Alabama Set for Rematch with Mizzou Saturday Night in Coleman Coliseum

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men's basketball team will close out the first of two two-game homestands during conference play when the Missouri Tigers visit Coleman Coliseum on Saturday night for a 5 p.m. CT tip off on SEC Network. The Crimson Tide will look to split the season series as just two weeks ago on Jan. 8, then-No. 19/20 Alabama was upset in Columbia, Mo., falling to Mizzou 92-86.

Most recently, the Crimson Tide escaped with a narrow 70-67 victory over No. 13/16 LSU last Wednesday night in Coleman Coliseum. With the victory, Alabama improves to 4-1 this season against AP Top 25 teams, with all four wins coming against top-15 ranked opponents.

The Broadcast

Saturday's game will be available on SEC Network with Mike Morgan (play-by-play) and Joe Kleine (analyst) on the call
The radio broadcast can be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network with Chris Stewart (play-by-play), Bryan Passink (analyst) and Roger Hoover (sideline) on the call while Tom Stipe (engineer) is turning the dials. The pregame show will begin one hour prior to tipoff.

Notes You Need To Know

Alabama's last four contests have all been one or two possession games that have been decided by a total of 15 points with the Tide going 1-3 over the stretch. For the year, the Tide is 2-2 in one possession games and 3-3 in games decided by two possessions.
The Tide limited LSU to 67 points in the victory to improve to 7-0 this season when holding the opposition to under 70 points in a game. It was only the second time UA has achieved that feat in league play, with the only other occurrence coming against then-No. 14 Tennessee (73-68).
The Tide's schedule ranks No. 1 in the nation in every major rating system including: Average Opponent NET Ranking, KenPom.com, ESPN BPI, Sagarin Rankings and RealTimeRPI.
NET RANKING FACTS: Alabama has a NET Ranking of No. 21 in the nation as of 1/20 which is fifth-best in the SEC... UA leads the nation with three top-10 NET wins (No. 1 Gonzaga, No. 3 Houston and No. 9 LSU)... of the 13 games remaining, six are Q1 opponents and five are Q2 ... UA is tied for second in the nation in Quad 1 wins (5) and ranks in a tie for seventh in combined Q1 and Q2 wins (7)... The Tide is the only team in the nation that owns three NCAA NET top-10 wins (No. 1 Gonzaga, No. 3 Houston, No. 9 LSU)... The Tide has five games remaining against teams ranked in the top 10 of the NCAA NET... Alabama is the one team in the nation to have not played a Q4 opponent.
For the first time all season, the Crimson Tide fell out of the top-25 rankings and are receiving votes in both the Associated Press (26 votes, No. 29) and Ferris Mowers USA Today Coaches Poll (21 votes, No. 29) according to the most recent national rankings, which were revealed Monday afternoon.
According to the other metric rankings, Alabama is ranked in the following (as of 1/21): No. 16 KenPom.com, No. 16 Sagarin, No. 19 ESPN.com BPI and No. 21 in the NCAA NET rankings. The Tide's "Best" NET wins (Quad 1) include: Gonzaga (No. 2), Houston (No. 3), LSU (No. 9), Tennessee (No. 12) and at Florida (No. 39).
According to the most recent KenPom rankings (as of 1/21), the Tide ranks No. 10 in the nation in offensive efficiency, No. 15 in average possession length and No. 25 in adjusted tempo. The site also ranks UA No. 52 in the nation and defensive efficiency.
UP NEXT: Alabama will travel to Athens, Ga., to take on the Georgia Bulldogs on Tuesday, Jan. 25, at 5:30 p.m. CT (6:30 p.m. ET) on SEC Network. It will mark the only game between the two teams during the regular season.

About Alabama

Alabama and Missouri will square off for the second time this season when the two teams meet on Saturday. The Tigers pulled off a 92-86 upset victory over the Crimson Tide exactly two weeks ago (Jan. 8) in Columbia, Mo. The box score from that contest can be found below.
The turning point in that first contest was Missouri's 22-5 run early in the second half that took a one-point deficit (50-49) and turned it into an insurmountable 72-54 lead for the Tigers. The Crimson Tide fought to get back into the game, cutting the lead to as little as four in the final minutes, but it proved to be too much to overcome.
Saturday's contest will mark the 13th meeting between the teams as SEC rivals and 19th contest overall in the series history. The Tide owns an 11-7 edge in the all-time series, however, the Tigers have now won three straight and four of the last six played between the two teams.
Alabama owns a 6-1 record in its seven games played against Mizzou at Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide has played three straight games against the Tigers at Mizzou Arena, marking the first time UA has hosted Missouri since Jan. 18, 2020. The only loss Alabama suffered at home to the Tigers came in a 69-60 defeat on Jan. 31, 2018.
Eleven of the 18 games played between the two teams have been decided by 10 or fewer points, including six of the last seven.
The first game of the series was played on Dec. 10, 1977

About Missouri

Missouri enters Saturday's contest with Alabama sporting an 8-9 overall mark and is 2-3 in SEC play. Most recently, the Tigers captured their second league victory of the season when they won their first true road contest of the season, defeating Ole Miss by 25 points, 78-53, last Tuesday night in Oxford, Miss.
The Tigers are led on the season by senior Kobe Brown, a native of Huntsville, Ala. (Lee HS), who recorded game highs of 30 points and 13 rebounds to help capture a 92-86 win over the Crimson Tide in the first match-up this season (1/8/22 in Columbia, Mo.). Brown tops the team in a variety of categories, including scoring (14.2 ppg), rebounding (8.5 rpg), steals (1.5 spg), and field goals made (86) and attempted (172) coming into Saturday afternoon's contest.
A pair of transfers have also made their impact felt. Junior transfer Amari Davis (Green Bay), who went 10-of-10 from the field to finish with 23 points in the win over the Rebels, also averages in double digits at 10.3 points per contest and leads the team in free throw percentage (84.2 percent). Meanwhile, Jarron Coleman – a Ball State transfer – leads the Tigers in assists (2.5 apg) and threes made (22) and attempted (73).
As a team, the Tigers are currently ranked No. 176 in the NET, which is second worst in the league (Georgia is ranked No. 229), and owns a 1-4 record vs. Quad 1 opposition and are 2-3 versus Quad 2 teams on the year. Mizzou ranks last in the conference in threes made per game (4.9), three-point shooting (25.8 percent) and three-point field goal defense (35.9 percent) while also coming in at No. 13 in the league in field goal percentage (41.9 percent) and field goal percentage defense (44.7 percent) for the year.
The Tigers are averaging 67.2 points per contest and own a -4.1 scoring margin (67.2-71.3). Missouri does rank as one of the better rebounding teams in the league, owning a +3.1 rebounding advantage on the season (37.0-33.9).
In SEC play, the Tigers are being outscored by an average of -8.6 points per game (75.2-66.6) while shooting 44.0 percent from the floor and 28.9 percent from beyond the arc across the five league contests.
Missouri head coach Cuonzo Martin is in his fifth year at the helm of the program and his 14th season overall as a head coach. Martin, who spent three years in the SEC as the head coach of Tennessee (2011-14), owns a career coaching record of 260-186 (.582) and is 74-65 (.532) in five seasons at Missouri.

Alabama-Missouri Series Notes

Alabama and Missouri will square off for the second time this season when the two teams meet on Saturday. The Tigers pulled off a 92-86 upset victory over the Crimson Tide exactly two weeks ago (Jan. 8) in Columbia, Mo. The box score from that contest can be found below.
The turning point in that first contest was Missouri's 22-5 run early in the second half that took a one-point deficit (50-49) and turned it into an insurmountable 72-54 lead for the Tigers. The Crimson Tide fought to get back into the game, cutting the lead to as little as four in the final minutes, but it proved to be too much to overcome.
Saturday's contest will mark the 13th meeting between the teams as SEC rivals and 19th contest overall in the series history. The Tide owns an 11-7 edge in the all-time series, however, the Tigers have now won three straight and four of the last six played between the two teams.
Alabama owns a 6-1 record in its seven games played against Mizzou at Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide has played three straight games against the Tigers at Mizzou Arena, marking the first time UA has hosted Missouri since Jan. 18, 2020. The only loss Alabama suffered at home to the Tigers came in a 69-60 defeat on Jan. 31, 2018.
Eleven of the 18 games played between the two teams have been decided by 10 or fewer points, including six of the last seven.
The first game of the series was played on Dec. 10, 1977

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