Alabama goes on the road in the SEC and loses to Vandy 96 to 90 as Labaron Philon sat out the last 15 mins of the game with some undisclosed injury and Center Aiden Sherrell did not play at all, and Bama could not find a way to win without Philon in the 2nd half and without Sherrell for the whole of the game. What happened? Star of the Game – Amari Allen 25 pts, 11 rebs, and 4 assists to lead the Tide in the loss. Other key performers Holloway - 22 pts, but had 4 TO’s. Philon – 18 pts, but 4 TO’s and sat out the last 15 mins of the game Wrightsell – 13 pts, 4 rebs, 1 assist, and 1 steal Jemison had 11 rebs and 5 pts in a spirited effort MIA’s TBB – had 3 pts and 7 rebs Jalil Bethea – 2 pts, 3 rebs, and 1 assist in 11 mins Houston Mallette – normal solid, but quiet night with 2 rebs Keitenn Bristow – 2 pts and 2 rebs Noah Williamson – reverted back to a no impact performance as his stellar Kentucky performance was a one-off Injuries Philon – out last 15 mins with undisclosed injury Sherrell – did not play Davion Hannah – did not play Bama was led by Amari Allen with 25 pts, 11 rebs, and 4 assists. Aden Holloway had a strong 2nd half and scored 22 pts, but had 4 TO’s. Philon who sat out most of the 2nd half had 18 pts. And Latrell Wrightsell added 13 pts in the losing cause. Alabama hosts Kentucky in its SEC opener on Saturday, January 3rd in Tuscaloosa. Team Stats Bama shot poorly hitting just 37% from the field vs 36% for Vandy 22% from 3 vs 35% for Vandy Bama shot 76% from the FT line vs 70% for Vandy Bama made 29 FT while Vandy made 35 Bama did outrebound Vandy – 49 to 38 which allowed Bama to stay in the game despite poor shooting Bama 13 To’s to 8 for Vandy Issues Injury to Philon Injury to Sherrell – knee - how bad? Davion Hannah still out with injury Could not pull out a win without Philon Holloway unable to make key plays down the stretch to get Bama in the lead No one on Bama could stop Tyler Tanner. He did what ever he wanted to do. And Duke Miles was impressive as well playing 2nd fiddle to Tanner. Alabama is now 11-4 and 1-1 in the SEC on the season. Next up for Bama is Texas at home on Saturday Night, Jan 10. Bama needs to get a bounce back win to stay in the SEC race and avoid a 2-game losing streak