The Alabama Crimson Tide took down the Auburn Tigers 76-71 Wednesday night in Coleman Coliseum. John Petty led the way for the Crimson Tide with 27 points. The Alabama faithful became weary when it was announced that Collin Sexton would not be playing due to an abdominal injury. The first half was slow as the Tigers took the 33-30 lead in to half after Auburn’s Chuma Okeke dropped a floater at the buzzer. Alabama turned it up in the second half and outscored the Tigers 46-38.

The atmosphere in Coleman was electric. The students and fans packed out the arena in Crimson, and you could tell the Auburn fans were in the building as well. John Petty lead the way for the Tide with 27 points, going 8/13 on three pointers. The Tigers had more of a balanced attack on offense. Bryce Brown was Auburn’s leading scorer with 12 points, along with three other players in double digit scoring. Donta Hall provided a major spark for the Crimson Tide players tonight. According to Chandler Rome, Avery Johnson said “The team fed off of Donta wanting to play tonight. What a classy move. He’s a kid with strong character and he’s tough. That’s a sign of toughness.” Alabama had a very complete team game. Dazon Ingram came away with 16 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists. Herb Jones and Braxton Key both provided a presence on the glass grabbing 7 and 9 rebounds respectively. According to Alex Byington, Auburn’s Bruce Pearl said “Listen, without Collin (Sexton) and (Donta) Hall playing limited minutes, they’re a really good team. … That’s the most talented team we played (this season).” This win will be monstrous for Alabama looking forward. The Tide move to 12-6 on the year and 4-2 in the SEC. Auburn falls to 16-2 and 4-1 in the SEC. Alabama takes on Mississippi State at home on Saturday.