THE TIDE MAKES A STATEMENT...  

Battle of the boards goes to Bama.

     There is no doubt the Alabama Crimson Tide hoopsters are impossible to define. The Tide pulls an improbable win over the number four ranked Baylor Bears 87-78. The crowd in Coleman Coliseum was phenomenal. You could say the fans delivered a triple-double in basketball terms. The Tide played hard and looked involved. Will this be the turning point for Alabama? It could be. Bama now has Auburn and Kentucky coming up. If the Tide wins one of those games, it would be enormous. 

BAMA HAS BALANCED SCORING

 

Oat celebrates with the students

   Five Alabama players scored double figures, followed by Quinerly with 20 and Shackleford with 19. Kudos to Juwan Gary for delivering some big inside baskets. Keon Ellis had a big second half on offense, coupled with his outstanding defense. Davison looked like an All-SEC player with his outside shooting at critical moments. He ferociously took it to the hoop. The Tide out boarded the Bears 29-25. That's not a lot of rebounds by either team. Both teams had outstanding shooting. 'Bama shot 59.2% for the game. 

SHACKELFORD GETS THE BOARDS, AND TIDE HITS FREEBIES

     Shackelford had 9 boards. 'Bama knocked down 22 out of 26 from the free-line. The Tide made 33% of their three-point attempts but hit some key ones down when needed. Alabama has 15 turnovers but caused more than that. All in all, it was a good night. Bama now takes on Auburn on Tuesday and Kentucky on Saturday.