Alabama falls to UConn 72-86
Being an Alabama basketball fan can feel crazy at times. But this? This was Madness.
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Being an Alabama basketball fan can feel crazy at times. But this? This was Madness.
The No. 1 overall seed, Connecticut, defeated the Crimson Tide 86-72 on Saturday night, ending Bama’s Cinderella run to the final four.
The Alabama men's basketball team fell short of reaching the March Madness Championship after falling to UConn in the Final Four.
Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball suffer March Madness loss to UConn in the Final Four. Nate Oats, Mark Sears, and Grant Nelson reflect.
By JOHN MARSHALL GLENDALE, Ariz. — Alabama coach Nate Oats had to rebuild his roster and replace three assistant coaches. The pieces ended up fitting perfectly. The fast-and-furious Crimson Tide were among one of the nation’s best offenses all season and rolled into the program’s first Final Four. The run has taken Alabama to the desert, where the Tide face a daunting task: trying to stop the juggernaut that is reigning national champion UConn. “We’re going to show our guys success other teams have had,” Oats said. “The success that other teams have had, we also do t...