NASHVILLE, Tenn. — AJ Storr scored 17 points, Ilias Kamardine added 16 and 15th-seeded Ole Miss upset No. 15 and second-seeded Alabama 80-79 on Friday night in the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
Ole Miss (15-19) won for the third time in three days in the tournament after losing 12 of the final 13 regular-season games. The Rebels advanced to the semifinals Saturday against No. 17 Arkansas, an 82-79 winner over Oklahoma in the final quarterfinal.
Labaron Philon led Alabama (23-9) with 28 points. Canada's Aden Holloway added 18 points and Aiden Sherrell had 14. Philon was five for seven from three-point range and shot 9 of 16 overall.
Philon cut Ole Miss' lead to a point with two free throws with 13.4 seconds remaining. Ole Miss' Eduardo Klafke missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 9.4 seconds remaining. Alabama went the other way on the rebound, but turned the ball over under its own basket.
Ole Miss led 47-41 at the half.
Alabama won the only regular-season matchup between the teams, 93-74 in Oxford.
Up next
Alabama: Waits to learn its next opponent on Selection Sunday.
Ole Miss: Faces the Oklahoma-Arkansas winner on Saturday.
