Live updates
- Updated: March 4, 2026
Oxford takes on Saraland in the boys’ Class 6A state basketball semifinals in Birmingham’s Legacy Arena. Click link and refresh often for updates.
State basketball tournament
(Legacy Arena, Birmingham)
MONDAY, March 2
Class 1A girls semifinals
Marion County 74, Francis Marion 41
Winterboro 61, Kinston 22
Class 1A boys semifinals
Hubbertville 71, R.C. Hatch 60
Brantley 62, Wadley 47
Class 2A girls semifinals
Cold Springs 55, Lanett 43
North Sand Mountain 59, Clarke County 37
Class 2A boys semifinals
LaFayette 34, Red Bay 32
Section 61, Providence Christian 58
TUESDAY, March 3
Class 3A girls semifinals
St. James 76, Mars Hill Bible 56
Mobile Christian 55, Glencoe 42
Class 3A boys semifinals
Montgomery Academy 60, Lauderdale County 50
Southside-Selma 62, Whitesburg Christian 60
Class 4A girls semifinals
Good Hope 61, Montgomery Catholic 45
Plainview 62, Jackson 30
Class 4A boys semifinals
Fairfield 61, Deshler 57
Ashville 70, Jackson 55
WEDNESDAY, March 4
Class 6A girls semifinals
Hazel Green 59, Chelsea 32
Park Crossing 48, Fort Payne 46
Class 6A boys semifinals
Cullman 61, Calera 56
Oxford 52, Saraland 37
Class 5A girls semifinals
Briarwood Christian vs. Guntersville, 3 p.m.
Charles Henderson vs. Moody, 6 p.m.
Class 5A boys semifinals
Sylacauga vs. Guntersville, 4:30 p.m.
LeFlore vs. Wenonah, 7:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, March 5
Class 7A girls semifinals
Auburn vs. Bob Jones, 9 a.m.
Alma Bryant vs. Hoover, noon
Class 7A boys semifinals
Dothan vs. Tuscaloosa County, 10:30 a.m.
Fairhope vs. Hoover, 1:30 p.m.
Class 1A girls’ championship
Marion county vs. Winterboro, 4 p.m.
Class 1A boys’ championship
Hubbertville vs. Brantley, 5:45 p.m.
FRIDAY, March 6
State finals
Class 2A girls’ championship
Cold Springs vs. North Sand Mountain, 9 a.m.
Class 2A boys’ championship
LaFayette vs. Section, 10:45 a.m.
Class 3A girls’ championship
St. James vs. Mobile Christian, 12:30 p.m.
Class 3A boys’ championship
Montgomery Academy vs. Southside-Selma, 2:15 p.m.
Class 4A girls’ championship
Good Hope vs. Plainview, 4 p.m.
Class 4A boys’ championship
Fairfield vs. Ashville, 5:45 p.m.
SATURDAY, March 7
State finals
Class 5A girls’ championship, 9 a.m.
Class 5A boys’ championship, 10:45 a.m.
Class 6A girls’ championship
Hazel Green vs. Park Crossing, 12:30 p.m.
Class 6A boys’ championship
Cullman vs. Oxford, 2:15 p.m.
Class 7A girls’ championship, 4 p.m.
Class 7A boys’ championship, 5:45 p.m.
Saraland-Oxford updates
–Tipoff, 1:30 p.m.
—END 1Q: Oxford leads 13-10, but Chris Latson took a nasty fall on Oxford’s first defensive trip, hitting his head on the floor. He has not returned.
–Latson re-enters at 5:00 2Q to cheers from Oxford fans.
—HALFTIME: All tied up, 27-27. Jaylen Alexander and Marcus Perry Jr. have 10 points apiece. Oxford shooting just 36 percent (11-26) but holding Saraland to 33 percent (10-22). That Oxford kept the lead while Latson was out was huge.
–Jay’lin Taylor picks up his fourth foul at 5:06 3Q.
—END 3Q: Oxford leads 38-30. Perry has 15 points, and Alexander has 14. Freshman Jermaine Caver has played a nice game so far, with seven points, three rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench.
–Latson with a breakaway dunk at 5:27, Oxford leads 43-32.
–Jay’lin Taylor back in the game with 4:52 left.
—FINAL: Oxford wins 52-37, will play Cullman in Saturday’s 6A title game.
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