) Felix Okpara Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:25) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes driving layup.
1626
(5:20) Aden Holloway bad pass turnover.
(5:20) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
(4:50) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(4:47) Amari Allen Defensive Rebound.
(4:36) Foul on Ethan Burg.
(4:30) Foul on Amari Evans.
+3 (4:22) Latrell Wrightsell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aden Holloway assists).
1926
(4:05) Amari Evans misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:03) DeWayne Brown II Offensive Rebound.
(4:03) Foul on Amari Allen.
+2 (3:51) J.P. Estrella makes 8-foot hook shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
1928
(3:41) London Jemison misses layup.
(3:41) Amaree Abram Block.
(3:37) Noah Williamson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:35) Latrell Wrightsell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Houston Mallette assists).
2228
(3:20) Foul on Noah Williamson.
+3 (3:18) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 24-foot three point jumper (DeWayne Brown II assists).
2231
+2 (3:01) Aden Holloway makes layup.
2431
(2:53) Ethan Burg misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:49) DeWayne Brown II Offensive Rebound.
(2:49) DeWayne Brown II misses tip in layup.
(2:46) Amari Evans Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:46) Amari Evans makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2433
(2:30) Aiden Sherrell misses layup.
(2:27) Houston Mallette Offensive Rebound.
(2:26) Houston Mallette bad pass turnover.
(2:26) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
(2:12) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:09) Aden Holloway Defensive Rebound.
(1:59) Latrell Wrightsell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:58) Foul on London Jemison.
(1:57) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
(1:47) J.P. Estrella misses layup.
(1:44) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
+3 (1:40) Amari Evans makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Carey assists).
2436
+2 (1:28) Labaron Philon Jr. makes driving layup.
2636
(1:14) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(1:11) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:11) J.P. Estrella makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2638
(0:57) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
(0:57) Labaron Philon Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:57) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(0:42) Ja'Kobi Gillespie bad pass turnover.
(0:42) Aiden Sherrell Steal.
(0:30) Taylor Bol Bowen misses 5-foot jumper.
(0:27) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(0:13) Ethan Burg misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:10) Alabama Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:10) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
+1 (0:10) Aiden Sherrell makes free throw 1 of 2.
2738
+1 (0:10) Aiden Sherrell makes free throw 2 of 2.
2838
(0:02) Foul on Aiden Sherrell.
+1 (0:02) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 2.
2839
+1 (0:02) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 2 of 2.
2840

2nd half

Team Stats

ALA

TENN

71Points69

25-56(44.6%)Field Goal(%)30-78(38.5%)

10-27(37.0%)3-Point(%)4-18(22.2%)

11-13(84.6%)Free Throw(%)5-8(62.5%)

30(9)Rebounds(Offensive)47(25)

8Assists13

3Steals9

4Blocks4

10Turnovers6

11(1)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

2Largest Lead13

Game Details

Saturday, February 28, 2026 · 6:10 PM

Thompson-Boling Arena · Knoxville, TN

attendance: 21,678 (100%)

tv: ESPN

spread: TENN -5.5

over/under: 162.5