In front of a raucous Coleman Coliseum crowd, the Crimson Tide defeated 4th ranked Baylor by a score of 87-78 on Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa.
In defeating the defending National Champions the Tide has now defeated three of the teams that were in the Final Four last year. Alabama improved to 14-7 while Baylor fell to 18-3. Bama has now defeated teams that were ranked 1st, 4th, 7th, 14th, and 19th at the time of the game.
Coach Nate Oats switched up the starting lineup again, returning Jahvon Quinerly to the first five along with Jaden Shackelford, Keon Ellis, Charles Bediako, and James Rojas.