Alabama vs. Ole Miss: Live updates, score, highlights
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – No. 4 Alabama (14-2, 3-0 SEC) will welcome No. 21 Ole Miss (14-2, 3-0) to Coleman Coliseum for a clash between top-25 teams. The Crimson Tide and Rebels will face off at 6 p.m. CT, and the conference matchup will be broadcast live on ESPNU.
Alabama is looking to win six straight AP Top 25 matchups for the first time in program history, after matching the program record of five straight, which occurred on two separate occasions – most recently during the 2017-18 season. Nate Oats has 23 top-25 wins during his tenure, which ranks second all-time in school history behind Wimp Sanderson (25).
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The Crimson Tide has won eight games in a row, tied for the fourth-longest winning streak in Division I with top-ranked Auburn. An even longer streak, Alabama has scored 80 points or more in 12 straight games, the longest stretch in the basketball program’s history.
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Final: Ole Miss 74, Alabama 64
01/14/2025 08:23:14 PMThe Crimson Tide falls to 14-3 on the season, 3-1 in league play.
Tide down 7 at final media timeout
01/14/2025 08:03:51 PMJarin Stevenson drains a 3 to cut the OM lead to 7. Grant Nelson will go to the FT line after the under-4.
Ole Miss 61, Alabama 54 (3:34, 2H)
New season-high in turnovers
01/14/2025 07:59:17 PMNew season-high in turnovers for Alabama (21), surpassing the 20 it had against Rutgers in Las Vegas.
Ole Miss takes double-digit lead
01/14/2025 07:45:21 PMThe Rebels knock down a 3 to take a double-digit lead and force Nate Oats to call a timeout. Ole Miss has out-scored UA, 24-10, this half.
Ole Miss 56, Alabama 46 (9:00, 2H)
Sloppy, sloppy 2H start for Alabama
01/14/2025 07:40:27 PMUA has only scored 8 points in the first 9 minutes of the 2H. The Tide is 0 for its last 4 from the field and hasn’t made a FG in the last 3:38.
Ole Miss 49, Alabama 44 (10:33, 2H)
Brakefield picks up a technical foul
01/14/2025 07:33:04 PMLabaron Philon called for traveling and then decked on a drive to the basket. Officials go to the monitor and call a technical on Ole Miss forward Jaemyn Brakefield.
Ole Miss 46, Alabama 42 (12:10, 2H)
Rebels lead at under-16 timeout
01/14/2025 07:22:17 PMAlabama has more turnovers (15) than made field goals (13-of-27) at the first media timeout of the second half.
Ole Miss 41, Alabama 40 (15:39, 2H)
Halftime: Alabama 36, Ole Miss 32
01/14/2025 06:54:32 PMAden Holloway drains a three with seven seconds left in the first half to give the Tide some breathing room.
Not that many buckets for Alabama
01/14/2025 06:47:30 PMUA leads by 1 at the under-4 media timeout. Tide has been better at the line (10-13) but has only made 8 buckets in the first 17 minutes.
Alabama 29, Ole Miss 28 (3:05, 1H)
Ole Miss ties it up at the under-8
01/14/2025 06:46:45 PMThe Tide is 1 for its last 5 from the floor. But UA has only attempted 14 shots (making 7). Meanwhile, Ole Miss has taken 12 more (10-26).
Alabama 23, Ole Miss 23 (6:49, 1H)
Nelson heads to locker room after fall
01/14/2025 06:26:57 PMGrant Nelson stays on the court after a hard fall. He walks off under his own power but heads to the locker room with Clarke Holter. Looked to be favoring his elbow.
*** Update: Nelson is back on the bench after a brief locker room visit.
Youngblood sparks an 8-0 run
01/14/2025 06:20:24 PMA Grant Nelson dunk extends the Tide run to 8-0 over the last 2:08. Chris Youngblood knocked down back-to-back triples to start it.
Alabama 14, Ole Miss 10 (11:53, 1H)
Turnovers plague the Tide early
01/14/2025 06:10:22 PMTurnovers have been a problem for UA early. But Ole Miss has only scored 2 points off the 5 miscues. Rebels are also 1-7 from the floor.
Alabama 4, Ole Miss 2 (15:46, 1H)
Crimson Tide starters vs. Ole Miss
01/14/2025 05:37:33 PMAgainst Ole Miss, Nate Oats goes with the lineup he has deployed in six of Alabama’s last games.
Mark Sears, Labaron Philon, Jarin Stevenson, Grant Nelson and Cliff Omoruyi
Derrion Reid ruled out vs. Rebels
01/14/2025 04:33:05 PMAlabama issued its final availability report before its home game against Ole Miss.
As expected, senior guards Latrell Wrightsell Jr. (Achilles) and Houston Mallette (knees) were both listed as out and will not play against the Rebels. Freshman forward Derrion Reid, listed as questionable on yesterday’s initial report, is also out with a lower-body injury.
With Reid, Mallette and Wrightsell out – and Naas Cunningham redshirting this year – Alabama will be down to nine scholarship players for its top-25 matchup against Ole Miss.
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