Alabama vs. Oklahoma: Live updates, score, highlights
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – No. 5 Alabama (11-2) will face No. 12 Oklahoma (13-0) in their first SEC game of the 2024-25 season. The Crimson Tide will host the Sooners at Coleman Coliseum at 5 p.m. CT, and the conference matchup will be broadcast live on the SEC Network.
Alabama is 4-1 in SEC openers under coach head coach Nate Oats including a four-game winning streak. During Oats’ tenure, Alabama is 37-8 at Coleman against SEC teams, including two perfect 9-0 records during the 2020-21 and 2022-23 seasons. Since arriving in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is tied with Kentucky for a league-best 62 wins during SEC play.
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Final: Alabama 107, Oklahoma 79
01/04/2025 07:27:10 PMThe Crimson Tide moves to 12-2 and 1-0 in conference play.
Double-double for Grant Nelson
01/04/2025 07:14:18 PMJarin Stevenson knocks down the Tide’s eighth 3-pointer of the night to give UA a 25-point advantage. Grant Nelson (12 points, 11 boards) has his fourth double-double of the year. Mark Sears has 20 points and a game-high eight assists.
Alabama 93, Oklahoma 68 (4:08, 2H)
Alabama dominating on the glass
01/04/2025 06:59:15 PMUA has double up OU on the glass, 46-22, including a whopping 22-8 offensive rebounding edge at the final under-8 timeout of the night.
Alabama 84, Oklahoma 59 (7:01, 2H)
Crimson Tide in complete control
01/04/2025 06:30:59 PMOU is 4-7 in the 2H, while UA is 5-13. But the Tide is in complete control with its largest lead of the night at the under-16 timeout.
Alabama 61, Oklahoma 38 (14:49, 2H)
Milestone for Mark Sears
01/04/2025 06:21:32 PMWith seven points in the first half, Mark Sears becomes the 18th player in Alabama program history to score 1,500 points.
Halftime: Alabama 48, Oklahoma 29
01/04/2025 06:03:41 PMUA up 17 over OU at under-4
01/04/2025 05:56:25 PMOU is 4 for its last 4 from the field, but the Tide is still up by 17 at the under-4 timeout. Labaron Philon leads all scorers with 10 points.
Alabama 44, Oklahoma 27 (1:47, 1H)
Tide takes double-digit lead
01/04/2025 05:41:35 PMWith that Grant Nelson dunk, UA is 4 for its last 5. Meanwhile, OU is 1 for its last 8. And the Tide leads by double digits. Timeout, Sooners.
Alabama 27, Oklahoma 16 (8:14, 1H)
Alabama leads at first media timeout
01/04/2025 05:39:19 PMThe Tide holds a 3-point lead at the first media timeout of the game. Stats are pretty even early on. Philon has the game’s only 3-pointer. Rest of both teams are 0-4.
Alabama 9, Oklahoma 6 (15:38, 1H)
Wague receives Final Four ring
01/04/2025 05:05:22 PMFormer Alabama forward Mo Wague transferred to Oklahoma in the offseason. Prior to tipoff, head coach Nate Oats presented Wague his Final Four ring at midcourt.
Crimson Tide starters vs. Oklahoma
01/04/2025 04:52:46 PMNate Oats goes with the familiar starting five for Alabama’s SEC opener.
Mark Sears, Labaron Philon, Jarin Stevenson, Grant Nelson and Cliff Omoruyi.
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