Alabama defeated Florida State in a high-scoring and competitive exhibition game, led by the outstanding performance of the Crimson Tide’s sophomore guard Labaron Philon, who scored 28 points.
Following their 80-79 SEC Championship victory over the LSU Tigers (18-9), the No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide (24-6) were awarded a two-seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. Sitting near the top of the “East” bracket, the only team seeded higher than ‘Bama is one-seeded Michigan (20-4).