In No. 11 Alabama's most recent game, Purdue outrebounded the Crimson Tide by 24 on live balls - going a long way toward explaining why the Boilermakers came away with a seven-point win on Alabama's home court.

"That's embarrassing," said Alabama coach Nate Oats. "In life, in sports, the team that plays harder, people that work harder in whatever field you're in, should win. And they won. They deserved to win. We're going to have to fix some stuff."

If not, Oats and the Crimson Tide are at risk of being embarrassed again in their next game.

Alabama (2-1) continues its arduous non-conference slate with Wednesday's trip to face No. 8 Illinois (4-0) at the United Center in Chicago.

The Illini opened this week second in the nation in rebound margin at plus-21.7 per game. Much of the credit

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