Two-thirds of the way through the non-conference schedule and the Alabama Crimson Tide (4-4) are still looking for answers. With tough road trips to Austin and Eugene now in the rearview mirror, Alabama looks to create some momentum going into conference play in January. The Tide will likely need to win these last four games if they want to enter 2017 with a decent non-conference resume.
Fortunately for Avery Johnson’s group, all four remaining out-of-conference games will be played within the Alabama state border, beginning with a home tune-up against the South Carolina-Upstate Spartans (7-5). The Spartans, ranked 231st in the country according to Ken Pomeroy, are one of the worst defensive units in all of college basketball.