Alabama
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UNLV
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No. 8/9 Alabama Ties Second-Highest Scoring Total in Team History, Defeats UNLV 115-76 in Day Two of Players Era Festival
11/26/2025 2:10:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The victory marks head coach Nate Oats' 32nd game surpassing 100 points
LAS VEGAS -Â The No. 8/9 Alabama men's basketball team put up the second-highest point total in program history in a 115-76 victory over the UNLV Runnin' Rebels in its second game of the Players Era Festival Tuesday night. The Tide's performance was its highest neutral site scoring output, eclipsing its previous scoring high of 113 points against BYU in the Sweet 16 last season.
The Crimson Tide's offensive outburst was led by Aden Holloway who finished his evening with a career-high tying 26 points, shooting 9-for-14 from the field, including 5-for-6 from beyond the arc, to go along with four rebounds and four assists.
Alabama had five other scorers in double figures as well including Houston Mallette (19 points), London Jemison (18 points), Labaron Philon Jr. (13 points), Amari Allen (13 points) and Taylor Bol Bowen (12 points). The Crimson Tide had its most players scoring in double digits since the Round of 32 matchup in the 2025 NCAA Tournament with St. Mary's.
UNLV was led by Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn's 25 points, off 9-for-19 shooting, including 3-for-8 from three-point range. Gibbs-Lawhorn also tallied four rebounds and three steals in the effort.
Head Coach Nate Oats Postgame CommentsÂ
"Obviously we played a lot better. I was very impressed with our effort on the glass. We played pretty well after a loss and I thought the guys answered the bell pretty well. I thought Labaron and Holloway came out and moved the ball like we wanted them to do. The rebounding is what I was most happy with. We were +20 on the glass and +4 on the offensive boards. Aiden Sherrell had four offensive rebounds, he led us rebounding with eight in just under 13 minutes. Taylor Bol Bowen went and got seven, Noah Williamson got six. Our frontcourt was significantly better than what it had been. And with our backcourt, I've been challenging them to get in there and rebound. Labaron and Aden both had three defensive rebounds, Amari got five rebounds, so we need those guys to help rebound."
"I thought that was a good game to get our freshmen some minutes. London and Davion Hannah were both 24 or 25 minutes. I thought it got some really good action. It would've been nice to get Davion some more shots, but I thought his defense and his effort was good. London has been shooting the ball in Vegas which will hopefully give him some confidence. Good win against a team that, when they get healthy, is going to be really good. This will be a pretty good win in March for our resume. So I'm happy we could get the guys off their feet and rested because we have a tough one against Maryland tomorrow."
Team StatsÂ
- The scoring tally marks the fifth time Alabama has scored over 110 points under Nate Oats, three of which have come in the last two seasons
- The Crimson Tide dominated the rebounding battle, leading 48-28 over UNLV with a season-high 14 rebounds on the offensive glass
- London Jemison tallied a career-high 18 points off the bench, shooting 5-for-7 from the field and grabbing five rebounds in his 24 minutes of action
- Of the 11 Alabama players who recorded minutes in contest, nine of them scored, with seven of them scoring at least seven points
- The Tide bench unit totaled a season-high 38 points in the winning effort, with Allen and Jemison combining for 31 of those points
- Alabama's defensive effort forced 10 turnovers from UNLV, resulting in 15 points off turnovers
- Alabama had its most efficient scoring performance of the season, shooting 36-for-65 (55.4 percent) from the field, along with its best free throw shooting performance, hitting 29-of-35 (82.9 percent) of shots from the foul line
First Half
- Alabama opened the contest slow, but quickly got back on track after the first few minutes by converting 7 of its next 12 attempts from the field, including 5-for-8 from deep, to take a 23-15 lead at the under 12 timeout
- The Tide offense stayed on the gas, going on an 8-0 run from 8:02-5:35 (2:27) to take a double-digit lead (37-25) that it would hold for nearly the remainder of the half
- Nate Oats' squad closed the first period on a 13-6 run through the final 3:52 to enter halftime ahead 51-36
- Amari Allen came off the bench to lead a balanced scoring attack with nine points
- Alabama had eight different players score in the first half, seven of which scored between five and nine points
- The Tide controlled the boards through the first 20 minutes, outrebounding the Runnin' Rebels 24-18, with eight coming on the offensive glass
- The Tide bench unit contributed 17 of the team's 51 first half points, compared to just seven points from the UNLV bench at the break
- Alabama did a lot of damage at the free throw line, converting 15-of-19 from the stripe, compared to 3-of-7 for the Runnin' Rebels
Second Half
- The Tide picked up where it left off offensively, converting 10 of its first 16 attempts from the field in the second half to blossom the lead to a 21-point margin (75-54) with 12:11 to go
- Alabama opened up the scoreboard even further down the stretch, going on a 12-0 run from 8:29-7:02 (1:27) to create a 34-point lead (96-62)
- Alabama led the entirety of the second half, with its smallest leading margin being 14 points (68-54) at the 15:28 mark
- Oats' squad passed the century-mark with 5:02 to go after a mid-range floater by HollowayÂ
- Holloway led the Crimson Tide offensively in the second frame, scoring 18 points off 6-for-9 shooting from the field, including a trio of three-pointers
- Eight players scored in the second half for Alabama, with three of them amassing double-figures (Holloway, 18, Jemison, 13 and Mallette, 11)
- Once again, Alabama dominated the rebounding battle in the half, snagging 24 boards compared to UNLV's 10
- After shooting 6-for-17 from beyond the arc in the first half, the Tide got back on track in the second period, converting 8-for-16 from deep
Up Next
- Alabama will play its final game in the Players Era Festival against Maryland on Wednesday night
- Tipoff is set for 11:00 p.m. CT inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena and can be seen on TNT
