WATCH: Malachi Moore makes huge interception to set up Alabama touchdown

Malachi Moore’s interception late in the first half against Missouri led to Alabama’s first touchdown.

It’s halftime at Bryant-Denny Stadium and the 15th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide lead the 17th-ranked Missouri Tigers, 13-0.

It was an ugly affair for both teams for much of the first half. Things shifted in Alabama’s favor late in the second quarter thanks to a clutch interception by Crimson Tide defensive back Malachi Moore.

With banged-up starting quarterback Brady Cook out of the game for Missouri, Moore picked off backup QB Drew Pyne at the Alabama 34-yard line with 2:37 to play until halftime. Moore brought the ball back 31 yards to the Missouri 35-yard line for Alabama’s first takeaway.

Three plays later, Jam Miller took a handoff from Jalen Milroe and walked into the end-zone untouched from three yards out for Alabama’s first touchdown of the afternoon and a 13-0 lead after Graham Nicholson tacked on the extra point with 1:54 to play until intermission.

 

It was a big answer for an Alabama team that had three takeaways in last week’s loss to Tennessee but failed to convert any of those into points.

At the break, Alabama had 167 yards of total offense and held Missouri to 101 yards. Milroe was 10-of-15 for 109 yards, including a pair of 20+ catches from receivers Germie Bernard and Emmanuel Henderson.

Henderson’s 28-yard catch to the Missouri 3-yard line after Moore’s interception’s set up Miller’s touchdown run.