Photo Gallery: Alabama basketball takes down Texas A&M for huge SEC road win

Jan 11, 2025; College Station, Texas, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide forward Mouhamed Dioubate (10) rebounds against Texas A&M Aggies guard CJ Wilcher (10) during the first half at Reed Arena. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images

The Alabama Crimson Tide went to College Station and earned an impressive — if not perfect — 94-88 victory over the Texas A&M Aggies in a Top 10 matchup at Reed Arena on Saturday night.

No. 5 Alabama’s first win at A&M since the end of the 2015 regular season was marred by whistle after whistle. Referee Don Daily’s crew called a total of 58 fouls in a game that saw the Crimson Tide take a 15-point lead in the second half and then have to hold on in the final two minutes as No. 9 A&M cut the lead to three with 1:27 to play.

Alabama survived by making six straight free throws in the final 36 seconds to close out their eighth straight victory.

Mark Sears led all scorers with a game-high 27 points, hitting seven of 18 shots from the field and going 4-of-10 from downtown. Sears’ first basket of the night didn’t come until 6:30 to play in the first half, a 3-pointer that gave Alabama its first double-digit lead at 35-25.

The Tide led 52-44 at halftime, making 10 3-pointers in the first half with Sears totaling three and Chris Youngblood and Aden Holloway adding a pair. Holloway finished the night with 15 points, and Youngblood added 14 as Nate Oats’ bench scored 40 points.

Alabama (14-2 overall, 3-0 SEC) remained undefeated in SEC play and will host the Ole Miss Rebels (14-2, 3-0) at Coleman Coliseum Tuesday. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on ESPNU.

Here are some of the best photos from Alabama basketball’s first win in College Station in 10 years.