Coming off a home loss to Auburn, the Alabama Crimson Tide are set to travel this upcoming Wednesday for a Top 25 matchup against the Missouri Tigers.

For Alabama men's basketball to avoid letting the Auburn loss turn into more down the stretch of an SEC gauntlet, here's what needs to be done.

The Tigers dropped to No. 2 last week in place of the Crimson Tide. Auburn received all 31 first-place votes this week.The Tigers recorded wins over Vanderbilt and Alabama last we

Auburn was ranked No. 1 once again in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll, which was released Monday, securing all 31 first-place votes as the Crimson Tide slipped to No. 4. In the AP Top 25 Poll, the Tigers secured 59 of 60 possible first-place votes, with Florida securing the only other top spot on a ballot.

Alabama basketball had 17 3-pointers in Texas before its worst night beyond the arc against Auburn. How the Tide was impacted in metrics rankings.

The overwhelming majority of coaches who enter the profession will never be involved in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup. But Bruce Pearl has now been in two such games at two different schools and won both of them despite being an underdog and on the road each time.