The Crimson Tide came in flying high off of consecutive wins over number one Houston and a tough Memphis team, but couldn't handle Drew Timme and company, losing 100-90 to the Gonzaga Zags on Saturday afternoon. Bama fell to 9-2 on the year while the Zags improved to 9-3. Gonzaga is a big, tough, veteran team and proved to be too much for the Tide in the annual CM Newton Classic, played at Legacy Arena in Birmingham.
Coach Nate Oats used the starting lineup of Brandon Miller, Mark Sears, Noah Clowney, Charles Bediako, and Jaden Bradley for the second straight game.