Overview
- After trailing 41-39 at halftime, the Wildcats opened with a 14-1 burst and outscored the Tide 57-34 after the break.
- Freshman Brayden Burries scored 28 points, including 20 in a 14-minute second-half stretch, hitting 5 of 10 from 3-point range.
- Arizona controlled the glass 52-32 with a 22-3 edge in offensive rebounds, led by Motiejus Krivas’ 14 points and 14 boards and Tobe Awaka’s 15 rebounds.
- Jaden Bradley added 14 points and seven assists against his former team as Arizona posted its fifth ranked nonconference win to move to 9-0.
- Labaron Philon had 24 and Latrell Wrightsell Jr. 21 for Alabama, which fell to 7-3 as recurring rebounding issues resurfaced in the C. M. Newton Classic at Birmingham’s Legacy Arena.