Key Highlights
- 12 Alabama 96-75. The Wildcats (9-0) trailed by two points at halftime before seizing command with a 14-1 run, highlighted by Burries making three consecutive baskets.
- Burries was 5 for 10 from 3-point range, mitigating a quiet night for fellow freshman Koa Peat, who was saddled by foul trouble and scored six points — far off his 15.9 points-per-game average. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLabaron Philon Jr.
- scored 24 points, including a twisting pullup in the lane that gave Alabama (7-3) a 41-39 lead at the half.
- That was the final highlight for the Tide, which couldn’t match Arizona’s intensity over the final 20 minutes. Motiejus Krivas, Arizona’s 7-foot-2 Lithuanian center, finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds.
- Point guard Jaden Bradley added 14 points and seven assists, haunting the former Crimson Tide program that he helped earn the top overall seed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Arizona (9-0) stretched the lead to 23 on three occasions, beating their fifth ranked opponent of the nonconference schedule following wins over UConn, Florida, Auburn and UCLA. Badly outrebounded during losses to Purdue and Gonzaga, the Tide struggled again on the boards, where Arizona dominated 52-32.
