No. 13 Alabama men's basketball fell to Oregon with a 83-81 loss to Oregon in the inaugural Players Era Festival Championship on Saturday night. This Las Vegas-based NIL event is the first of its kind as the winning team,

Following a victory over the No. 21 ranked Creighton Bluejays in the opening day of the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas, the SDSU men’s basketball team fell to unranked Oregon 78-68 Wednesday.

The Aztecs got 18 points from BJ Davis before he fouled out (two coming on Oregon 3-point attempts late in the shot clock after he bit on pump fakes). Nick Boyd added 15 points and Miles Byrd had 10 on a day when the two starting bigs managed a mere five combined.

No. 9 Alabama (6-1) advanced to the championship round of the Thanksgiving tournament with two nail-biting wins earlier in the week.

TJ Bamba had 18 points and Oregon scored the last 11 to defeat No. 20 Texas A&M 80-70 in the Players Era Festival. The Ducks are 6-0.

Dana Altman always preaches about physicality in rebounding and that message will be especially apropos against No. 20 Texas A&M, which enters this afternoon’s game with a plus-14 rebounding margin thanks in large part to its prowess on the offensive end.

The No. 9 Crimson Tide will face coach Dana Altman and undefeated Oregon in the final game of the inaugural Players Era Festival tournament.

San Diego State and Oregon, both coming off victories over ranked opponents on Tuesday, will meet on Wednesday afternoon in the Players Era Festival at Las Vegas. San Diego State

TJ Bamba drained 4 of 6 three-pointers and finished with 22 points to power the Oregon Ducks to a 78-68 men’s basketball win against San Diego State on Wednesday at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas. Keeshawn Barthelemy gave Oregon some scoring punch off the bench, scoring 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 3 of 4 beyond the arc.