Alabama basketball played poorly enough to lose a basketball game three ways on Wednesday night. In addition to the poor play, the Tide lost freshman phenom Collin Sexton for over half the game due to a freak eye injury.
Hamstrung four ways, the young Tide team found a way to gain an ugly win. How poor was ‘played poorly’? Alabama basketball made 24 turnovers that led to 26 Rhode island points. Such numbers usually mean a loss.
To make matters more difficult, the Tide missed 15 free throws, shooting only 62 percent from the foul line. Again, that is usually a deficiency that leads to a loss.