Nate Oats and Alabama took a hard loss to No. 1 Auburn on Saturday, but the Crimson Tide can make things interesting down the stretch.

Auburn’s run followed Alabama (21-4, 10-2 SEC) getting the score to 35-33, but being unable to affect the scoring column any further. The visitors used the cushion to race to a double-digit advantage in the second half’s early going, leading 55-41 with 15:45 to play.

The public address echoed in Coleman Coliseum on Saturday not to celebrate a basket from Alabama basketball but to put rowdy fans in timeout.