Alabama
18-7,8-4SEC
South Carolina
11-14,2-10SEC
Men’s Basketball Wins Fourth Straight, Defeats South Carolina 89-75
2/14/2026 10:41:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Crimson Tide had four players score double figures
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The RV/RV Alabama men's basketball team capitalized on a 13-point halftime lead to defeat South Carolina for the 11th straight time, 89-75, Saturday night inside Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide shot 55 percent (16-of-29) from the field in the first half and led for the final 29 minutes of the game, capturing its fourth straight win.
Alabama (18-7, 8-4 SEC) was led by Aden Holloway's 20 points on four made three-pointers, four rebounds and three assists. Labaron Philon Jr. and Latrell Wightsell Jr. each poured in 19 points, as the trio accounted for 58 of UA's 89 points.
South Carolina (11-14, 2-10 SEC) was guided by Meechie Johnson's 26 points and Kobe Knox's 21-point, six-rebound and six-assist effort.
Head Coach Nate Oats Postgame Comments
"Good win for us, four in a row now. There was a lot of stuff we didn't do great, but we did enough to get a win in SEC play. Our three guards scored pretty well and they took care of the ball a little better in the second half. Twenty assists and 12 turnovers, we did a good job of moving the ball tonight.
Six straight games for us that we have had at least 12 threes, we are starting to shoot the ball like I thought we could. Getting Wrightsell healthy is a big part of that. Holloway and Philon are continuing to shoot the ball well. We got some really good energy off the bench when we didn't have the start we liked. Houston (Mallette) and Wrightsell came in and gave us a lift we needed. London (Jemison) rebounded well with Taylor Bol Bowen out.
I was not happy with our defense on Meechie Johnson in the second half. He had two points at halftime and ended up with 24 in the second. Multiple guys didn't play him the way they were supposed to. We've got to get a good defensive intensity about us. We're still not there yet, so we'll keep pushing and trying to get better."
Team Stats
- Alabama had its sixth straight game with 12+ threes made, the second time under Nate Oats
- UA outrebounded the Gamecocks 43-29, including 8-4 on the offensive glass, led by Amari Allen's 10 rebounds, his seventh game this season with double-digit rebounds
- The Crimson Tide recorded 20 assists on 28 made field goals, its second game in a row reaching that mark
- Alabama saw 29 points off the bench led by Wrightsell Jr.'s 19 points, making it his second straight game with 19+ off the bench
- The Tide's win over South Carolina marks its 11th in a row in the series
- Alabama led for 35:00 in a game that only saw four lead changes
First Half
- Alabama came out of the gates hot, making five of its first seven shots, including 3-4 from three-point range to take a 13-9 lead at the first media timeout (15:42)
- Despite early Tide turnovers, an 8-13 start from the field kept them in the lead 21-19 with 11:25 left in the first stanza
- UA went on a 7-0 run from 9:56-8:13 (1:43) to open up the lead 30-23 with 7:39 left until the break
- The Tide extended its run to 19-6 across seven minutes of the game to widen the gap to 42-29 with 2:17 until the intermission
- Alabama went into the break with a 45-23 lead over the Gamecocks
- Labaron Philon Jr. led the Tide at the break with nine points, cashing in on three treys
- Latrell Wrightsell Jr. (8) and Jalil Bethea (6) came off the bench to provide a first-half spark, contributing to 15 total bench points for the Tide
- Alabama converted nine threes in the first half on 17 total shots (52.9 percent)
Second Half
- Three early Alabama turnovers helped the Gamecocks cut the lead by one to 52-40 with 15:47 left in the game
- The Tide started the half shooting 7-14 (50 percent) to extend its lead to 61-47 with 11:49 remaining in the second stanza
- South Carolina went on a 9-0 run from 11:33-8:20 (3:13) to cut UA's lead to seven, 63-56, with 8:20 left in the game
- Alabama would respond with a 7-2 run over a minute and a half to bring its lead back to double digits, 75-62, with 3:51 on the clock
- The Crimson Tide held on to win its fourth straight game, 89-75
- UA went 15-18 (83.3 percent) from the charity stripe in the second stanza, compared to 4-9 (44.4 percent) in the first
- Aden Hollway (14), Latrell Wrightsell Jr. (11) and Labaron Philon Jr. (10) all scored double figures for the Tide in the second half
Up Next
- The Tide return to Coleman Wednesday night to face the Arkansas Razorbacks in the last game of its two-game home stand
- Tipoff is set for 6:00 p.m. CT at Coleman Coliseum and can be seen on ESPN
