Philon's Late Jumper Lifts Alabama Past Tennessee

Labaron Philon Jr. scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half, including the game-winning jumper with 22.8 seconds remaining. Latrell Wrightsell led the Crimson Tide (22-7, 12-4 SEC) with 25 points.

Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 26 points with eight steals and seven assists for Tennessee (20-9, 10-6), which lost its fourth SEC game despite holding a double-digit first-half lead. The Vols also sustained an injury to freshman Nate Ament with what appeared to be a right knee injury.