Fresh off a huge home win over #4 Baylor, Alabama rolled over to #1 Auburn in hopes of yet another win over a highly ranked foe. Alas, it was not to be, as the Tigers easily dispatched their in-state rivals by a score of 100-81.
The first half was a nightmare scenario for the Tide. Auburn played off of the energy of their raucous crowd against a Tide team that has struggled in hostile environments as evidenced by their 1-4 in true road games coming in. Auburn was flat out better on both ends of the court and put up a whopping 51 points before the break. Walker Kessler seemingly took away every drive Alabama had to the rim, changing the shots he didn’t erase, and Eastern Kentucky transfer…
