Philon scores 24 as No. 11 Alabama beats No. 8 Illinois 90-86
Labaron Philon scored 24 points, and No. 11 Alabama beat eighth-ranked Illinois 90-86 at the United Center on Wednesday night.
NCAA Basketball
No. 22 Auburn bounces back in a big way and beats Jackson State 112-66
KeShawn Murphy had 19 points and seven rebounds, Filip Jovic added a career-high 18 points off the bench and No. 22 Auburn dominated Jackson State 112-66 Wednesday night.
Kam Sanders makes go-ahead reverse layup and Air Force knock off Alabama State 66-64
After narrowly falling on the road at Air Force, the Hornets move to 2-3 on the season. Alabama State returns to the court on Friday to face IU Indy in the Air Force Classic.
Keyshawn Hall scores 20 as No. 1 Houston holds off No. 22 Auburn 73-72
Keyshawn Hall posted his third straight double-double for No. 22 Auburn before leaving with an injury against No.1 Houston
Braden Smith scores 29 and No. 2 Purdue tops No. 8 Alabama in season’s first top-10 matchup
No. 8 Alabama falls to No. 2 Purdue 87-80. The Tide moves to 2-1 on the season.
Troy dominates Pensacola Christian 121-56
The Trojans improve to 3-0 on the season after defeating 121-56. Leading Troy in their efforts was Thomas Dowd with 16 points.
Alabama State secures 77-74 win against UAB
Alabama State picks up the win on the road over the Blazers to improve to 1-1 on the season.
Keyshawn Hall scores 20 points and No. 22 Auburn handles Wofford 93-62
Another Keyshawn Hall electric performance lifts Auburn to its third straight win.
Labaron Philon scores 25 as No. 15 Alabama upends fifth-ranked St. John’s 103-96 at MSG
The No. 15 Crimson Tide gets a statement win over No. 5 St. John’s at Madison Square Garden. Alabama was led by Labaron Philon who posted 25 points.
No. 20 Auburn escapes in overtime against Bethune-Cookman in Steven Pearl’s coaching debut
In Steven Pearl’s head coaching debut, the 20th ranked Tigers hang on to defeat Bethune-Cookman 95-90 in overtime.
