24 Threes Carry No. 18 Alabama Past Oakland 109-68 in Aden Holloway's Return
Alabama shot 24-of-46 from three, assisted on 30 of 39 baskets and got 12 points from Holloway in his first game of the season, while losing the paint, the glass and the free-throw line.
Photo: Alabama Athletics. Aden Holloway, official roster photo. Card design: The Dyme.
No. 18 Alabama made 24 of 46 three-point attempts and beat Oakland 109-68 on Monday night at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, per the ESPN box score. The threes produced 72 of Alabama's 109 points, 66%, by our count. Attendance was 11,100, per ESPN. Alabama moved to 3-0, all at home. Oakland fell to 0-4.
Aden Holloway played for the first time this season. He scored 12 points in 21 minutes, all on 4-of-8 shooting from three, with two assists, per ESPN. Holloway did not appear in the Nov. 3 win over Sam Houston or the Nov. 6 win over Arkansas State, per the ESPN box scores of those games, after AL.com reported in October that Alabama would hold him out of three exhibitions and the first two regular-season games. His first assist came on the first basket of the night, a 23-foot Amari Allen three 33 seconds in.
Alabama came in at No. 18 in the AP poll released through games of Nov. 8, up from No. 20, per NCAA.com. Oakland was unranked.
London Jemison led Alabama with 20 points in 17 minutes on 7-of-7 shooting, 6-of-6 from three. Allen added 14 points on 4-of-5 shooting and six assists. Tarris Bouie scored 10 off the bench. Anderson Diaz hit 3-of-4 threes for nine, with four assists and three steals. Keitenn Bristow scored nine on 4-of-4 shooting with three blocks, and Brandon Garrison scored nine on 4-of-4. Nine Alabama players made at least one three, by our count from the ESPN player box.
Nassim Mashhour led Oakland with 18 points on 5-of-13 shooting and 6-of-6 at the line. Chris Fields Jr. had 15 points and 13 rebounds, seven of them offensive.
Tied at 5, then 56-29 at the half
Oakland tied it 5-5 at 18:34 of the first half, per the ESPN play-by-play, and never led. Qayden Samuels' 24-foot three, assisted by Bristow, at 13:26 made it 19-9, the first double-digit lead, by our count. Garrison's layup off a Samuels assist at 7:40 made it 37-16, the first 20-plus-point lead. Alabama led 56-29 at the half.
Jemison's 22-foot three, assisted by Allen, at 18:47 of the second half made it 62-30, the first 30-plus-point lead, by our count. Bouie's 23-foot three off a Cole Cloer assist at 4:51 made it 98-58, the first 40-point lead. Diaz's 23-foot three with 37 seconds left made it 109-68, the 41-point largest lead ESPN lists and the final margin. Alabama won the second half 53-39, per the ESPN linescore.
Outscored inside, outshot outside
Alabama shot 39-of-62 from the field (63%), 24-of-46 from three (52%) and 7-of-8 at the line (88%), per ESPN. Oakland shot 23-of-66 (35%), 3-of-18 from three (17%) and 19-of-25 at the line (76%).
Oakland won the rebounding, paint and points-off-turnovers columns. The Golden Grizzlies outrebounded Alabama 37-31, grabbed 21 offensive rebounds, won the paint 38-30 and scored 15 points off turnovers to Alabama's 13, per ESPN. Alabama answered with 30 assists to Oakland's eight and 10 blocks to none.
| Category | Alabama | Oakland |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 39-62 (63%) | 23-66 (35%) |
| 3-pointers | 24-46 (52%) | 3-18 (17%) |
| Free throws | 7-8 (88%) | 19-25 (76%) |
| Rebounds | 31 | 37 |
| Offensive rebounds | 7 | 21 |
| Assists | 30 | 8 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 15 |
| Steals | 10 | 9 |
| Blocks | 10 | 0 |
| Points in the paint | 30 | 38 |
| Points off turnovers | 13 | 15 |
| Fast-break points | 16 | 14 |
| Largest lead | 41 | 0 |
Where the 41 points came from
The three-point line was worth 63 points of separation, 72 to nine, by our count from the ESPN box. Oakland made five more two-point field goals, 20 to 15, worth 10 points, and 12 more free throws, 19 to 7. Take those 22 points away from the 63 and the result is the 41-point final.
Sources:
- ESPN: Oakland vs. Alabama box score
- ESPN: Oakland vs. Alabama play-by-play
- ESPN: Sam Houston vs. Alabama box score
- ESPN: Arkansas State vs. Alabama box score
- NCAA.com: AP Top 25 men's basketball poll
- AL.com: Aden Holloway returns to Alabama basketball roster but suspended to start season
- CBS Sports: Alabama reinstates Aden Holloway: Crimson Tide star suspended for first two games of the 2026-27 season
- Alabama on SI: Report: Aden Holloway Back on Alabama Roster, To Serve Suspension to Start Season
- Alabama Athletics: men's basketball game guide, Oakland
- The Dyme: After a 2-game suspension, Aden Holloway returns to Alabama Nov. 9
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