The University of Tennessee men's basketball team rallied back from an early 10-point deficit to register a top-20 road victory Saturday night, knocking off No. 17 Alabama, 79-73, at Coleman Coliseum.

Freshman forward Nate Ament produced a career- and game-high 29 points for Tennessee (13-6, 3-3 SEC) in its fifth consecutive series triumph.

Ament's 29 points came on 10-of-20 field-goal shooting, with his 10 makes a career high. He became the first Tennessee freshman to score 29-plus points since Feb. 10, 2021, and the first to make double-digit field goals since Dec. 4, 2021. Ament shot 2-of-3 from deep and 7-of-9 at the line, too.

The Manassas, Va., native, who scored 18 of his points in the second half, added seven rebounds and three assists, while committing just one turnover in 38 minutes of action. Ament became just the sixth SEC freshman—seventh occurrence—in the last 20 seasons to post 29 points, seven boards and three assists in a game, joining Tre Johnson, Anthony Edwards, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Ben Simmons (twice) and Terrence Jones.

Ja'Kobi Gillespie accumulated 24 points in the win, his ninth time scoring 20-plus this season. He had four assists, three rebounds and two steals, as well as committed just two giveaways in 38 minutes of court time.

Sophomore guard Labaron Philon Jr., led the Crimson Tide with 26 points and added a game-high seven assists. Tennessee held him to a 7-of-20 clip from the field, including a 2-of-9 mark beyond the arc, but he went 10-of-11 at the free-throw line.

After his hot start, Latrell Wrightsell finished with 14 points, as the Volunteers limited him to just three in the final 29-plus minutes. Charles Bediako, a 7-footer playing in his first collegiate game since March 24, 2023, totaled 13 points on a 5-of-6 field-goal clip.

Tennessee allowed just three offensive rebounds in the second half, as Alabama ended the night with 10, half of which came in the opening four-plus minutes.

The Volunteers shot 46.7 percent (28-of-60) from the floor, including 33.3 percent (6-of-18) on 3-pointers. Both teams had the same amount of long-range makes, but the Crimson Tide had a 23.1 percent (6-of-26) register. The six 3-point makes were Alabama's fewest since March 21, 2025.

The University of Tennessee men's basketball team's midweek contest at Georgia has been pushed to Wednesday at 7 p.m., as announced Sunday morning by the SEC.

The Volunteers and Bulldogs were initially slated to face off Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga. The date was adjusted due to inclement weather in the area.

The matchup between Tennessee (13-6, 3-3 SEC) and No. 21/22 Georgia (16-4, 4-3 SEC) will still be televised on SEC Network, as originally scheduled.