Alabama followed the high of beating two straight final four teams from last year by losing to a 5-4 Memphis team on Tuesday night. The Tigers played their best, most inspired game of the year to break a four game losing streak, whereas the Tide was listless and uninspired. Memphis ran away with a 92-78 victory. The Tide fell to 8-2 while the Tigers improved to 6-4 on the season.
Coach Nate Oats stayed with his starting five of Jaden Shackelford, Jahvon Quinerly, Juwan Gary, Keon Ellis, and Charles Bediako. Freshman sensation JD Davison replaced Quinerly just two minutes into the half and with Bama down 5-2.