Whew! What a game. Part comedy of errors, part brilliant play, part head scratching mistakes, but all heart and guts. The 18th ranked Crimson Tide basketball team outlasted top ranked North Carolina by a score of 103-101 in quadruple overtime on Sunday afternoon. The Tide battled back from losing Noah Clowney to a scary injury just three minutes into the game, and Brandon Miller to foul trouble, to persevere. They improved to 6-1 on the season while UNC fell to 5-2. The Tide took third place in the prestigious Phil Knight Invitational.
Coach Nate Oats started the same lineup of Miller, Mark Sears, Charles Bediako, Nimari Burnett, and Clowney, that has started all season.