Alabama
17-7,7-4SEC
Ole Miss
11-13,3-8SEC
Men's Basketball Overcomes Slow Start to Down Ole Miss, 93-74
2/11/2026 9:24:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Crimson Tide made a conference-play high 17 threes in the win
OXFORD, Miss. – The RV/RV Alabama men's basketball team erased a slow start to come back and defeat Ole Miss, 93-74, Wednesday night inside the SBJ Pavilion. The Crimson Tide scored just 32 points and shot 25 percent (8-of-32) from the field in the first half before erupting for 61 points in the second stanza to pick up its third consecutive win.Â
Alabama (16-7, 6-4 SEC) was led by Latrell Wrightsell Jr.'s 21 points on seven made three-point baskets, tying his career high. Wrightsell led five Crimson Tide players in double digits as Labaron Phlion Jr (18), Aiden Sherrell (15), Amari Allen (13) and Aden Holloway (12) also finished in double figures.Â
Ole Miss (11-12, 3-7 SEC) dropped its sixth consecutive game despite guard AJ Storr scoring a game-high 27 points in the loss.
Head Coach Nate Oats Postgame CommentsÂ
"I thought Ole Miss came into the game ready to go. Defensively, they did a great job on us early in the game and we did not get a good flow on offense for the first 10-12 minutes of the first half. Our defense was good enough to keep us in striking distance and their lead never got above nine so credit to them.
"We started the second half well, obviously we have had issues with starts but I thought as the ball moved quicker and better, shots went in more. Defensively, Coach (Brian) Adams, who runs our defense, did a great job adjusting, cross-matching and switching some stuff to take away lobs they were getting out of timeouts. Our guys did a good job adjusting on the fly and learning how to guard what they were seeing.
"I'm super proud of (Latrell) Wrightsell. When we got the news Charles (Bediako) wouldn't be able to play, we understood we would have to go small at the four spot and not have as much interior depth. One of the smaller guards was going to have to be removed from the starting lineup and he stepped up and was willing to do it so the team would have a better chance of winning. I've always had the thought that when you do things like that, you get rewarded, and he got rewarded in a big way, leading us in scoring and going 7-of-13 from three."
Team StatsÂ
- After scoring a season low in points for a half (32) to begin the game, the Crimson Tide matched its season his for points in a half over the final 20 minutes (61)
- Alabama's 93 points are the most Ole Miss has allowed in regulation this seasonÂ
- UA cashed in 20 points on its 11 offensive rebounds compared to the Rebels' nine points off nine offensive boards
- The Crimson Tide made 17 three pointers in the in, its most in SEC play this season and its fifth straight game of making a dozen or more
- Led by Labron Philon's 9-of-10 from the charity stripe, Alabama shot a season high 92.3 percent (24-of-26) from the line
- The Tide's 20 assists on 26 made field goals are the most dimes in SEC play this year and the most since dropping 22 against Yale on Dec. 29
- UA got out in transition, scoring 15 fastbreak points compared to just five by Ole Miss
First Half Â
- Ole Miss started the game by making its first two shots to take a 5-0 lead before the Tide forced a few turnovers and toughened up on defense to result in a 6-0 run and a 6-5 lead with 15:53 left in the half
- Alabama struggled shooting the ball to begin the game, hitting just 3-of-14 from the floor, including just 2-of-10 from three-point range
- An 8-0 Ole Miss run the spanned just over three minutes of gametime saw the Rebels take a 20-11 lead with 9:10 remaining in the stanza
- The Tide would respond with a 21-10 run over the final nine-plus minutes, kickstarted by an 11-2 spurt over a span of 5:45 to tie the game at 22-22 with 3:26 on the clock
- The Crimson Tide would make four of its final eight shots of the half to go into the break with a 32-30 lead
- Despite shooting just 25 percent from the field (8-of-32) and 22 percent from deep (5-of-23), UA kept things close by making 11-of-12 shots from the charity stripe in the halfÂ
- Labaron Philon led the Tide with nine points at the half, including four made free throws
- UA had 10 second-chance points off seven offensive rebounds compared to UM's four points off six offensive boardsÂ
Second Half Â
- Alabama came out of the half making three treys, kickstarting a 13-2 run from 19:14-15:35 (3:39) to take a 45-36 lead with 15:39 left in the game
- UA maintained its lead by sharing the ball, dishing out six assists on its first six made buckets of the half to keep a 51-42 lead at the 11:21 mark Â
- Two threes from Latrell Wrightsell Jr. helped the Crimson Tide to an 8-0 run over the next minute that stretched the lead to 59-44 with 10:06 remainingÂ
- The Rebels wouldn't go away and responded with a 10-3 run from 10:06-7:08 (2:58) to cut the lead in half at 62-54 with 7:36 on the clock
- With Ole Miss trailing by eight with just over six minutes left, 67-59, the Crimson Tide went on a 9-0 run to take a 76-59 lead and all but put the game awayÂ
- Alabama scored its second-most second-half points this season, outscoring Ole Miss 61-44 over the final 20 minutes to seal the winÂ
- Latrell Wrightsell made six threes in the second half en route to tying his career high of seven, which he set earlier this season against Missouri
- Alabama made 12 threes in the second half, its most in a half all season
Up Next
- Alabama returns to Coleman this Saturday to face South Carolina in the first of a two-game home stand
- Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT at Coleman Coliseum and can be seen on the SEC NetworkÂ
