Listing everything that went wrong for Alabama basketball in Baton Rouge is likely too much for most Tide fans. The Alabama Crimson Tide had an opportunity to get a big, road win. It only took about 12 minutes of first-half play, for that opportunity to vanish. Eventually, it was a 14-point loss, but that score does not correctly reflect how thoroughly LSU dominated most aspects of the game.
The early evening contest started out poorly for the Tide when John Petty Jr. began the game as an observer. Ostensibly, Petty did not practice well, causing him to be relegated to the bench.