The Alabama men’s basketball team earns win No. 20 on the season, with one game remaining, as the Crimson Tide take down Auburn for the second time in 2021 with a final score of 58-70.
No. 8 Alabama’s record improves to 206 overall with an SEC record of 15-2.
Crimson Tide fans had their last chance to say goodbye to the seniors tonight in the final home game of their collegiate careers.
Sophomore guard Jaden Shackelford led the team in scoring with 23 points, while seniors Herbert Jones and John Petty combined for 15 rebounds.
This was the program’s first sweep over Auburn in basketball since the 2014-2015 season.
Alabama seems locked in as a No. 2 seed for the NCAA tournament, but will first have to go through the SEC tournament.
Up next for the 2020-2021 SEC regular season champions is a road game against Georgia.
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