No. 17 Missouri upsets No. 7 Alabama, 68-65

In one among Saturday’s most compelling males’s basketball matchups, Alabama had three probabilities to tie the rating or win the sport in opposition to Missouri within the remaining minute, however could not put the Tigers away.

The Tigers, ranked No. 17 in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll, upset the No. 7 Crimson Tide of their SEC matchup, 68-65.

Alabama, which trailed by 22 factors with 12:38 remaining, exploded for a 21-2 run to drag inside a degree with 40 seconds to play.

Herb Jones missed two brief pictures, one with what gave the impression to be substantial contact by Missouri’s Mitchell Smith, and a desperation 3-point strive.

“I thought the kid landed on Herb’s back,” Alabama coach Nate Oats said. “I saw it live, I thought it was a foul live. I haven’t seen the replay. I wish we hadn’t put ourselves in a spot where it came down to a whistle or not getting a whistle in the last five seconds.”

When the sport tipped, one particular person was lacking and it was noticeably quieter for followers watching at residence.

ESPN analyst Jimmy Dykes was compelled to announce the first jiffy of the sport alone after Karl Ravech, the scheduled play-by-play commentator, was lacking as a consequence of technical difficulties. 

Ravech joined the motion by way of cellphone with 15:03 left within the first half.

“We’re still skating on thin ice over here,” Ravech instructed Dykes.  “We’re calling the game through a cell phone. That can go south at any second.”

CBS Sports analyst Matt Norlander tweeted  it seemed like Ravech was commentating from a submarine. 

About 11 minutes in, Ravech switched to a headset, fixing audio points.