Victory Thread: Alabama 86, Missouri 76

Alabama didn’t play their best game, but pulled out a ten point win over Missouri at Coleman Coliseum.

This game looked like an abject disaster early on. All of the same problems from the game in Columbia showed up again as a combination of offensive rebounds, general lethargy from the Tide on the defensive end, and Missouri shooting above their norm while Alabama was ice cold combined for a 14-3 Missouri run to open play. Nate Oats was understandably furious at his team for the effort, inspiring him to send a message to his starters by going to the bench early for James Rojas, Jasuan Holt, and even walk on Britton Johnson. To their credit, the Tide woke up a bit and closed the gap to trail…