Down goes No. 1!

The Alabama Crimson Tide, for the 2nd time in just 2 weeks, have downed a No. 1 team, this time dispatching Houston 71-65 at the Fertitta center Saturday evening. Alabama previously downed No. 1 North Carolina in quadruple overtime on Nov. 27.

And they did it without a single field goal from perhaps their best player, Brandon Miller. The superstar freshman went 0-8 from the field, scoring 8 points off free throws alone. He also added 5 rebounds to his final stat sheet. Noah Clowney was the star of the day for the Crimson Tide, totaling 16 points and 11 rebounds.

The Crimson Tide are now 8-1 on the season with wins over North Carolina, Houston and Michigan State. Their only loss came against UConn.

Fans and media reacted to Alabama’s huge win over the Cougars Saturday afternoon.