Hofstra Pride vs. Alabama Crimson Tide

Mar 20, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
HOF	35	35	70
ALA	37	53	90

Game Recap

Philon scores 29 points, Alabama wipes out early deficit to oust Hofstra 90-70 in Midwest Region. Labaron Philon Jr. finished with 29 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and No. 4 seed Alabama rallied from an early double-digit deficit to beat 13th-seeded Hofstra 90-70 in a first-round game in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament on...

Player Stats

HOFSTRA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Joshua DeCady	20	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	3	2
33Silas Sunday	22	0-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
1Preston Edmead	40	9-25	6-13	0-0	4	4	1	0	4	0	24
5Cruz Davis	40	6-17	1-2	1-1	2	6	1	0	2	2	14
25German Plotnikov	35	5-8	2-4	0-0	2	0	1	1	2	2	12
6Victory Onuetu	18	2-4	0-0	0-0	9	2	2	2	1	5	4
0Biggie Patterson	19	4-9	1-4	2-4	6	0	1	0	0	1	11
15Joshua Aaron Reaves	6	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3



TOTAL	-	28-6940.6%	11-2445.8%	3-560.0%	29	12	6	3	11	14	70

ALABAMA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6London Jemison	21	3-5	0-2	0-0	4	0	2	1	0	3	6
5Amari Allen	32	4-8	1-4	2-3	5	4	0	0	0	1	11
22Aiden Sherrell	30	4-12	2-6	5-6	15	1	1	2	1	1	15
0Labaron Philon Jr.	36	10-18	3-7	6-7	8	7	3	0	5	2	29
3Latrell Wrightsell	29	4-11	2-8	1-2	4	1	0	0	2	3	11
25Jacob Martin	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Taylor Bol Bowen	21	6-9	3-5	0-1	2	0	0	3	0	0	15
15Noah Williamson	4	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	3
1Jalil Bethea	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
95Houston Mallette	20	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
11Preston Murphy Jr.	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	32-6747.8%	12-3633.3%	14-1973.7%	40	16	6	6	10	13	90

Play-by-Play

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1st halfHOFALA

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Hofstra.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Alabama.
(19:35) German Plotnikov bad pass turnover.
(19:35) London Jemison Steal.
+2 (19:28) London Jemison makes layup.
02
+2 (19:05) German Plotnikov makes 10-foot jumper.
22
(18:45) Aiden Sherrell misses 6-foot hook shot.
(18:42) Silas Sunday Defensive Rebound.
(18:24) Preston Edmead misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(18:19) London Jemison Defensive Rebound.
(18:14) Foul on Cruz Davis.
+2 (18:08) Labaron Philon Jr. makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
24
(17:49) Preston Edmead misses 13-foot floating jump shot.
(17:44) Labaron Philon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:41) Latrell Wrightsell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(17:37) Aiden Sherrell Offensive Rebound.
(17:36) Labaron Philon Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:33) Aiden Sherrell Offensive Rebound.
(17:33) Foul on German Plotnikov.
+1 (17:33) Aiden Sherrell makes free throw 1 of 2.
25
+1 (17:33) Aiden Sherrell makes free throw 2 of 2.
26
(17:18) Cruz Davis misses 18-foot step back jumpshot.
(17:10) German Plotnikov Offensive Rebound.
(17:08) German Plotnikov bad pass turnover.
(17:08) Labaron Philon Jr. Steal.
+2 (17:04) Labaron Philon Jr. makes driving layup.
28
(16:49) German Plotnikov misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:44) Victory Onuetu Offensive Rebound.
(16:41) Joshua DeCady bad pass turnover.
(16:33) Amari Allen misses 9-foot hook shot.
(16:30) Victory Onuetu Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:19) German Plotnikov makes 25-foot three point jumper (Preston Edmead assists).
58
(16:02) Labaron Philon Jr. bad pass turnover.
(16:02) Cruz Davis Steal.
+2 (15:59) Cruz Davis makes driving layup.
78
+3 (15:44) Taylor Bol Bowen makes 26-foot three point jumper (Labaron Philon Jr. assists).
711
(15:27) German Plotnikov misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:23) Latrell Wrightsell Defensive Rebound.
(15:14) Taylor Bol Bowen misses layup.
(15:14) Victory Onuetu Block.
(15:11) Cruz Davis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:09) Joshua DeCady makes layup (Cruz Davis assists).
911
+2 (14:54) Taylor Bol Bowen makes layup (Labaron Philon Jr. assists).
913
(14:54) Foul on Victory Onuetu.
(14:54) Taylor Bol Bowen misses free throw 1 of 1.
(14:52) Aiden Sherrell Offensive Rebound.
(14:34) Taylor Bol Bowen misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(14:31) Victory Onuetu Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:17) German Plotnikov makes 24-foot three point jumper (Preston Edmead assists).
1213
+3 (13:55) Aiden Sherrell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalil Bethea assists).
1216
(13:33) Cruz Davis misses driving layup.
(13:27) Victory Onuetu Offensive Rebound.
(13:27) Victory Onuetu misses tip in layup.
(13:27) Labaron Philon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(13:24) Aiden Sherrell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:21) Joshua DeCady Defensive Rebound.
(13:04) Foul on Houston Mallette.
(12:49) Preston Edmead misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(12:43) London Jemison Defensive Rebound.
(12:39) Jalil Bethea misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:36) Victory Onuetu Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:20) Cruz Davis makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
1516
(12:04) Houston Mallette misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:00) Victory Onuetu Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:45) Biggie Patterson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Preston Edmead assists).
1816
(11:27) Labaron Philon Jr. misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(11:25) Cruz Davis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:19) Cruz Davis makes driving layup.
2016
(11:09) Labaron Philon Jr. bad pass turnover.
(11:09) Victory Onuetu Steal.
(11:06) Foul on London Jemison.
+1 (11:06) Biggie Patterson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2116
(11:06) Biggie Patterson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:04) Amari Allen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:55) London Jemison makes layup (Amari Allen assists).
2118
+2 (10:30) Cruz Davis makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
2318
(10:17) Latrell Wrightsell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:14) German Plotnikov Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:48) Preston Edmead makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
2518
(9:40) Latrell Wrightsell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:36) Hofstra Defensive Rebound.
(9:36) Foul on London Jemison.
+3 (9:20) Joshua Aaron Reaves makes 25-foot three point jumper (Preston Edmead assists).
2818
(8:58) Amari Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:55) Hofstra Defensive Rebound.
(8:55) Hofstra Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Hofstra retains its timeout.
(8:45) Biggie Patterson misses dunk.
(8:45) Taylor Bol Bowen Block.
(8:40) Labaron Philon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:39) Amari Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:36) Biggie Patterson Defensive Rebound.
(8:36) Foul on Aiden Sherrell.
(8:24) Cruz Davis misses 19-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:20) Latrell Wrightsell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:08) Latrell Wrightsell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amari Allen assists).
2821
(7:34) Preston Edmead traveling turnover.
(7:24) Latrell Wrightsell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:21) Alabama Offensive Rebound.
(7:10) Noah Williamson bad pass turnover.
(7:10) Victory Onuetu Steal.
(6:48) Biggie Patterson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:45) Labaron Philon Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(6:41) Foul on Labaron Philon Jr..
(6:41) Labaron Philon Jr. turnover.
+2 (6:20) Biggie Patterson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
3021
(6:07) Aiden Sherrell misses layup.
(6:07) German Plotnikov Block.
(6:04) Aiden Sherrell Offensive Rebound.
(6:02) Aiden Sherrell misses 4-foot hook shot.
(6:02) Victory Onuetu Defensive Rebound.
(6:02) Victory Onuetu Block.
(5:35) Preston Edmead bad pass turnover.
(5:20) Aiden Sherrell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:17) Preston Edmead Defensive Rebound.
(5:03) Preston Edmead misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(5:00) Aiden Sherrell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:53) Latrell Wrightsell makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Labaron Philon Jr. assists).
3023
(4:31) Foul on Latrell Wrightsell.
(4:26) Preston Edmead bad pass turnover.
(4:26) Labaron Philon Jr. Steal.
(4:23) Labaron Philon Jr. misses driving layup.
(4:19) Preston Edmead Defensive Rebound.
(3:53) Preston Edmead misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(3:49) London Jemison Defensive Rebound.
(3:45) London Jemison misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:40) Aiden Sherrell Offensive Rebound.
(3:40) Aiden Sherrell misses tip in layup.
(3:38) Aiden Sherrell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:38) Aiden Sherrell makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3025
(3:16) Silas Sunday misses layup.
(3:15) Hofstra Offensive Rebound.
(3:09) Preston Edmead misses driving layup.
(3:04) Victory Onuetu Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:04) Victory Onuetu makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3225
+3 (2:52) Taylor Bol Bowen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Labaron Philon Jr. assists).
3228
(2:33) Cruz Davis bad pass turnover.
(2:33) Aiden Sherrell Steal.
(2:29) Foul on Victory Onuetu.
+1 (2:29) Labaron Philon Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
3229
+1 (2:29) Labaron Philon Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
3230
(2:10) Joshua DeCady misses 12-foot hook shot.
(2:05) Houston Mallette Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:01) Aiden Sherrell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Houston Mallette assists).
3233
+3 (1:31) Preston Edmead makes 28-foot three point jumper.
3533
(1:13) Aiden Sherrell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:10) Foul on Joshua DeCady.
(1:09) Alabama Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:04) Aiden Sherrell makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Latrell Wrightsell assists).
3535
(0:53) Preston Edmead misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(0:49) Taylor Bol Bowen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:43) Labaron Philon Jr. makes driving layup.
3537
(0:14) German Plotnikov misses 14-foot jumper.
(0:11) Biggie Patterson Offensive Rebound.
(0:06) Biggie Patterson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:01) Aiden Sherrell Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

HOF

ALA

70Points90

28-69(40.6%)Field Goal(%)32-67(47.8%)

11-24(45.8%)3-Point(%)12-36(33.3%)

3-5(60.0%)Free Throw(%)14-19(73.7%)

34(13)Rebounds(Offensive)46(17)

12Assists16

6Steals6

3Blocks6

12Turnovers10

14(1)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

10Largest Lead20

Game Details

Friday, March 20, 2026 · 3:15 PM

Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL

attendance: 17,769 (86.7%)

tv: truTV

spread: ALA -11.5

over/under: 158.5