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Fans react to Alabama’s 92-86 loss to Purdue on Saturday afternoon

The Alabama men’s basketball program lost its third game of the season on Saturday to Purdue. Roll Tide Wire takes a look at some of the fan reactions to the game on social media.

The Alabama men’s basketball program fell in Saturday’s contest north of the border. The Crimson Tide fell 92-86 to Purdue in Toronto, Canada.

Nate Oats’ squad controlled the first half. Alabama seemed to be clicking on all cylinders on the offensive end. However, the defensive end was a different situation. Purdue big man Zach Edey made things difficult down low throughout the entire game.

In the second half, he and his teammates began to knock down shots. The Boilermakers took the lead in the second half and never looked back. Alabama stormed back at the end but did not have enough gas in the tank to overcome the deficit.

Alabama falls to 6-3 while Purdue improves to 9-1 on the season. After the game, Alabama fans had some mixed emotions toward the outcome of the game.

Roll Tide Wire takes a closer look at some of the fan reactions following the loss on Saturday afternoon.

Alabama vs. Purdue: Predictions and analysis

Alabama will take on Purdue on Saturday afternoon in Toronto, Canada. Roll Tide Wire provides its analysis and prediction for the game!

The Alabama men’s basketball team will take on Purdue on Saturday afternoon. The Crimson Tide find themselves in a contrasting environment as they will play the Boilermakers in Toronto, Canada. The last time that Alabama played in Canada was for a preseason tour several years ago.

Alabama comes into the game with a 6-2 record. The Crimson Tide suffered two losses in as many weeks to Ohio State and Clemson. As for Purdue, they will come into the game with an 8-1 record. Their lone loss of the season came against a conference opponent in the Northwestern Wildcats.

The Boilermakers are a high-scoring team that plays excellent on defense as well. This could very well be Alabama’s most challenging matchup of the season. Matt Painter’s squad is led by 7-footer Zach Edey who averages 23.7 points per game and 11.2 rebounds per game.

Another interesting statistic to note is that Purdue shoots 49.1% from the field as a team. In comparison, Alabama shoots 49.9% from the field as a team. Therefore, I look for this to be a high-scoring matchup between these two programs.

With the status of Alabama forward Grant Nelson currently unknown, there is reason for doubt. Nelson is currently the team’s third-leading scorer and leads the team with 6.2 rebounds per game.

Therefore, I am going to take Purdue 82, Alabama 75 in the Hall of Fame Series game.