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Victory Thread: Alabama survives at Oklahoma
Alabama 83, Oklahoma 81
The Oklahoma Sooners host No. 18 Alabama in a mid-day men's basketball matchup.
Xzayvier Brown scored 21 points and Derrion Reid added 16 for Oklahoma (11-7, 1-3). The Sooners, who sought their first win over a ranked team this season, dropped their fourth straight. They were coming off a 96-79 home loss to No. 19 Florida on Tuesday and needed a quality win to boost their NCAA Tournament resume.
Alabama sweated out an 83-81 victory at Oklahoma on Saturday, winning back-to-back games to improve to 13-5 overall and 3-2 in the SEC. After the Crimson Tide’s Amari Allen made one of his two free throws, the Sooners had a chance to win. But Nijel Pack’s potential game-winning three-pointer hit off the back of the rim as the Tide held on.
The Crimson Tide will go head-to-head with outgoing transfer forwards Derrion Reid and Mohamed Wague on Saturday.
Alabama Crimson Tide (12-5, 2-2 SEC) at Oklahoma Sooners (11-6, 1-3 SEC) Norman, Oklahoma; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 Alabama visits Oklahoma after Labaron Philon scored 32 points in Alabama's 97-82 win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
No. 9 Alabama rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat No. 8 Oklahoma 34-24 in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The Sooners led 17-0 in the second quarter, but the Crimson Tide scored 27 unanswered points to take control and then held on for ...
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