Previously undefeated Auburn men’s basketball team falls to rival Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa

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January 15, 2020

The previously undefeated Auburn Tigers men’s basketball team lost to the University of Alabama 83-64 in Tuscaloosa’s Coleman Coliseum Wednesday evening.

Bruce Pearl’s Auburn went into the game ranked No. 4 in the nation. The Tigers are now 15-1 overall and 3-1 in SEC play.

Nate Oats’ Bama team is now 9-7 overall and 2-2 in conference play.

Kira Lewis, Jr. was the standout scorer for Alabama.

With a whopping 25 points, while grabbing 3 boards and 3 assists, Kira Lewis Jr. is our Player of the Game!!#RollTide pic.twitter.com/er2VTYXLBY

— Alabama Men’s Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) January 16, 2020

You can view the boxscore here.

Sean Ross is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn

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