Скачать или смотреть HIGHLIGHTS | Vols 79, No. 17 Alabama 73 (Jan. 24, 2026)

Tennessee rallied back from an early 10-point deficit to register a top-20 road victory, knocking off No. 17 Alabama, 79-73, at Coleman Coliseum.

Freshman forward Nate Ament produced a career-high 29 points for Tennessee in the comeback triumph.

Ament's 29 points came on 10-of-20 field-goal shooting. He became the first Tennessee freshman to score 29-plus points since Feb. 10, 2021, and the first to make double-digit field goals since Dec. 4, 2021. Ament shot 2-of-3 from deep and 7-of-9 at the line.

The Manassas, Va., native, who scored 18 of his points in the second half, added seven rebounds and three assists, while committing just one turnover in 38 minutes of action. Ament became just the sixth SEC freshman—seventh occurrence—in the last 20 seasons to post 29 points, seven boards and three assists in a game, joining Tre Johnson, Anthony Edwards, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Ben Simmons (twice) and Terrence Jones. He is the first of the group to achieve the feat on the road against a ranked team and just the first freshman from any Division I league to do that since Chase Budinger on Feb. 10, 2007.

Senior guard Gillespie accumulated 24 points in the win, his ninth time scoring 20-plus on the season. He had four assists, three rebounds and two steals, and committed just two giveaways in 38 minutes of court time.