Honestly, we're fortunate they couldn't make free throws. If they could make free throws, this game would have been a little bit different," Alabama head coach Nate Oats said of the Aggies.

Another weekend of conference play in college basketball is underway with plenty of marquee matchups Saturday including a showdown between two of the top programs from the Mountain West. New Mexico will put its perfect 5-0 record against conference opponents on the line when it hosts San Diego State on CBS.

Texas A&M (13-3, 2-1) drops its first conference game to No. 5 Alabama (14-2, 3-0) after a poor shooting performance while missing star guard Wade Taylor IV for the second consecutive game. In a game with more than 50 fouls,