Alabama
4-0,0-0SEC
Seton Hall
3-1,0-0Big East
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Hall | 28 | 48 | 76 |
| Alabama | 38 | 44 | 82 |
11/13/2026 11:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Alabama improves to 4-0 for the fourth time under head coach Nate Oats
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 18/16 Alabama men's basketball team (4-0) handed Seton Hall (3-1) its first loss of the season, by a final score of 82-76, Friday night at Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide's 20-0 run across halftime ended up being the difference maker in the contest.
Amari Allen carried the load offensively for the Tide, recording 24 points, just one shy of tying his career-high. Allen shot 60 percent from the field and also led the team with five assists and two blocks. Aden Holloway (18 points) and Cole Cloer (12 points) put together solid performances as well, combining for 30 total points, combining to shoot 13-of-14 from the free throw line.
All night long, Alabama's defense shut down Seton Hall's leading scorer, Roddie Anderson III. He came into the game averaging 17 points, but the Tide held him to just two points on 1-of-8 shooting from the field.
The Pirates were led by Ilay Dolinski's 15 points as he connected on six of his seven shot attempts. Devin Williams made his impact felt as well with 10 points, seven boards and four blocks.Â
Head Coach Nate Oats Postgame CommentsÂ
"The good thing from tonight is we found a way to win the close game, sometimes you need to figure out how to win close games when you don't play particularly well. I give Seton Hall a lot of credit tonight, I thought their physicality bothered us in the first half, especially with the younger guys.
We ended up going on the big run to close the first half. We made some good plays and they didn't score for the last four minutes and change of the half. Every game we've played so far we get a lead but we don't have the maturity yet to make sure that our defense continues the way it was going to get the lead. We don't take the right shots and we don't take care of the ball and all of the sudden the lead goes from 17 down to 3. I give them a ton of credit, they could've folded at 17 but they are feisty and scrappy.Â
We did great on the glass in the first half which we have been emphasizing so this team has to get some leadership and maturity to continue to do what we did to build the lead and not go backwards."
Team StatsÂ
- The Tide got out in transition scoring 24 points on the fastbreak, its second most this season (41 vs. Sam Houston)
- Alabama's 82 points scored tonight are the most allowed by the Pirates since they gave up 83 to USC on Nov. 25, 2025
- Seton Hall came into tonight's contest allowing an average of 54.7 points across its first three games. UA hit the 55-point mark at the 14:19 mark of the second half.
- The Tide got to the charity stripe often tonight, shooting 38 attempts (29-38) compared to SHU's 18 (17-18)
- Alabama's seven blocks are its third time reaching that mark in its first four gamesÂ
- UA went on a 20-0 scoring run across the first and second half, its longest unanswered run since 21-0 against Vanderbilt on Jan. 31, 2023
First Half Â
- The Crimson Tide opened the game on a 7-2 scoring run, but Seton Hall scored on back-to-back possessions to come within one. A three-pointer by Aden Holloway gave Alabama a 10-6 lead at the first media timeout.
- The Pirates grabbed their first rebound of the game at 15:28.
- Alabama's offense slowed down as they were held without a field goal for over six minutes.
- Seton Hall took its first lead of the game, 18-17, after a putback dunk with 8:13 remaining in the half.
- The Tide quickly regained its lead with a made three-pointer by Amari Allen to go into the next media timeout leading 20-18.
- In a 22-22 tie game, Seton Hall went on a quick 6-0 run to take a 28-22 lead approaching the four-minute mark.Â
- Alabama responded with six unanswered points of its own to tie the game and force a Seton Hall timeout with 2:15 remaining.
- The Tide extended its scoring run to 16-0, holding the Pirates scoreless for the final 5:01 of the half.Â
- Alabama led Seton Hall 38-28 after the first 20 minutes, marking the first time the Pirates have trailed at halftime this season.
- The Tide outrebounded the Pirates 29-to-15 and pulled in 11 offensive boards which turned into 12 second chance points.
- Sixteen of Seton Hall's 28 first half points came off of turnovers.
Second Half Â
- Similar to the start of the game, Alabama opened the second half on an 8-2 scoring run. Allen assisted on three of first four made shots of half.
- At the first media timeout, the Tide held a 14-point advantage while shooting 66. 7 percent from the floor.
- Scoring was back-and-forth over the next five minutes as Alabama held on to a 57-46 lead with 11:39 left in regulation. The Tide was outscoring the Pirates 10-to-2 in the paint.
- Three-pointers started to fall for the Pirates as they battled back and cut their deficit to just six, 66-60, with 6:29 to go.Â
- A 7-0 Alabama run gave the Tide some cushion, leading 73-60. Cloer scored five points during the run.
- Seton Hall continued to cut into Alabama's lead, making two three-pointers within 25 seconds of each other to come within three points (77-74). With 55 seconds remaining, Cloer put an end to the Pirates' 10-0 scoring run with a pair of free throws.Â
- The Tide made three more shots at the charity stripe to close out the game with an 82-76 victory.
- Cloer led the team with 12 second half points as he recorded his first double digit game of his career.
Up Next
- The Tide plays its fifth home game to begin the season against Kennesaw State on Tuesday, Nov. 17
- Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CT at Coleman Coliseum and can be seen on SEC Network+
