Pirates' Late Comeback Falls Short Against Alabama, 82-76

Friday, November 13

Tuscaloosa, AL

9 PM

Seton Hall University

3-1,0-0Big East

Alabama

4-0,0-0SEC

Team	1	2	F
Seton Hall	28	48	76
Alabama	38	44	82

11/13/2026 11:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Tuscaloosa, Ala. — Despite a fervent comeback attempt, the Seton Hall men's basketball team (3-1) fell to the No. 18 Alabama Crimson Tide (4-0), 82-76, on the road inside Coleman Coliseum on Friday night.

How It Happened
In hostile territory down in Tuscaloosa, Devin Williams carried his momentum from the Charlotte game forward by scoring the Pirates' opening bucket. However, Alabama quickly put the Pirates down five, 7-2, inside the first two-and-a-half minutes of play.

Yet, slowly but surely, The Hall began to claw its way back with physical defense. Ilay Dolinksi and Trey Parker cut the deficit to three before Mayar Wol's three-pointer off a turnover made it 15-14, with just under 11 minutes left in the half. The run would not end there, as a pair of buckets from Parker and Williams gave the Pirates their first lead of the game, 18-17, with 8:13 remaining in the half.

D-Will cleaning the glass 😤😤 https://t.co/kT3rZ10YH4
— Seton Hall Men's Basketball (@SetonHallMBB) November 14, 2026

While the Crimson Tide snatched the lead back, Seton Hall would not relent. Led by six points from Dolinksi, the Pirates embarked on a 10-5 run to take the lead, 28-22, with five minutes left. Alabama responded in the final five minutes, holding the Pirates scoreless and sending the visitors to the break down ten, 38-28.

Out of halftime, the Pirates' deficit grew to 17 points inside the opening few minutes of the second half after a strong start by Alabama. Yet, The Hall remained undeterred by the deficit and the crowd. Elijah Fisher rattled off six points, while Williams and Rodney Brown Jr. each added four to cut the deficit to 11, 55-44, with 13:18 remaining.

RODN3️⃣Y! Down to six in Tuscaloosa‼️ #DDD https://t.co/HYBFE2OdDq
— Seton Hall Men's Basketball (@SetonHallMBB) November 14, 2026

After The Hall's advances, both sides sat locked in the trenches on both ends of the court, unable to make significant progress on the scoreboard. However, a trio of buckets from Dolinski, Brown and Mihailo Petrovic launched an 8-2 Seton Hall run that pulled the Pirates within six, 66-60, with just over seven minutes on the clock.

The Crimson Tide expanded the deficit back to 13 points with just over three minutes on the clock. Yet, despite every disadvantage, Seton Hall did not quit. Fueled by undeterred aggression and Alabama's foul-shooting slump, the Pirates pulled within nine points with under two minutes on the clock.

Three-point game in Bama‼️ https://t.co/X3ZgdqwIO2
— Seton Hall Men's Basketball (@SetonHallMBB) November 14, 2026

After forcing a Crimson Tide turnover, Petrovic found his shooting touch and sank a three-pointer to make it a six-point game with under 90 seconds on the clock. Then, after a block by Williams, Trey Parker converted a fast-break three-pointer to reduce the deficit to three, 77-74, with under a minute on the clock. Despite their best efforts, The Hall could not force that turnover to pull themselves even, eventually falling to Alabama, 82-76, as the final buzzer sounded.

News & Notes

The Hall shot a season-best 94 percent (18-of-19) from the free-throw line.
The Pirates have logged seven or more steals in every game this season.
Dolinski recorded season highs in points (15), made field goals (6), attempts (7), rebounds (5) and minutes (16).
Fisher recorded his second double-digit scoring effort of the season with a season-high 14 points.
Williams notched 10 points and a team-high seven rebounds.
Parker tallied a season-high 12 points and five rebounds.

Up Next
The Pirates will travel down to Nassau, Bahamas, to take part in the opening game of the Baha Mar Championship against Wisconsin on Thursday, November 19. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m.