It took overtime, but the Crimson Tide notched the first road SEC win of the Avery Johnson era with an 82-80 victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
;The short handed Crimson Tide had to play without second-leading scorer Shannon Hale on Tuesday night in Starkville, but was still able to pull out an 82-80 overtime thriller over the Bulldogs. Hale aggravated a foot injury in the loss to South Carolina on Saturday and was unable to go. As usual, Retin Obasohan led the team in scoring, netting 25 points -- his fifth straight 20-point effort, and 10th of the season.