LAS VEGAS (AP) – Tyon Grant-Foster and Graham Ike each scored 21 points to lead No. 12 Gonzaga to a 95-85 victory over No. 8 Alabama in the Players Era tournament on Monday night, the Bulldogs' second win over a ranked team.
 
Gonzaga (6-0) defeated then-No. 23 Creighton 90-63 on Nov. 11. Alabama (3-2) has played four ranked teams, going 2-2.
 
Ike also had 11 rebounds. Braden Huff scored 18 points, one of five Bulldogs in double figures.
 
Alabama sophomore Labaron Philon Jr. scored a career-high 29 points, eclipsing the 25 he had against then-No. 5 St. John's on Nov. 8. But Philon's layup with 9:51 left was the last time he scored. Three other Crimson Tide players also reached double figures.
 
The game was close most of the night, with the Zags up just a point with less than five minutes left. Gonzaga then ran off an 11-point run to take an 86-74 lead with 2:47 left.
 
Alabama didn't have many answers for Gonzaga's inside game. The Bulldogs outrebounded the Tide 48-36, including 20-13 on the offensive end. That led to a 25-10 advantage in second-chance points. The Zags also outscored Alabama 52-42 in the lane.
 
Up next
Gonzaga: Face Maryland on Tuesday.
 
Alabama: Play UNLV on Tuesday.
 
 
Gonzaga vs Alabama
11/24/25 6:30 pm at Las Vegas, NV
At Las Vegas, NV
GONZAGA 95, ALABAMA 85
GONZAGA (6-0,0-0 WCC)
GRANT-FOSTER, Tyon 9-16 2-4 21; IKE, Graham 8-19 5-6 21; HUFF, Braden 9-12
0-3 18; VENTERS, Steele 4-9 0-0 12; SAINT SUPERY, Mario 0-2 10-11 10;
MILLER, Adam 2-8 2-2 7; INNOCENTI, Emmanuel 2-3 0-0 4; WARLEY, Jalen 1-2 0-0
2; FOGLE, Davis 0-0 0-0 0; SMITH, Braeden 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-72 19-26 95.
ALABAMA (3-2,0-0 SEC)
Labaron Philon 11-18 4-7 29; Aiden Sherrell 6-9 2-5 14; Amari Allen 4-7 4-6
14; Aden Holloway 4-15 3-3 13; Keitenn Bristow 3-9 1-2 7; London Jemison 2-2
0-0 6; Taylor Bol Bowen 1-3 0-0 2; Houston Mallette 0-2 0-0 0; Noah
Williamson 0-2 0-0 0; Davion Hannah 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-67 14-23 85.
Gonzaga.......................   45   50  -   95
Alabama.......................   42   43  -   85
3-point goals--Gonzaga 6-22 (VENTERS, Steele 4-8; MILLER, Adam 1-5;
GRANT-FOSTER, Tyon 1-4; SAINT SUPERY, Mario 0-1; INNOCENTI, Emmanuel 0-1;
SMITH, Braeden 0-1; HUFF, Braden 0-1; IKE, Graham 0-1), Alabama 9-29
(Labaron Philon 3-6; Aden Holloway 2-10; London Jemison 2-2; Amari Allen
2-4; Houston Mallette 0-2; Noah Williamson 0-1; Taylor Bol Bowen 0-1;
Keitenn Bristow 0-2; Aiden Sherrell 0-1). Fouled out--Gonzaga-VENTERS,
Steele, Alabama-Taylor Bol Bowen. Rebounds--Gonzaga 48 (IKE, Graham 11),
Alabama 36 (Keitenn Bristow 11). Assists--Gonzaga 13 (SAINT SUPERY, Mario
6), Alabama 13 (Labaron Philon 7). Total fouls--Gonzaga 20, Alabama 20.
Technical fouls--Gonzaga-None, Alabama-None.