Alabama basketball lost to a good team on the road Saturday afternoon. The result, losing 73-71 to the 8-2 Nittany Lions carries no shame. Penn State has not lost at home this season. The Nittany Lions also have wins over Georgetown, Syracuse and No. 4 ranked, Maryland.
How the Crimson Tide lost is hard for Alabama basketball fans to accept. With just over five seconds left and an inbounds play upcoming, Nate Oats wanted the ball to go to Kira Lewis Jr. Penn State denied Kira the ball. Alex Reese ended up with the ball, but he stumbled while driving to the basket.