No. 17 Missouri upsets No. 7 Alabama on controversial no-call in closing minute

In one of Saturday's most compelling men's basketball matchups, Alabama had three chances to tie the score or win the game against Missouri in the final minute, but couldn't put the Tigers away.

The Tigers, ranked No. 17 in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll, upset the No. 7 Crimson Tide in their SEC matchup, 68-65.

Alabama, which trailed by 22 points with 12:38 remaining, exploded for a 21-2 run to pull within a point with 40 seconds to play.

Herb Jones missed two short shots, one with what appeared to be substantial contact by Missouri’s Mitchell Smith, and a desperation 3-point try.

"I thought the kid landed on Herb's back,” Alabama coach Nate Oats said. “I saw it live, I thought it was a foul live. I haven’t seen the replay. I wish we hadn't put ourselves in a spot where it came down to a whistle or not getting a whistle in the last five seconds."

When the game tipped, one person was missing and it was noticeably quieter for fans watching at home.

ESPN analyst Jimmy Dykes was forced to announce the first few minutes of the game alone after Karl Ravech, the scheduled play-by-play commentator, was missing due to technical difficulties. 

Ravech joined the action via cell phone with 15:03 left in the first half.

"We're still skating on thin ice over here," Ravech told Dykes.  "We're calling the game through a cell phone. That can go south at any second."

CBS Sports analyst Matt Norlander tweeted  it sounded like Ravech was commentating from a submarine. 

About 11 minutes in, Ravech switched to a headset, fixing audio issues. 

Contributing: Elizabeth Backo