In his second start of the campaign, Chris Youngblood was indispensable for Alabama against Mississippi State.

Chris Youngblood had a season-high 23 points, including two free throws with 10.9 seconds remaining, to lead No. 4 Alabama to an 88-84 win over No. 14 Mississippi State on Wednesday night. Youngblood made a career-best seven 3 pointers while Alabama made 15 of 31 from beyond the arc.

Alabama (18-3, 7-1 SEC) made 15 of 31 shots from behind the arc for a season-best 48.4 shooting percentage on 3-point shots. Its previous high was 44.4% against UNC Asheville (8-for-18) while the 15 made shots is second best behind the 19 (on 55 attempts) against South Dakota State.

Alabama basketball had good news for Latrell Wrightsell Jr. and has returned Derrion Reid from the sidelines, but the Crimson Tide could be down a key player against Georgia. Labaron Philon was listed as questionable on Friday evening in the latest SEC athlete availability report for Saturday’s game against Georgia.

No. 4 Alabama takes on the Georgia Bulldogs after Chris Youngblood scored 23 points in Alabama's 88-84 win against the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Chris Youngblood got his long-awaited shot to start for Alabama basketball against LSU. What it means for the future of the starting lineup.

Last season, there was “the Grant Nelson game” against UNC. This season, Alabama basketball got “the Chris Youngblood game” at Mississippi State.

Led by Chris Youngblood, the Alabama Crimson Tide might have earned their most impressive win to date this season Wednesday night in Starkville.

"The biggest thing I love about this team is the comradery, the cohesiveness; I think they're an unbelievably great group of guys that really do care about each other. I think that pulls you through a lot of stuff."

"The biggest thing I love about this team is the comradery, the cohesiveness; I think they're an unbelievably great group of guys that really do care about each other. I think that pulls you through a lot of stuff."

The show continues by looking at comments made by Florida State defensive lineman James Williams. Williams transferred from Nebraska and made big statements about the Seminoles season opener as the Crimson Tide is set to go to Tallahassee to start the 2025 football season.