No. 18 Alabama Crimson Tide at Oklahoma Sooners | Game Highlights | 2026 SEC Men's Basketball

Watch the Game Highlights from No. 18 Alabama Crimson Tide at Oklahoma Sooners, 01/17/2026 Labaron Philon scored 23 points, and Aiden Sherrell added 21 as No. 18 Alabama rallied to beat Oklahoma 83–81 on Saturday. The Crimson Tide (13–5, 3–2 SEC) erased a double-digit halftime deficit and held on through a frantic finish. Oklahoma jumped ahead early and led 44–33 at halftime, holding Alabama to 4-of-19 shooting from 3-point range. An Amari Allen basket and flagrant-1 free throws briefly put Alabama in front in the first half, but the Sooners responded behind Xzayvier Brown and Derrion Reid, who combined to keep Oklahoma in control entering the break. Alabama opened the second half on a 12–0 run, capped by a Philon fast-break layup, to take a 45–44 lead. The game stayed tight down the stretch as Oklahoma closed within one in the final seconds. After Brown made two of three free throws with 7.2 seconds left, Allen split a pair at the other end, setting up a final possession. Nijel Pack missed a deep 3 at the buzzer, and Oklahoma was unable to get a follow-up shot off, sealing the one-point win for Alabama. 🚨 Subscribe → https://www.youtube.com/@SEC 🎥 Watch more SEC Men's Basketball Highlights → https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwtCoGcMK22oCcVxYNQKpNSJlxVR3laYE&si=5U2JKg4YAkt_GvnR 💻 More SEC Basketball Content → https://www.secsports.com 🌐 SEC Social https://www.instagram.com/sec http://twitter.com/sec https://www.tiktok.com/@sec http://facebook.com/secsports #SEC #SECMBB #Alabama #CrimsonTide #Oklahoma #Sooners #LabaronPhilon #AidenSherrell #AmariAllen #XzayvierBrown #DerrionReid #NijelPack #SoutheasternConference #CollegeBasketball #Highlights #SECNetwork #ESPN