Well, we knew it had to come at some point. Even the Gumpiest of Gumps didn't expect the Tide to go 18-0 in conference play. In a showdown with second place Missouri, Bama came up just short by a score of 68-65. For the first 28 minutes of game action, a final score that close didn't seem possible. The Tide roared back from a 22 point deficit with a 21-2 run starting at the 12:38 mark, but couldn't overcome the poor shooting and defense that had put them in that hole to begin with. And about these 11 a.