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No. 8/9 Alabama Wraps Up Players Era Festival with a 105-72 Victory Over Maryland
11/27/2025 2:19:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Tide surpassed the 100-point mark for the 12th time in the last two seasons
LAS VEGAS – The No. 8/9 Alabama men's basketball team surpassed the century mark for the second game in a row in a commanding 105-72 victory over the Maryland Terrapins to conclude the Players Era Festival, Wednesday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Alabama (5-2) saw most of its offensive production from its backcourt duo of Labaron Philon Jr. and Aden Holloway. The pair combined for 37 points with Philon scoring 20 and Holloway adding another 17, along with a total of 16 assists between the two of them.
The Tide had five others in double figures including Taylor Bol Bowen (12 points), Davion Hannah (12 points), Aiden Sherrell (11 points), London Jemison (11 points) and Amari Allen (10 points). The performance marks the second straight game that six or more Alabama players scored in double digits.
Maryland (5-3) was led by Darius Adams' 20 points, off 7-for-17 shooting, including five three-pointers, to go along with three rebounds in 27 minutes of action.
Head Coach Nate Oats Postgame Comments
"I thought it was a good two games after we took the loss against Gonzaga. We emphasized two main things. The first was rebounding; last night we outrebounded UNLV by 20, tonight we outrebounded Maryland by 19 and it was getting the ball moving more. Tonight, we had 29 assists and only 12 turnovers. It was the first career double-double for [Aden] Holloway. He had 10 assists with only two turnovers. I thought Labaron [Philon Jr.] had it moving along with Amari [Allen], they had six assists each. Kind of our three point guards that do most of the handling had 22 assists. I thought when we got the ball moving, we shot the ball better from three. When it moves like that, we were able to get some offensive rebounds and we kind of put them in a blender on offense."
"Aiden Sherrell I thought did a great job against Pharrel Payne. He's a really good big and I think he'll be one of the better bigs in the Big Ten this year. Sherrell had seven blocks all of last season and he had five tonight and he's got 13 on the year. I think he's significantly improved his defense, and he was one rebound shy of a double-double. A lot of good play from a lot of guys these last two nights. It was a good two-game run to go back on and to build on. Just have to get better from here."
Team Stats
- Alabama's scoring outing marks the third time in the last two seasons that Oats has had back-to-back 100-point games and his 33rd time surpassing the mark overall
- Alabama dished out 29 assists, a season-high, on 38 made field goals led by Aden Holloway's career-high 10 assists
- UA dominated the rebounding battle with a season-high 49 rebounds compared to 30 from the Terps
- The Tide shined on the defensive end of the floor as well, amassing a season-high nine blocks, led by Aiden Sherrell's career-high five rejections, marking the first time an Alabama player had five blocks in a game since March 28, 2024 against North Carolina in the Sweet 16
- Holloway (17 points, 10 assists) is the first Alabama player to record a double-double since Clifford Omoruyi's 10 point and 11 rebound double-double against Saint Mary's (CA) in the Round of 32 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament
- All 10 Crimson Tide players who recorded minutes netted points in the high-scoring contest
- The entire game was in Alabama's control, taking the lead just 16 seconds into the game and retaining it the entirety of the matchup with the biggest lead being 39 points (98-59), coming with 3:24 left in the second half
- As a team, Oats' squad shot 38-for-66 from the field (57.6 percent) from the field, 14-for-31 (45.2 percent) from three and 15-for-18 (83.3 percent) from the charity stripe
First Half
- Alabama got off to a hot start offensively, opening the contest on a 24-7 run through the first 6:55 after hitting nine of its first 14 shots from the field
- The opening run set the tone for the Crimson Tide as it continued to extend the lead, eventually achieving a 21-point cushion by the 6:42 mark (38-17)
- Alabama utilized a 10-2 run late in the half to take its largest lead at 49-26 with 46 seconds remaining in the opening stanza
- The Tide retained a double-digit lead for the final 14:57 of the first half as it entered the break ahead 49-29
- UA connected on nine three-pointers (9-of-20) in the first half, a season-high, compared to only three treys (3-of-15) by Maryland
- Labaron Philon Jr. and Aden Holloway led Alabama offensively in the half with 11 points each, combining to shoot 7-for-12 from the field and 4-for-8 from beyond the arc
- The Crimson Tide dished the ball effectively in the frame, tallying 13 assists, a season-high for a half, on 16 made field goals led by Holloway's career-high tying six assists
- Alabama controlled the boards, grabbing 25 rebounds compared to 16 from Maryland
- Of the nine Tide players that recorded minutes in the half, five grabbed at least three rebounds
Second Half
- Both squads traded baskets through the latter part of the second frame, but Alabama was able to take advantage of an 11-0 run to notch a 34-point lead (90-56) at the 5:48 mark
- UA reached the 100-point mark with 2:57 to go after a layup by Davion Hannah down the stretch
- The Tide made 17 of its last 21 shots from the field in the second half to cruise to the victory
- Bol Bowen led the offensive effort in the second half with 12 points, shooting 5-for-6 from the field with three rebounds as well
- Sherrell achieved his career-high five blocks in the second half alone
- Once again, UA held the advantage on the glass, 24-14, over Maryland in the second frame
- The Alabama bench unit accounted for nearly half the scoring in the closing stanza, scoring 20 out of 56 total points
Up Next
- Alabama returns back home for a two-game stint, beginning with the ACC/SEC Challenge against the Clemson Tigers on Dec. 3
- Tipoff is set for 6:00 p.m. CT inside Coleman Coliseum and can be seen on ESPNU
