Alabama basketball lost in one of the worst ways imaginable Tuesday night, as a second-half collapse gifted Auburn a victory. The Crimson Tide played a strong first half, combining tough defense with efficient offense. The halftime lead was Alabama 34 – Auburn 23.
The Alabama basketball defense neutralized Auburn’s three-point game in the first half. The Tigers shot only 23 percent outside the arc and only 32 percent overall. Those Alabama basketball fans, well acclimated to sense trouble, saw two troubling signs. Despite a size advantage, rebounds were almost even at halftime. Donta Hall got only two first-half shots, one of them being an early, ill-advised perimeter jumper.