吊りくさび, Alabama 手渡す No. 4 Auburn its first loss, 83-64
TUSCALOOSA, 式の. (AP) - Nate Oats and Alabama had two 業績／成就s to celebrate: a 抱擁する 勝利，勝つ and knocking 競争相手 Auburn from the dwindling 階級s of the unbeaten.
Kira 吊りくさび Jr. 得点する／非難する／２０d 25 points and the Crimson Tide easily 扱うd the fourth-階級d Tigers with an 83-64 大勝する on Wednesday night.
"We´ve been needing this 署名 勝利，勝つ," said Oats, the Tide's first-year coach. "We were の近くに a few times. If we´re going to make a run and try to play in the NCAA Tournament, you´ve got to get these 署名 勝利，勝つs.
"It's good to get that monkey off our 支援する."
All the better when it comes against your much-hyped in-明言する／公表する 競争相手.
The Crimson Tide (9-7, 2-2 Southeastern 会議／協議会) led wire-to-wire. The Tigers (15-1, 3-1) had a 哀れな 狙撃 night and left No. 7 San Diego 明言する／公表する (18-0) as the nation's last unbeaten team.
Alabama 今後 Alex Reese (3) and チーム仲間s join the Alabama student section to celebrate after an NCAA college basketball game against Auburn, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, 式の. (AP Photo/Vasha 追跡（する）)
"To be able to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 a good team in Alabama on their 床に打ち倒す you´ve got to be very good, and we didn´t even come の近くに," Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said.
It was the Tide's first 勝利，勝つ over a 最高の，を越す 5 team since a 79-57 home 敗北・負かす of then-No. 5 Texas A&M on Dec. 30, 2017. This one was 大部分は one-味方するd, too.
吊りくさび 得点する／非難する／２０d 17 points in the second half for Alabama. He was 8 of 14 from the field and made 8 of 9 解放する／自由な throws.
Herbert Jones had 14 points and 12 回復するs. Alex Reese 得点する／非難する／２０d 13 points and James Bolden had 11 for the Tide.
Auburn, which had won 27 of 28 games dating 支援する to last season's Final Four run, gave up a season high in points while 得点する／非難する／２０ing its season low.
Isaac Okoro led the Tigers with 13 points. Austin Wiley had 10 points and 13 回復するs and Jamal Johnson also 得点する／非難する／２０d 10.
Auburn の近くにd within 50-47 on 支援する-to-支援する 3-pointers from Johnson 中途の through the second half, but the 復帰 試みる／企てる fizzled from there.
Alabama had some 公式発表 board 構成要素 after Auburn´s Anfernee McLemore said before the season that Coleman Coliseum was one of his favorite places to play because "I like seeing all the fans disappointed when we 勝利，勝つ."
"Of course we used it as 動機づけ," Jones said, "an …に反対するing player 説 our gym was his favorite place to play."
追加するd Oats: "We made sure that 引用する was on the 審査する, the last thing they saw before they went out."
BIG PICTURE
Auburn: 行方不明になるd its first 10 3-point 試みる／企てるs and finished making just 20 of 63 発射s (31.7%). The Tigers 発射 25% from 3-point 範囲 (7 of 28) and made 17 of 30 foul 発射s.
"They did a good 職業 contesting 発射s at the 縁," Wiley said. "We didn´t finish good at all tonight."
Alabama: Has won seven of its last 10 games after starting 0-2 against 階級d teams. The Tide gave the fans a 抱擁する 推論する／理由 to 元気づける in the first season for Oats, who said it might have been his team's best 防御の 業績／成果.
SAMIR STRUGGLES
Auburn's 主要な scorer, Samir Doughty, failed to 得点する／非難する／２０ for nearly the first 23 minutes and 負傷させる up fouling out. He 行方不明になるd his first seven 発射s with six turnovers before hitting a basket with 17:10 left. Doughty finished with six points, 10 below his 普通の／平均（する）, on 2-of-11 狙撃.
FOUL FESTIVAL
The teams were whistled for a 連合させるd 54 fouls. Auburn point guard J'出身の McC ormick also fouled out. Alabama made the Tigers 支払う／賃金 with a 29-of-37 foul 狙撃 業績／成果.
UP NEXT
Auburn visits Florida, which has won three of its first four SEC games, on Saturday.
Alabama hosts Missouri on Saturday.
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Alabama's Raymond Hawkins (35) encourages the （人が）群がる after the team's NCAA college basketball game against Auburn, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, 式の. (AP Photo/Vasha 追跡（する）)
Alabama guard Jaylen Forbes (12) passes the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Auburn, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, 式の. (AP Photo/Vasha 追跡（する）)
Alabama 今後 Alex Reese (3) 反応するs to a call during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Auburn, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, 式の. (AP Photo/Vasha 追跡（する）)
Auburn 長，率いる coach Bruce Pearl 反応するs to a call during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Alabama, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, 式の. (AP Photo/Vasha 追跡（する）)
Auburn 今後 Isaac Okoro (23) 激突するs two against Alabama during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, 式の. (AP Photo/Vasha 追跡（する）)
Alabama 今後 Alex Reese (3) and Auburn 中心 Austin Wiley (50) chase a 回復する during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, 式の. (AP Photo/Vasha 追跡（する）)
Auburn 今後 Isaac Okoro (23) shoots a three as Alabama guard John Petty Jr. (23) arrives late to defend the 発射 during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, 式の. (AP Photo/Vasha 追跡（する）)
Alabama guard Kira 吊りくさび Jr. (2) flexes after a 得点する／非難する／２０ against Auburn during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, 式の. (AP Photo/Vasha 追跡（する）)
