ORLANDO, Fla. – Alabama basketball upset No. 20 Wichita State, 64-60, on Friday in a game that saw eight ties and nine lead changes. The last time the Tide beat a ranked opponent was on Jan. 18, 2011, when Alabama downed then-No. 12 Kentucky at home.
The win snapped a 21-game losing streak to ranked opponents and was the first win over a ranked opponent at a neutral site since Nov. 29, 2009, when the Tide beat then-No. 15 Michigan. The Shockers (2-3, 0-0 MVC) fell under .500 for the first time since a loss to Illinois State dropped them to 13-14 on Feb.