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Philon scores 24 as No. 11 Alabama beats No. 8 Illinois 90-86

AP
Nov 20, 2025

CHICAGO (AP) Labaron Philon scored 24 points, and No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide beat eighth-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini 90-86 at the United Center on Wednesday night.

Philon made three 3-pointers and had five assists. Taylor Bol Bowen scored 12 and Aden Holloway finished with 11 points, helping the Crimson Tide (3-1) squeeze out a tight win in their third straight game against a top-10 team. They bounced back from a loss to Purdue that came on the heels of a victory over St. John’s at Madison Square Garden, though they sure got all they could handle in this one.

Andrej Stojakovic led Illinois (4-1) with 26 points, and Kylan Boswell had 22.

Alabama was clinging to a 79-76 lead when Philon pulled up for a 3 with 1:15 remaining, but Illinois stayed in it, with Boswell responding with a three-point play.

After Philon made a jumper in the paint, Boswell broke for a layup that cut it to 84-81 with 39 seconds remaining. Alabama’s Amari Allen got trapped on the inbounds, leading to a timeout, and then hit 1 of 2 free throws to make it a four-point game with 27 seconds left.

It was 85-82 with 12 seconds remaining when Keitenn Bristow made two free throws for Alabama. Ben Humrichous nailed a 3 for Illinois with eight seconds left, but the Crimson Tide hung on. Houston Mallette sealed the win with two foul shots in the final seconds.

The Illini, who played at least one regular-season game at the United Center from 1994 through 2018, were making their first appearance at the arena since the 2023 Big Ten Tournament. They got the Bulls treatment during pregame introductions, with "Sirius” by the Alan Parsons Project blasting through the arena.

The Illini had the crowd roaring midway through the half when Humrichous blocked a layup by Philon and Stojakovic, the son of former Sacramento Kings star Peja Stojakovic, threw down a thunderous dunk on the break.

Alabama: Faces No. 13 Gonzaga in Las Vegas on Monday.

Illinois: Hosts Long Island on Saturday. ---

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1st Half
ALA
Crimson Tide
41
ILL
Fighting Illini
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Taylor Bol Bowen vs. Zvonimir Ivisic (David Mirkovic gains possession)
19:38		Keaton Wagler misses two point jump shot
19:36		Kylan Boswell offensive rebound
19:24	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point layup	0-2
19:19		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Kylan Boswell steals)
19:10		Aden Holloway personal foul
18:56	+2	David Mirkovic makes two point layup	0-4
18:43		Aden Holloway misses two point jump shot
18:41		Crimson Tide offensive rebound
18:34	+3	Amari Allen makes three point jump shot (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. assists)	3-4
18:19	+3	David Mirkovic makes three point jump shot	3-7
18:10		Labaron Philon Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:08		Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
17:58		Zvonimir Ivisic misses three point jump shot
17:54		Fighting Illini offensive rebound
17:46		Zvonimir Ivisic misses three point jump shot
17:44		Aiden Sherrell defensive rebound
17:42		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:40		Amari Allen offensive rebound
17:40		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:38		Andrej Stojakovic personal foul
17:35	+2	Labaron Philon Jr. makes two point layup (Amari Allen assists)	5-7
17:11		Aiden Sherrell personal foul
16:59	+3	Zvonimir Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)	5-10
16:51	+3	Taylor Bol Bowen makes three point jump shot (Labaron Philon Jr. assists)	8-10
16:32	+2	Keaton Wagler makes two point layup (David Mirkovic assists)	8-12
16:20		Noah Williamson misses three point jump shot
16:18		David Mirkovic defensive rebound
16:18		Labaron Philon Jr. personal foul
16:07		Keaton Wagler misses three point jump shot
16:05		Keitenn Bristow defensive rebound
15:58	+2	Keitenn Bristow makes two point layup (Labaron Philon Jr. assists)	10-12
15:42		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
15:39		Tomislav Ivisic personal foul
15:39		TV timeout
15:16		Amari Allen misses three point jump shot
15:14		David Mirkovic defensive rebound
14:50		Ben Humrichous misses two point layup
14:48		David Mirkovic offensive rebound
14:42	+2	David Mirkovic makes two point layup	10-14
14:39		David Mirkovic blocks Amari Allen's two point layup
14:37		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
14:14	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point jump shot	10-16
14:00		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
13:58		David Mirkovic defensive rebound
13:52		Kylan Boswell misses two point layup
13:50		Aden Holloway defensive rebound
13:39		Keitenn Bristow misses three point jump shot
13:37		David Mirkovic defensive rebound
13:32	+3	Andrej Stojakovic makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)	10-19
13:06	+2	Amari Allen makes two point layup	12-19
13:04		David Mirkovic turnover (bad pass)
12:54	+3	Labaron Philon Jr. makes three point jump shot	15-19
12:44		Andrej Stojakovic turnover (lost ball) (Aiden Sherrell steals)
12:36		Ben Humrichous blocks Labaron Philon Jr.'s two point layup
12:34		Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
12:23	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point dunk (Kylan Boswell assists)	15-21
12:23		Kylan Boswell shooting foul (Aiden Sherrell draws the foul)
12:23	+1	Aiden Sherrell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-21
12:23	+1	Aiden Sherrell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-21
12:00	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point jump shot	17-23
11:44		Labaron Philon Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:42		Aiden Sherrell offensive rebound
11:31		Labaron Philon Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:29		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
11:20		TV timeout
11:07		Keaton Wagler misses two point jump shot
11:05		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
10:37		Taylor Bol Bowen misses three point jump shot
10:35		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
10:20		Tomislav Ivisic turnover (bad pass) (Amari Allen steals)
10:11		Amari Allen turnover (bad pass) (Tomislav Ivisic steals)
10:02		Andrej Stojakovic misses three point jump shot
10:00		David Mirkovic personal foul
9:33	+3	Taylor Bol Bowen makes three point jump shot (Amari Allen assists)	20-23
9:10		Kylan Boswell misses two point jump shot
9:08		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. defensive rebound
9:02	+2	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes two point jump shot	22-23
8:39		Andrej Stojakovic turnover (bad pass)
8:24		Aiden Sherrell offensive foul
8:24		Aiden Sherrell turnover (offensive foul)
7:57		Andrej Stojakovic turnover (out of bounds)
7:57		TV timeout
7:40		Keitenn Bristow misses two point layup
7:38		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
7:28		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
7:26		Keitenn Bristow defensive rebound
7:18		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
7:16		David Mirkovic defensive rebound
7:08	+3	David Mirkovic makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)	22-26
6:50		Amari Allen turnover (bad pass) (Ben Humrichous steals)
6:37		Keaton Wagler misses three point jump shot
6:35		Keitenn Bristow defensive rebound
6:21	+2	Keitenn Bristow makes two point layup	24-26
6:10		Amari Allen personal foul
5:59		Kylan Boswell misses two point jump shot
5:57		Ben Humrichous offensive rebound
5:49		David Mirkovic misses three point jump shot
5:47		Davion Hannah defensive rebound
5:43		Ben Humrichous blocks Davion Hannah's two point layup
5:41		Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
5:35		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
5:33		Ben Humrichous offensive rebound
5:25		Taylor Bol Bowen personal foul (David Mirkovic draws the foul)
5:15		Noah Williamson blocks David Mirkovic's two point layup
5:13		Ben Humrichous offensive rebound
5:06		David Mirkovic misses two point jump shot
5:04		Keaton Wagler offensive rebound
5:01	+3	Andrej Stojakovic makes three point jump shot (Keaton Wagler assists)	24-29
4:53	+3	Davion Hannah makes three point jump shot (Labaron Philon Jr. assists)	27-29
4:34		David Mirkovic misses three point jump shot
4:32		Labaron Philon Jr. personal foul
4:32	+1	Keaton Wagler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-30
4:32	+1	Keaton Wagler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-31
4:20		Davion Hannah turnover (traveling)
4:03		Andrej Stojakovic turnover (lost ball) (Aden Holloway steals)
4:01		Andrej Stojakovic personal foul (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. draws the foul)
3:54		Kylan Boswell personal foul
3:54		TV timeout
3:47		Jake Davis shooting foul (Houston Mallette draws the foul)
3:46	+1	Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 1 of 3	28-31
3:46	+1	Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 2 of 3	29-31
3:46	+1	Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 3 of 3	30-31
3:38		Houston Mallette personal foul (Keaton Wagler draws the foul)
3:38		Keaton Wagler misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:37		Amari Allen personal foul (Ben Humrichous draws the foul)
3:37	+1	Ben Humrichous makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-32
3:37	+1	Ben Humrichous makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-33
3:20	+2	Taylor Bol Bowen makes two point dunk	32-33
3:07		Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot
3:05		Amari Allen defensive rebound
2:57		Taylor Bol Bowen misses three point jump shot
2:55		Houston Mallette offensive rebound
2:44		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
2:42		Amari Allen offensive rebound
2:37		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
2:35		Mihailo Petrovic defensive rebound
2:17		Keaton Wagler misses two point jump shot
2:15		Amari Allen defensive rebound
2:10		Ben Humrichous personal foul
2:10		Amari Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:10		David Mirkovic defensive rebound
1:56	+3	Mihailo Petrovic makes three point jump shot (David Mirkovic assists)	32-36
1:44		Aden Holloway turnover (lost ball) (David Mirkovic steals)
1:24		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
1:22		Amari Allen defensive rebound
1:15	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point jump shot	35-36
1:01	+3	Keaton Wagler makes three point jump shot (Mihailo Petrovic assists)	35-39
0:40	+3	Amari Allen makes three point jump shot (Aden Holloway assists)	38-39
0:35		Crimson Tide 30 second timeout
0:18	+3	Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Mihailo Petrovic assists)	38-42
0:03	+3	Houston Mallette makes three point jump shot (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. assists)	41-42
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ALA
Crimson Tide
49
ILL
Fighting Illini
44

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:48		David Mirkovic defensive rebound
19:21		Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
19:19		Andrej Stojakovic offensive rebound
19:08		Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
19:06		Zvonimir Ivisic offensive rebound
19:06		Taylor Bol Bowen personal foul (Zvonimir Ivisic draws the foul)
19:01		Aiden Sherrell shooting foul (Zvonimir Ivisic draws the foul)
19:01		Zvonimir Ivisic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:01		Zvonimir Ivisic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:01		Amari Allen defensive rebound
18:47		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Keaton Wagler steals)
18:32		Zvonimir Ivisic misses two point jump shot
18:30		Amari Allen defensive rebound
18:25	+2	Labaron Philon Jr. makes two point layup (Amari Allen assists)	43-42
18:08		David Mirkovic misses three point jump shot
18:06		Labaron Philon Jr. personal foul
18:01		David Mirkovic misses two point jump shot
17:59		Amari Allen defensive rebound
17:41	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point jump shot (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. assists)	46-42
17:13		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point jump shot
17:11		Amari Allen defensive rebound
17:06		Amari Allen turnover (bad pass) (David Mirkovic steals)
17:00	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point layup (David Mirkovic assists)	46-44
16:53		Ben Humrichous shooting foul (Labaron Philon Jr. draws the foul)
16:53	+1	Labaron Philon Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-44
16:53	+1	Labaron Philon Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-44
16:39		Amari Allen personal foul (Keaton Wagler draws the foul)
16:31		Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
16:31		London Jemison personal foul
16:28		Kylan Boswell turnover (bad pass) (Keitenn Bristow steals)
16:21		Keitenn Bristow turnover (bad pass) (David Mirkovic steals)
16:14	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point layup (David Mirkovic assists)	48-46
16:10	+2	Aden Holloway makes two point layup	50-46
15:58		Keaton Wagler misses two point jump shot
15:56		London Jemison defensive rebound
15:46		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
15:44		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
15:44		TV timeout
15:27		David Mirkovic misses three point jump shot
15:25		Keitenn Bristow defensive rebound
15:20		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
15:18		Keitenn Bristow offensive rebound
15:13	+2	Keitenn Bristow makes two point layup	52-46
14:55		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point jump shot
14:53		David Mirkovic offensive rebound
14:53		Keitenn Bristow blocks David Mirkovic's two point layup
14:51		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
14:51		Crimson Tide 30 second timeout
14:37	+2	Keitenn Bristow makes two point layup (Labaron Philon Jr. assists)	54-46
14:13	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point layup (Mihailo Petrovic assists)	54-48
13:56		Labaron Philon Jr. turnover (bad pass)
13:42		Kylan Boswell misses two point layup
13:40		Amari Allen defensive rebound
13:29		Amari Allen misses two point layup
13:28		Keaton Wagler personal foul (Keitenn Bristow draws the foul)
13:16	+2	Aden Holloway makes two point layup	56-48
13:02		Aiden Sherrell personal foul (Tomislav Ivisic draws the foul)
12:53		Kylan Boswell misses two point layup
12:51		Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound
12:47		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
12:45		David Mirkovic defensive rebound
12:29		David Mirkovic misses two point layup
12:27		Fighting Illini offensive rebound
12:23	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point layup (Mihailo Petrovic assists)	56-50
12:09		Kylan Boswell personal foul (Amari Allen draws the foul)
12:09		Keaton Wagler personal foul (Houston Mallette draws the foul)
11:53		Labaron Philon Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:51		Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
11:51		Jump ball. Tomislav Ivisic vs. Keitenn Bristow (Tomislav Ivisic gains possession)
11:51		TV timeout
11:42		Keitenn Bristow personal foul (David Mirkovic draws the foul)
11:42		David Mirkovic misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:42		Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound
11:42		Jump ball. Taylor Bol Bowen vs. David Mirkovic (Taylor Bol Bowen gains possession)
11:10	+2	Taylor Bol Bowen makes two point jump shot (Labaron Philon Jr. assists)	58-50
10:53	+3	Tomislav Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)	58-53
10:36	+2	Labaron Philon Jr. makes two point jump shot	60-53
10:26		Mihailo Petrovic turnover (bad pass) (Labaron Philon Jr. steals)
10:20		Labaron Philon Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:18		Keaton Wagler defensive rebound
10:08		Tomislav Ivisic offensive foul (Labaron Philon Jr. draws the foul)
10:08		Tomislav Ivisic turnover (offensive foul)
9:59		Keaton Wagler shooting foul (Aden Holloway draws the foul)
9:59		Aden Holloway misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:59	+1	Aden Holloway makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-53
9:40	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point layup	61-55
9:30	+3	Aiden Sherrell makes three point jump shot (Aden Holloway assists)	64-55
9:00		Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
8:58		Tomislav Ivisic offensive rebound
8:52		Keaton Wagler misses three point jump shot
8:50		Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound
8:44		Amari Allen misses two point dunk
8:42		Keaton Wagler defensive rebound
8:31	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point layup	64-57
8:31		Taylor Bol Bowen shooting foul (Andrej Stojakovic draws the foul)
8:31	+1	Andrej Stojakovic makes regular free throw 1 of 1	64-58
8:13		Labaron Philon Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:11		Labaron Philon Jr. offensive rebound
8:08		Labaron Philon Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:06		Zvonimir Ivisic defensive rebound
7:42		Fighting Illini turnover (shot clock violation)
7:42		TV timeout
7:28		Taylor Bol Bowen misses three point jump shot
7:26		Keitenn Bristow offensive rebound
7:21		Keitenn Bristow misses two point layup
7:19		Zvonimir Ivisic defensive rebound
7:07	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point layup	64-60
6:50		Kylan Boswell personal foul (Keitenn Bristow draws the foul)
6:50		Keitenn Bristow misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:47		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
6:35	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point layup (Mihailo Petrovic assists)	64-62
6:35		Houston Mallette shooting foul (Andrej Stojakovic draws the foul)
6:35		Andrej Stojakovic misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:35		Aden Holloway defensive rebound
6:21		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
6:19		Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
5:57		Zvonimir Ivisic misses three point jump shot
5:55		Houston Mallette defensive rebound
5:47	+3	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Amari Allen assists)	67-62
5:31		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
5:22	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point layup	67-64
5:22		Amari Allen shooting foul (Andrej Stojakovic draws the foul)
5:22		Andrej Stojakovic misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:22		Houston Mallette defensive rebound
5:11		Taylor Bol Bowen misses three point jump shot
5:09		Aden Holloway offensive rebound
5:04	+3	Labaron Philon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aden Holloway assists)	70-64
4:54		Andrej Stojakovic turnover (bad pass) (Houston Mallette steals)
4:50	+2	Houston Mallette makes two point layup	72-64
4:50		Fighting Illini 60 second timeout
4:42		Aden Holloway personal foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
4:42	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-65
4:42	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-66
4:32		Zvonimir Ivisic shooting foul (Aiden Sherrell draws the foul)
4:32		Aiden Sherrell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:32	+1	Aiden Sherrell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-66
4:11	+3	Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)	73-69
3:57		Houston Mallette misses three point jump shot
3:55		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
3:55		TV timeout
3:43		Labaron Philon Jr. shooting foul (Andrej Stojakovic draws the foul)
3:43		Andrej Stojakovic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:43	+1	Andrej Stojakovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-70
3:23		Amari Allen misses three point jump shot
3:21		Fighting Illini defensive rebound
3:06		Taylor Bol Bowen blocks Andrej Stojakovic's two point layup
3:04		Amari Allen defensive rebound
2:58		Keaton Wagler personal foul (Taylor Bol Bowen draws the foul)
2:58	+1	Taylor Bol Bowen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-70
2:58	+1	Taylor Bol Bowen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-70
2:43		Keitenn Bristow shooting foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
2:43	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-71
2:43	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-72
2:25	+2	Labaron Philon Jr. makes two point layup	77-72
2:11		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point jump shot
2:09		Andrej Stojakovic offensive rebound
2:06	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point layup	77-74
1:42		Labaron Philon Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:40		Labaron Philon Jr. offensive rebound
1:37	+2	Labaron Philon Jr. makes two point layup	79-74
1:32	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point layup	79-76
1:18	+3	Labaron Philon Jr. makes three point jump shot	82-76
1:02	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point layup	82-78
1:02		Taylor Bol Bowen shooting foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
1:02	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	82-79
0:46	+2	Labaron Philon Jr. makes two point jump shot	84-79
0:46		Crimson Tide 30 second timeout
0:38	+2	Kylan Boswell makes two point layup	84-81
0:33		Crimson Tide 60 second timeout
0:28		Ben Humrichous personal foul (Amari Allen draws the foul)
0:28		Amari Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:28	+1	Amari Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-81
0:17		Taylor Bol Bowen blocks Kylan Boswell's two point layup
0:15		Andrej Stojakovic offensive rebound
0:14		Amari Allen shooting foul (Keaton Wagler draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Keaton Wagler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-82
0:14		Keaton Wagler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:14		Keitenn Bristow defensive rebound
0:12		Ben Humrichous personal foul (Keitenn Bristow draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Keitenn Bristow makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-82
0:12	+1	Keitenn Bristow makes regular free throw 2 of 2	87-82
0:09	+3	Ben Humrichous makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists)	87-85
0:08		Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
0:08		Keaton Wagler personal foul (Labaron Philon Jr. draws the foul)
0:08		Labaron Philon Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:08	+1	Labaron Philon Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	88-85
0:07		Houston Mallette personal foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
0:07		Kylan Boswell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:07	+1	Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	88-86
0:06		Mihailo Petrovic personal foul (Houston Mallette draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 1 of 2	89-86
0:06	+1	Houston Mallette makes regular free throw 2 of 2	90-86
0:00		Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
0:00		Keitenn Bristow defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Keitenn Bristow defensive rebound