Hofstra Pride vs Alabama Crimson Tide, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Midwest Region 1st Round

College BasketballNCAA Men's Basketball Championship · Midwest Region - 1st Round

#13Hofstra

24-11

70-90

Final

#4Alabama

24-9

Benchmark International Arena

Lead tracker

HOF leadsBiggest lead HOF 10, ALA 20

ALA leads

Team	1H	2H	T
HOF	35	35	70
ALA	37	53	90

Who won: Alabama 90-70

The Alabama Crimson Tide beat the Hofstra Pride 90-70 in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Midwest Region 1st Round on Friday, March 20, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. The Alabama outscored the Hofstra 53-35 in the 2nd half. Labaron Philon Jr. led the Alabama in points (29). Preston Edmead led the Hofstra in points (24).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

HOFALA

28-69FG32-67

41Field Goal %48

11-243PT12-36

46Three Point %33

3-5FT14-19

60Free Throw %74

34Rebounds46

13Offensive Rebounds17

21Defensive Rebounds29

12Assists16

6Steals6

3Blocks6

12Turnovers10

1Team Turnovers0

12Total Turnovers10

1Technical Fouls0

1Total Technical Fouls0

0Flagrant Fouls0

14Points Off Turnovers14

9Fast Break Points19

22Points in Paint38

14Fouls13

10Largest Lead20

4Lead Changes4

25Percent Led70

Player of the game

Labaron Philon Jr.

ALA · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL

9.1

Win probability

100%ALA final

HOFALA

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:00
Steal
Preston Edmead Steal.
P. Edmead · 24 PTS
H2 0:00
TO
Bad pass turnover
Preston Murphy Jr. bad pass turnover
P. Murphy Jr.
H2 0:03
Defensive rebound
Noah Williamson Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:06
Misses 27-foot three point jumper
Preston Edmead misses 27-foot three point jumper
P. Edmead · 24 PTS
THREEH2 0:14
Three! Jumper, 24 ft
N. Williamson · 3 PTS · ast P. Murphy Jr.
Noah Williamson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Preston Murphy Jr. assists)
HOF 70 - 90 ALA
H2 0:24
Offensive Rebound
Biggie Patterson Offensive Rebound.
B. Patterson · 11 PTS
H2 0:26
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Biggie Patterson makes free throw 2 of 2
B. Patterson · 11 PTS
HOF 70 - 87 ALA
H2 0:26HOF
Dead ball rebound
Hofstra Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 0:26
Misses free throw 1 of 2
Biggie Patterson misses free throw 1 of 2
B. Patterson · 11 PTS
H2 0:26
Foul on Noah Williamson
Foul on Noah Williamson.
N. Williamson · 3 PTS
H2 0:27
Misses 9-foot hook shot
Silas Sunday misses 9-foot hook shot
S. Sunday
H2 0:28
Offensive Rebound
Silas Sunday Offensive Rebound.
S. Sunday
H2 0:33
Misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Preston Edmead misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
P. Edmead · 24 PTS
H2 0:46ALA
Shorttimeout
Alabama Timeout
SLAMH2 0:47
Alley oop dunk, 2 ft
T. Bol Bowen · 15 PTS · ast L. Philon Jr.
Taylor Bol Bowen makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Labaron Philon Jr. assists)
HOF 69 - 87 ALA
THREEH2 1:05
Three! 24 ft
P. Edmead · 24 PTS
Preston Edmead makes 24-foot three pointer
HOF 69 - 85 ALA
THREEH2 1:24
Three! Jumper, 25 ft
T. Bol Bowen · 15 PTS · ast L. Philon Jr.
Taylor Bol Bowen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Labaron Philon Jr. assists)
HOF 66 - 85 ALA
H2 1:47ALA
Defensive rebound
Alabama Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:51
Misses 25-foot three point jumper
Biggie Patterson misses 25-foot three point jumper
B. Patterson · 11 PTS
SLAMH2 2:10
Dunk, 2 ft
T. Bol Bowen · 15 PTS · ast A. Allen
Taylor Bol Bowen makes 2-foot dunk (Amari Allen assists)
HOF 66 - 82 ALA
H2 2:12ALA
Offensive rebound
Alabama Offensive Rebound.
H2 2:12
Latrell Wrightsell misses free throw 2 of 2
L. Wrightsell · 11 PTS
H2 2:12
+1
Latrell Wrightsell makes free throw 1 of 2
L. Wrightsell · 11 PTS
HOF 66 - 80 ALA