Mizzou Arena.
That’s where dreams die — at least for Alabama basketball and head coach Nate Oats. Since arriving in Tuscaloosa in 2019, Oats has yet to win in Columbia, Mo. — and that includes the 2020-21 team, which won the SEC championship and made the Sweet 16.
Since 2012-13, the Crimson Tide has visited “CoMo” seven times and lost five of the competitions – including the last three.
But this year could be different. Alabama (16-2, 6-0 SEC) is flawless at the top of the SEC as it stands now. The Crimson Tide also has perhaps the best player in college basketball on their side in true freshman Brandon Miller.
Missouri has been one of the big upsets in the conference this season. After going 12-21 (5-13 SEC) a season ago, the Tigers (14-4, 3-3 SEC) have improved greatly in 2022-23 behind first-year head coach Dennis Gates. Gates came to Missouri after three seasons at Cleveland State, where he won two Horizon League titles.
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live updates
First half
- Hodge sinks a 3-pointer and Missouri takes the lead again.
- At the line, Bradley missed both shots. 18-16 Alabama with 7:45 to play in the first half.
- media timeout. Bradley was fouled on a short jump attempt and will go to the charity strip on our return.
- Sears did a layup. tie game.
- Gholston is called for a reaching foul, his first. Missouri has five team fouls compared to Alabama’s four.
- A blocking foul sends Miller onto the line. He missed his first but made his second. 16-14 Tigers.
- Another good jumper by Mosley. 16-13 Missouri.
- A Shaw dunk puts the Tigers ahead. 14-13 Missouri.
- Gholston headed for the line and sank both. 13-12 Crimson Tide at the 10:28 mark of the first half.
- After review, the contact was actually rated as a common foul rather than flagrant.
- Bediako is called for his first foul. The call is checked. It appears his elbow made contact with the nose/face of Missouri’s Diarra. It appears to be an accidental contact.
- Clowney sank a knight. 13-10 Alabama.
- Missouri is called to travel. Alabama basketball.
- Alabama has started to look sloppy, especially on offense. While the Crimson Tide has missed their last five shots, the Tigers have taken advantage by making four of their last five.
- Alabama offensive foul. media timeout.
- A step back deep two by Mosley makes it 11-10 in favor of Alabama.
- Gholston made a short sweater for Missouri. Quinerly loses control of the basketball on the other side, allowing the Tigers to get the ball right back. 11-8 Alabama.
- Gurley goes to the line and sinks both free throws. 11-6 Crimson Tide at 12:40 p.m.
- A short jumper from Mosley takes the tiers to three. 9-6 Alabama.
- Mosley lays up for the Tigers. 9-4 Alabama at 2:03 p.m.
- Nimari Burnett entered the game for the Crimson Tide.
- At the break, Alabama’s defense looks solid — especially on the perimeter. Missouri has only attempted six shots and made only one. 9-2 Alabama at the 15:29 mark.
- Miller with an alley-oop dunk, assisted by Sears. 9-2 Alabama. The Tigers call a time out.
- Miller sinks the first 3-pointer of the game. 7-2 Crimson Tide.
- Violation of the shot clock, Missouri. Alabama ball.
- Bradley was fouled by Gomillion but missed both free throws. Ball rebounded by Missouri.
- A layup by Clowney gives the lead back to the Crimson Tide.
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- A stick-back short jumper by Clowney gives Alabama the first points of the game. Missouri responds with a short jumper of their own. 2-2 draw.
- 21 seconds into play and Alabama turns the ball over with a saved ball from Bradley.
- Alabama wins the opening pick and we’re on our way.
foreplay
- Kaleb Brown is also out for Missouri:
- Starting lineups for both the Crimson Tide and Tigers:
- Alabama makes it official:
- Nimari Burnett is on the pitch with his Crimson Tide teammates during warm-up practice.
- Missouri will be without one of their key figures against Alabama tonight:
- Alabama could get Nimari Burnett much sooner than expected. Like tonight:
- Officials for today’s game: Steven Anderson, Jason Baker, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal.
- Alabama basketball is ready to go:
- Tonight’s game is scheduled to begin at 5:00 PM CT
How to see Alabama Missouri
who: No. 4 Alabama (16-2, 6-0 SEC) at Missouri (14-4, 3-3 SEC)
When: 5 p.m. CT, Saturday
Where from: Mizzou Arena
TV: SEC network
Live broadcast: fuboTV (start free trial)
radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network (Play-by-Play: Chris Stewart; Analyst: Bryan Passink). The pregame show starts an hour before the tip.
Series: Alabama leads, 12-7
Last meeting: The Crimson Tide and the Tigers faced each other twice in 2021-22, splitting the season series. Alabama played one of its worst games of the season with a 92-86 loss at Columbia on Jan. 8, 2022. Jahvon Quinerly was outstanding for the Crimson Tide, finishing with 19 points, five rebounds and four assists. Missouri forward Kobe Brown was even more impressive with 30 points and 13 rebounds.
On the return trip to the Coleman Coliseum, Alabama earned an 86-76 win over the Tigers after a great second half. Trailing 40-36 at halftime, the Crimson Tide stormed back with 21 points and seven rebounds from Jaden Shackelford and 17 points from JD Davison.
Last time, Alabama: The Crimson Tide traveled to Nashville, Tennessee and defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores 78-66 on Tuesday, January 17th. Brandon Miller finished the tournament with 30 points and 10 rebounds while Jaden Bradley had 12 points.
Last time, Missouri: After trailing by 10 points at one point in the second half, the Tigers defeated No. 25 Arkansas 79-76 in Columbia on Wednesday night.
Before that, Missouri lost back-to-back away games at Texas A&M and Florida.
Alabama Guide:
- Score: Brandon Miller (20.1ppg)
- Rebound: Brandon Miller (8.3RPG)
- Templates: Jaden Bradley (3.8 apg)
Missouri Guide:
- Rating: Kobe Brown (15.7 ppg)
- Rebound: Kobe Brown (5.6 RPG)
- Templates: Nick Honor (3.4 apg)