No. 9 Alabama men's basketball outlasted No. 14 Houston in a Saturday night thriller, 83–82. The game was not without controversy on and off the court.

With 25 seconds left in the game, freshman guard JD Davison put the Crimson Tide up by one with a putback dunk. On the Cougars' ensuing possession, he either made a game-sealing defensive play or an uncalled goaltend that should have swung things the other way, depending on one's perspective. On Sunday night, Tide athletic director Greg Byrne confirmed that Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson called to apologize for an ugly post-game scene.

After a missed three-pointer by Houston's Kyler Edwards, Fabian White Jr. attempted a putback. Davison knocked the shot away, and it looked very close to being over the cylinder, which would be a goaltend. It was not called, though, and the officials did not review the play, sealing a win for Alabama.