Bama’s Big Man Leads Tide to Victory Over Kennesaw State

The Crimson Tide men's basketball team faced a familiar face in the 2025 Rocket City Classic, with Antoine Pettway leading the Kennesaw State Owls to Huntsville, Alabama, against the Crimson Tide. Alabama secured an 11-point victory over the Owls, thanks largely to a big-time performance from big man Aiden Sherrell. Sherrell scored a career high 21 points in Alabama's 92-81 victory over Kennesaw State.

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It was Sherrell's fourth double-digit scoring performance of the season, and the first time he's scored over 20 points in a single game. Sherrell paired the 20-point performance with seven rebounds and an assist for the Crimson Tide.

He was joined by Labaron Philon, Aden Holloway, and Jalil Bethea in double-digit scoring. Philon and Holloway both had 17 points, while Bethea had 11. As a trio, Philon, Holloway, and Bethea had six of Alabama's 10 made threes against Kennesaw State.

It was another meaningful performance from freshman forward Amari Allen, who had nine points (fifth-most on the team) and led the Tide in rebounds with eight. Allen fought foul trouble during the game, as he ended with four fouls for the Crimson Tide. As a team, Alabama had 16 fouls.

The first half was a prominent performance for Alabama, with the Tide taking a 54-28 lead into the halftime break. The Tide was outscored 53-38 in the second half after allowing Pettway and the Owls to fight back in the game. As a team, Alabama shot 44% from the floor and 32% from three-point range, but was out-rebounded 46-41 by the Owls. Alabama had just eight turnovers on the afternoon, however, with Oats and the Tide trying to clean up that category.

Alabama advances to 9-3 on the season, with one final non-SEC game left in the regular season. The Crimson Tide will host the Yale Bulldogs on Monday, December 29.

Wyatt Fulton is the Tide 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.