Nate Oats’ Alabama Crimson Tide got a much-needed win Wednesday night in SEC play against the Texas A&M Aggies at Coleman Coliseum.

Alabama (15-7 overall, 5-4 conference) briefly trailed by six in the second half after Aggies (17-5, 7-2) guard Ali Dibba’s 3-pointer with 11:30 to play in the game made it 70-64.

Good thing Alabama had plenty of clutch shots still in its arsenal. Latrell Wrightsell’s trey with 1:11 left put the Crimson Tide in the lead for good at 97-95. It was one of 16 3-pointers in the game for Alabama.

Former Tide player Rylan Griffen, a big part of Oats’ Final Four team in 2024, missed a would-be game-tying 3-pointer at the buzzer as Alabama finished off the SEC’s first-place team — just one game after its most lopsided loss of the season, a 100-77 drubbing at the hands of the Florida Gators in Gainesville.

All told, Alabama-Texas A&M featured 28 lead changes and 13 ties. Aden Holloway led the Crimson Tide in scoring for the second straight game with 20 points. Labaron Philon added 17 points and Wrightsell had 16. Amari Allen (12 points), Houston Mallette (12) and London Jemison (10) gave Alabama six players in double figures.

It marked the sixth time this season Alabama scored 100 points or more in a game, this time coming against former Samford Bulldogs coach and Birmingham native Bucky McMillan.

Where Alabama sits in NET rankings after win over Aggies

After beating Texas A&M, Alabama is No. 23 in the latest NET rankings, down one spot from last week. The Crimson Tide are one spot behind No. 22 Utah state in the NET rankings and one spot ahead of No. 24 St. John’s.

Here’s a breakdown of Alabama’s résumé.

• vs. Quad 1 opponents: 3-6
• vs. Quad 2 opponents: 7-1
• vs. Quad 3 opponents: 3-0
• vs. Quad 4 opponents: 2-0

Alabama’s three Quad 1 victories at the moment include wins over St. John’s, Illinois and Kentucky. The Crimson Tide’s 100-97 win over Texas A&M on Wednesday counted as a Quad 2 victory. Alabama’s other Quad 2 victories include wins over Clemson, South Florida, Yale, Mississippi State, Oklahoma and Missouri.

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Where Alabama sits in KenPom ratings after beating Texas A&M

Alabama is No. 21 in Thursday’s updated KenPom ratings after taking down Texas A&M. The Crimson Tide have an overall rating of +24.47, including a 128.0 rating on offense that’s No. 3 nationally in KenPom behind Illinois and Purdue. The Tide’s 103.5 defensive rating is 70th nationally.

In the overall team rankings, Alabama is one spot below No. 20 St. John’s and one spot ahead of No. 22 Texas Tech.

Alabama basketball schedule: ‘IBOB’ on tap for Crimson Tide

Alabama will face the Auburn Tigers (14-8, 5-4) Saturday at Neville Arena. Tipoff for Alabama-Auburn is 3 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on ESPN2. Auburn was given a week off before its game against Alabama.

Here’s a game by game look at Alabama’s 2025-26 men’s basketball schedule.

All start times Central.

• Nov. 3: vs. North Dakota (W, 91-62)
• Nov. 8: at St. John’s (W, 103-96)
• Nov. 13: vs. Purdue (L, 87-80)
• Nov. 19: vs. Illinois (W, 90-86)
• Nov. 24: vs. Gonzaga (L, 95-85)
• Nov. 25: vs. UNLV (W, 115-76)
• Nov. 26: vs. Maryland (W, 105-72)
• Dec. 3: vs. Clemson (W, 90-84)
• Dec. 7: vs. UTSA (W, 97-55)
• Dec. 13: vs. Arizona (L, 96-75)
• Dec. 17: vs. South Florida (W, 104-93)
• Dec. 21: vs. Kennesaw State (W, 92-81)
• Dec. 29: vs. Yale (W, 102-78)
• Jan. 3: vs. Kentucky (W, 89-74)
• Jan. 7: at Vanderbilt (L, 96-90)
• Jan. 10: vs. Texas (L, 92-88)
• Jan. 13: at Mississippi State (W, 97-82)
• Jan. 17: at Oklahoma (W, 83-81)
• Jan. 24: vs. Tennessee (L, 79-73)
• Jan. 27: vs. Missouri (W, 90-64)
• Feb. 1: at Florida (L, 100-77)
• Feb. 4: vs. Texas A&M (W, 100-97)
• Feb. 7: at Auburn, 3 p.m., ESPN2
• Feb. 11: at Ole Miss, 6 p.m., SEC Network
• Feb. 14: vs. South Carolina, 7:30 p.m., SEC Network
• Feb. 18: vs. Arkansas, 6 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2 or ESPNU
• Feb. 21: at LSU, 5 p.m., SEC Network
• Feb. 25: vs. Mississippi State, ESPN2 or ESPNU
• Feb. 28: at Tennessee, ESPN or ESPN2
• March 3: at Georgia, 5:30 p.m., ESPNews
• March 7: vs. Auburn, 7:30 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2

Overall: 15-7.

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