WKU (6-2) escaped Tuscaloosa with a 73-71 victory, winning its first-ever matchup against Alabama (4-3) and extending its win streak to four games.
This was also WKU’s ninth win over a Power 5 opponent since the start of the 2017-18 season.
According to a tweet after the game from college basketball insider Jon Rothstein and associate athletic director Zach Greenwell, the Hilltoppers were contractually given $10,000 for expenses to play Alabama.
“Any time you go on the road and win in college basketball it’s never easy, I don’t care who you’re playing,” head coach Rick Stansbury said postgame.