Labaron Philon's 23 points and Aiden Sherrell's 21 help No. 18 Alabama beat Oklahoma 83-81

Key Highlights

• The Sooners, who sought their first win over a ranked team this season, dropped their fourth straight.
• They were coming off a 96-79 home loss to No.
• 19 Florida on Tuesday and needed a quality win to boost their NCAA Tournament resume. Oklahoma led 21-19 when Alabama's Amari Allen scored in close and was fouled hard by Kirill Elatontsev.
• The foul was upgraded to a flagrant 1, and Allen made two free throws to give the Crimson Tide a 23-21 edge. Oklahoma recovered and led 44-33 at halftime.
• The Sooners held Alabama to 4-for-19 shooting from 3-point range before the break. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAlabama opened the second half on a 12-0 run.