Poor shooting, costly missed free throws, mediocre rebounding, and ill-timed fouls once again got the best of the Alabama Crimson Tide (2-2) on Monday night, and the result was an ugly 68-60 loss to the Valparaiso Crusaders (4-1). Now the Tide will prepare for the consolation game of the four-team tournament against the Saint Louis Billikens (2-2), who’ve had their own fair share of struggles so far this season.
The Billikens are led by new coach Travis Ford, who was let go from Oklahoma State this past off-season after a successful, yet underwhelming career in Stillwater. Ford knew he was walking into quite the rebuilding job in St.