Saturday afternoon did not necessarily go how many Alabama Crimson Tide basketball fans had anticipated, as the program suffered a disappointing 94-85 defeat inside of Coleman Coliseum at the hands of the rival Auburn Tigers.
A down showing from the Crimson Tide, Alabama never led in this contest against Auburn, as well as struggled from three-point range. This included only a 19.2% shooting mark from deep, which was from Alabama going 5-of-26 in all.
In addition to this, Auburn also now moves into sole possession of first place in the SEC after the game, meaning that Alabama now sits one game behind the Tigers in the conference standings.
Let’s take a look at what some are saying about Alabama’s loss on social media to Auburn on Saturday.
Final
Alabama @ 1.09 ppp
Auburn @ 1.21 pppBama’s offense was forced to grind out low percentage looks in the halfcourt. AU could run a simple ball screen and put a ton of pressure on Bama’s defense. Bama’s offense has to be elite to beat great teams, and today they weren’t.
— Alabama Roundball (@BamaRoundball) February 15, 2025
In the first two minutes of each half, Auburn made a combined five 3-pointers.
Alabama made five shots from deep the entire game.
— Patrick Bingham (@PatrickABingham) February 16, 2025
There is no denying Auburn/Alabama is the best rivalry in college basketball right now
— Cole Adams (@coleadamss) February 16, 2025
I have two takes
As a lifelong Alabama fan-
That sucked. Coleman gave them everything and they couldn’t figure it out. Disappointed to say the least. Auburn is a very good team though and we definitely have time to work some stuff out.As a college basketball lover-
The level…— Aden Holloway Burner (@Biz_burner2) February 16, 2025
Takeaways:
Auburn is the best team in the country.
Alabama is a No. 1 seed.
SEC basketball is the best in the nation.
— Saturday Down South (@SatDownSouth) February 16, 2025
This article originally appeared on Roll Tide Wire: Alabama basketball reactions to loss vs. Auburn Tigers
