The Tide defeated the SEC’s top team in what was an exciting back-and-forth contest, as both teams certainly impressed offensively. Star guard Aden Holloway scored 20 points for the team in the victory, as Holloway has played a crucial role in Alabama’s defense every night this year.
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Alabama head coach Nate Oats took a moment to speak with the media after the game, talking about the Tide’s ability to bounce back after Sunday’s loss to Florida, particularly the Crimson Tide’s guards.
“I thought our guys had a good response to the loss in Florida,” Oats said. “With all the turnovers we had against Florida, I thought our guards did a really good job of taking care of the ball. We only ended up with six turnovers. You have to give A&M a lot of credit, they played hard. They’re a good team, and they’re in first place by themselves for a reason. They’re a good team with good players, and I think they were averaging over 15 turnovers a game coming into this one, so it took a lot of focus from our guards.”
Oats and the Tide currently sit with a 5-4 record to begin SEC play. Texas A&M has been widely regarded as one of the best teams in all of college basketball as of late, as the Tide will look to keep things going following a bounce-back win against the Aggies.
Alabama will return to action against Auburn on Saturday afternoon as the Tide will look to improve to a 6-4 record to begin SEC play.
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