Be sure to follow USA TODAY Sports' live updates keeping track of all of NCAA Tournament's Friday first round games. No. 4 seed Alabama pulled away late in the second half to defeat No. 13 seed ...

2) Philon took the game in his hands in the second half, as he's done to lead a number of Alabama wins this season. He was the most talented player on the floor, but that wasn't apparent until he ...

TAMPA — What looked like a cake walk on paper turned into a rock fight as Alabama basketball faced Hofstra in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The No. 4 seed Crimson Tide defeated the No. 13 ...

The first round of the NCAA Tournament is complete, and we will turn our attention to the second round this weekend. Florida, Arizona, Iowa State, UConn, Virginia, Kansas, Purdue, Alabama and St. John ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Hofstra waited 25 years for this, and man, did it show. The Pride was too proud to let go. Hofstra didn’t want to leave the NCAA Tournament stage it’s been craving for a quarter of a ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Labaron Philon Jr. finished with 29 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and No. 4 seed Alabama Crimson Tide rallied from an early double-digit deficit to beat 13th-seeded ...

Alabama guard Labaron Philon Jr. (0) goes to the basket against Hofstra guard Cruz Davis (5) during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 20, 2026, ...

Even without its second-leading scorer, Alabama basketball got the job done on Friday. Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats said during the week leading up to the game that the Pride was the best of the ...

Alabama overcame an early deficit to Hofstra while advancing past the first round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament on Friday afternoon in Tampa. The Crimson Tide claimed a 90-70 comeback win to ...

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TAMPA − Alabama basketball survived a tight game against Hofstra in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 20, winning 90-70 despite falling behind by as many as 10 points in the ...