The No. 4 Baylor Bears (18-3, 6-2) were unable to match the effort or physicality of the Alabama Crimson Tide (14-7, 4-4) in a 87-78 loss. The Bears led for only 2:16 of the game as Alabama dominated from wire-to-wire.
Baylor falls to 7-2 in the Big XII-SEC Challenge, and Alabama continues to be the most enigmatic power conference team in the country.
Baylor was able to bring the game to 74-71 with four minutes remaining following a James Akinjo score. Then Alabama went on a 6-0 run to push the lead back to 8 and put the game away.