Philon's Late Jumper Lifts Alabama Over Tennessee

Alabama's Latrell Wrightsell scored 25 points to lead the Crimson Tide (22-7, 12-4 SEC), while Philon contributed 23 points, with 15 coming in the second half.

For Tennessee, Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 26 points with eight steals and seven assists, but the Vols (20-9, 10-6) lost their fourth SEC game after squandering a double-digit first-half lead. Tennessee freshman Nate Ament sustained a right knee injury but returned to start the second half before exiting again.