Oklahoma vs. Alabama Men: How to watch, TV channel, streaming, start time, predicted lineups and stats
Rusty Gorelick
The SEC has a total of 10 ranked teams at the start of 2025, and two of them meet when the No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners (13-0) visit the No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide (11-2).
The Tide have played the fifth-most difficult schedule thus far per Sports-Reference, and head coach Nate Oats' fast-paced offense has led the team to a 3-1 record against ranked opponents.
Oklahoma is undefeated so far under head coach Porter Moser, but they have played just two ranked opponents - Arizona and Michigan - who were both ranked 24th when they played the Sooners.
How to watch Oklahoma vs. Alabama, TV channel and streaming
Oklahoma vs. Alabama will be broadcast on the SEC Network, which can be viewed through cable TV or streamed via live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV.
Oklahoma vs. Alabama start time, date and venue
Oklahoma vs. Alabama is scheduled to tip off at 6 PM ET/5 PM CT on Saturday, January 4th from the Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Oklahoma vs. Alabama predicted lineups
Oklahoma: Jeremiah Fears, Kobe Elvis, Duke miles, Jalon Moore, Sam Godwin
Alabama: Labaron Philon, Mark Sears, Jarin Stevenson, Grant Nelson, Clifford Omoruyi
Oklahoma vs. Alabama stats
Out of 364 Division I Men's Basketball teams, the Oklahoma Sooners are 23rd in offensive rating with 120.0 points scored per 100 possessions, and they're 94th in defensive rating with 97.5 points allowed per 100 possessions.
The Alabama Crimson Tide are ranked first in points scored per game with 89.9, and but they're ranked 312th in points allowed with 77.2 per game.
Sooners leading scorer Jeremiah Fears is averaging 18.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.2 steals in 29.7 minutes per game.
Crimson Tide guard and preseason Wooden Award candidate Mark Sears is averaging 18.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.2 steals while shooting 40.6 percent from the field.
Oklahoma guard Duke Miles is averaging 12.5 points while shooting 46.3 percent from beyond the arc on 4.2 attempts per game.
Alabama center Clifford Omoruyi is averaging 7.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 18.7 minutes per game while shooting 70.8 percent from the field.
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