Alabama State has fallen to Alcorn State 77-65 in the opening round of the SWAC Basketball Tournament.
The Trojans were seeking a fourth Sun Belt women’s basketball title.
Alabama’s Labaron Philon and Aden Holloway each scored 21 points as No. 16 Alabama beat Auburn 96-84 in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Tahaad Pettiford scored 27 points and Kevin Overton scored 21 points as Auburn beat LSU 88-74 last night to end its two-game losing streak.
Kanon Catchings scored a career-high 32 points as Georgia ended No. 16 Alabama’s eight-game winning streak with a 98-88 victory.
Amari Allen scored 23 points, Latrell Wrightsell Jr. added 18, and No. 17 Alabama cruised to a 100-75 win over Mississippi State.
With the loss to Oklahoma, Auburn is now 15-13 on the season and 6-9 in the SEC.
The Alabama men’s basketball team has risen eight places to No. 17 in the latest AP Top 25 Men’s College Basketball Poll.
Auburn is now 15-12, and 6-8 in SEC play.
Alabama (20-7l, 10-4 SEC) has beaten LSU (14-13, 2-12) for the sixth straight time.
