The Sooners fought well against the No. 18 Crimson Tide, but they saw their lead evaporate in the late stages of Saturday's loss.

Labaron Philon scored 23 points, Aiden Sherrell added 21 and No. 18 Alabama beat Oklahoma 83-81. Oklahoma trailed by two and had a chance to win with 4.1 seconds left.

The Crimson Tide outlasted Oklahoma 83-81 at Lloyd Noble Arena in a game that went down to the final shot. Labaron Philon led all scorers with 23 points. Aiden Sherrell tallied his second consecutive game with 20+ points as he scored 21 while grabbing nine rebounds.

Series: Oklahoma leads 7-4, with the first matchup occurring on Dec. 14, 1970. Last Meeting: Then-No. 5 Alabama ran through

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Toby Rowland (play-by-play) and Kevin Henry (analyst) will have the OU radio call on the Sooner Sports Network (KRXO 107.7 FM The Franchise in Oklahoma City; KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa and Varsity Radio App).

The Crimson Tide will go head-to-head with outgoing transfer forwards Derrion Reid and Mohamed Wague on Saturday.

In a game that featured 12 lead changes and significant scoring runs by both teams, Oklahoma missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer at the

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Nate Oats didn't let Alabama basketball sleep-walk late at Oklahoma. Labaron Philon recapped the Tide's halftime wakeup call from Oats.

Without Derrion Reid for most of the final minutes, the Sooners fell to No. 18 Alabama 83-81 Saturday in a back-and-forth game in Norman.