Treysen Eaglestaff wasn’t there to help North Dakota this time.

This year, the Fighting Hawks didn’t have a 40-point scorer on the court like they did at home a season ago.

As a result, Alabama men’s basketball didn’t have much trouble with North Dakota for the return trip to Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide beat the Fighting Hawks 91-62 on Monday at Coleman Coliseum.

Here are three takeaways from the game between No. 15 Alabama (1-0) and North Dakota (0-1).

Solid start from Labaron Philon

With Mark Sears gone, Philon had his first game to show he can be Alabama’s star. He’s off to a good start in the headlining role.

Philon already looks up to the task of game-changer. That became immediately evident.

By the first timeout of the game, Philon had scored eight points, tallied two assi

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