Missouri showed some competitive fire in a hard-fought contest against Alabama, but the Crimson Tide outlasted the visitors 93-75 at Coleman Coliseum on Tuesday.
Tamar Bates and Nick Honor combined for 37 points and the Tigers shot a sizzling 49.1% from the floor, but Nate Oats’ team won the battle on the boards by 12 and out-scored the Tigers 13-6 in the final three minutes of the game.
And, as has been the case for much of the season, cold stretches plagued this Tiger team in this game. The black and gold had three separate three minutes stretches of scoreless basketball, and Bama was able to outscore the visitors 18-0 during that time.