No. 8 Alabama men's basketball took down to No. 25 Illinois 100-87 on Wednesday night in the C.M. Newton Classic, giving the Fighting Illini i

Here are three takeaways from the game between Alabama basketball and Illinois on Wednesday at Legacy Arena in Birmingham.

Grant Nelson scored 23 points and Aden Holloway had 18 to lead No. 8 Alabama to a 100-87 win over No. 25 Illinois in a matchup of Elite Eight teams from last season.

The No. 25 Illinois Fighting Illini (3-0) face the No. 8 Alabama Crimson Tide (3-1) in college basketball action on Wednesday.

So what does the highest competitive level college basketball look like this season? Alabama 100, Illinois 87 in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday night was an excellent representation.

Alabama hopes to bounce back after a tough road loss to the Purdue Boilermakers, while the new-look Fighting Illini team looks to improve to a hot 4-0 start.

The 8th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide are in rebound mode as they enter the 2024 C.M. Newton Classic and a Wednesday night matchup with the No. 25 Illinois Fighting Illini.

And on Wednesday in Birmingham, Alabama, after No. 25 Illinois feasted on mid-major competition in three home wins to open the season, that adversity arrived in a tidal wave in th

Grant Nelson scored 23 points and Aden Holloway had 18 to lead No. 8 Alabama to a 100-87 win over No. 25 Illinois on Wednesday night in a matchup of Elite Eight teams from last season at Legacy Arena.