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Different elite team, same problem for Alabama men’s basketball.
The Crimson Tide, which has struggled to grab rebounds in each of its losses, encountered the same fate this weekend.
No. 1 Arizona outrebounded No. 12 Alabama 52-32. As a result, the Wildcats beat the Crimson Tide 96-75 on Saturday at Legacy Arena as part of the C.M. Newton Classic.
“This has been a recurring issue for us,” Alabama coach Nate Oats said. “When we play these tough physical teams, we haven’t answered the bell real well on the glass.”
The Crimson Tide (7-3) did fine for much of the first half. Alabama tallied 19 to Arizona’s 24 boards, and the Crimson Tide actually held a one-possession lead at the break.
Then the Wildcats took over the glass and the game. Arizona outrebounded Alabama 28-13 after halftime. The Wildcats especially dominated on the offensive glass with an 11-1 advantage in the second half.
“The toughness factor was a problem,” Oats said. “It’s nearly impossible to win a game when your opponent gets 28 more field goal attempts than you.”
Arizona (9-0) took 84 shots in the game to Alabama’s 56.
The Crimson Tide had no answer to Tobe Awaka and Motieju Krivas, who grabbed offensive boards with ease. The duo combined for 16 offensive rebounds with 29 total rebounds between the two of them.
Alabama was already struggling to limit them, but no help behind Aiden Sherrell hurt too. The 6-foot-11 forward left the game in the second half with full-body cramps.
“I do think Keitenn (Bristow) is a pretty good rebounder,” Oats said. “He’s coming off the injury. I think he can help us more. We’ve got to get Noah (Williamson) helping us a little more. Taylor (Bol Bowen) is the big factor. He plays a lot of minutes and doesn’t get many rebounds at 6-foot-10.”
Bristow, over 12 minutes grabbed two rebounds. Williamson had one rebound over 11 minutes. Bol Bowen finished with four rebounds over 26 minutes.
“He’s the big one who can fix the problem probably the best,” Oats said. “But if he doesn’t want to do it, we’re just going to find somebody else to do it.”
If not, Alabama could be in trouble the next time it encounters an elite team. An inability to win the battle on the glass cost the Crimson Tide against No. 6 Purdue, No. 8 Gonzaga and now No. 1 Arizona.
“We’ve got rebounding issues,” Oats said. “Until we fix them, we’re not really going to be able to beat a good team. We had two solid wins against St. John’s and Illinois, but the three elite teams we’ve played we’ve lost to because we got our tails kicked on the glass. Today was just as bad, maybe worse than any of them.”
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Different elite team, same problem for Alabama men’s basketball.
The Crimson Tide, which has struggled to grab rebounds in each of its losses, encountered the same fate this weekend.
No. 1 Arizona outrebounded No. 12 Alabama 52-32. As a result, the Wildcats beat the Crimson Tide 96-75 on Saturday at Legacy Arena as part of the C.M. Newton Classic.
“This has been a recurring issue for us,” Alabama coach Nate Oats said. “When we play these tough physical teams, we haven’t answered the bell real well on the glass.”
The Crimson Tide (7-3) did fine for much of the first half. Alabama tallied 19 to Arizona’s 24 boards, and the Crimson Tide actually held a one-possession lead at the break.
Then the Wildcats took over the glass and the game. Arizona outrebounded Alabama 28-13 after halftime. The Wildcats especially dominated on the offensive glass with an 11-1 advantage in the second half.
“The toughness factor was a problem,” Oats said. “It’s nearly impossible to win a game when your opponent gets 28 more field goal attempts than you.”
Arizona (9-0) took 84 shots in the game to Alabama’s 56.
The Crimson Tide had no answer to Tobe Awaka and Motieju Krivas, who grabbed offensive boards with ease. The duo combined for 16 offensive rebounds with 29 total rebounds between the two of them.
Alabama was already struggling to limit them, but no help behind Aiden Sherrell hurt too. The 6-foot-11 forward left the game in the second half with full-body cramps.
“I do think Keitenn (Bristow) is a pretty good rebounder,” Oats said. “He’s coming off the injury. I think he can help us more. We’ve got to get Noah (Williamson) helping us a little more. Taylor (Bol Bowen) is the big factor. He plays a lot of minutes and doesn’t get many rebounds at 6-foot-10.”
Bristow, over 12 minutes grabbed two rebounds. Williamson had one rebound over 11 minutes. Bol Bowen finished with four rebounds over 26 minutes.
“He’s the big one who can fix the problem probably the best,” Oats said. “But if he doesn’t want to do it, we’re just going to find somebody else to do it.”
If not, Alabama could be in trouble the next time it encounters an elite team. An inability to win the battle on the glass cost the Crimson Tide against No. 6 Purdue, No. 8 Gonzaga and now No. 1 Arizona.
“We’ve got rebounding issues,” Oats said. “Until we fix them, we’re not really going to be able to beat a good team. We had two solid wins against St. John’s and Illinois, but the three elite teams we’ve played we’ve lost to because we got our tails kicked on the glass. Today was just as bad, maybe worse than any of them.”
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