Mark Sears scored 24 points and No. 9 Alabama beat No. 6 Houston 85-80 in overtime on Tuesday night in the opener of the Players Era Festival.

Tuesday night brought about what was arguably the toughest test yet for the 2024-25 Alabama Crimson Tide, as the nation's No. 9 ranked program in the AP and Coaches Poll's took to the court in Las Vegas against one of college basketball's elite teams,

Alabama reached the Final Four last season and Houston achieved the same milestone three years earlier. And both teams are among the early favorites to make a deep run in

Everything you need to know, including TV and radio information, about the Crimson Tide's multiple matchups in this inaugural NIL event.