Alabama's Collin Sexton in conference with Coach Avery Johnson during Oklahoma game

Every Alabama follower can remember the Crimson Tide’s last game, Saturday’s 80-73 win over Trae Young-led Oklahoma. Most Bama fans have probably forgotten the previous game, a 78-66 loss at Ole Miss. Certainly the Tide’s blowout loss at Georgia (46-65) in early January is out of mind.

Alabama, as most teams, has a “24-hour rule,” meaning regardless of the result of a game – the ecstasy of a win over Oklahoma or the agony of a loss to Georgia – is celebrated or mourned for only 24 hours, and then players must be focused on the future.

For Alabama, the future is Wednesday night when the Crimson Tide hosts Missouri. Tipoff in Coleman Coliseum is at 8 p.m. CST with Beth Mowins doing television commentary for ESPN2.

Alabama is 14-7 overall and 5-3 in Southeastern Conference play. Missouri is 13-8 overall, 3-5 in the league. Bama is tied for third in SEC standings with Kentucky and Tennessee, behind Auburn (7-1) and Florida (6-2).

Alabama got back on the winning track with its win over Oklahoma Saturday, while the Tigers lost their third straight game, 74-62, at Mississippi State.

Alabama Coach Avery Johnson hasn’t forgotten Saturday’s win over Oklahoma or that early season loss at Georgia and certainly not the last setback at Ole Miss. But he has it in perspective.

“We didn’t win the championship Saturday,” he said of the win over the Sooners.

As for the loss at Georgia, he said, “I keep refering to a loss that I think can be a gamechanger for us. I think that loss at Georgia was a great learning experience for us.”

Alabama players had Sunday off following the Saturday afternoon win over Oklahoma. They had a little surprise when they arrived for practice Monday. It required what Johnson called “some corrective training.”

“We went a little longer Monday than what they expected, and I was really animated,” Johnson said. He said there was more concentration on their minds than their bodies.

“I was trying to keep their mindset on the main thing and focuse on fundamentals and making the right plays.

“But even in our losses, I’m looking at attitude and focus and competitive spirit. I think it’s a glass half full deal. It is not the end of the world when you lose, even though it may seem like that.”

As for his own 24-hour rule, Johnson said, “I try to stay in the middle. I got probably 105 texts after the Oklahoma game. After the Ole Miss game I got five.”

The Bama coach said that in reviewing video of Saturday’s win that the Tide had “solid execution at both ends of the court 6 or 7 times out of 10.” That compared to what he saw was “zero” in the loss at Georgia and “3 at Ole Miss.”

He said Alabama gave more “consistent effort” and “showed what we are capable of doing” against the Sooners.

Johnson said that in Monday’s practice he had guard Collin Sexton “on a pitch count,” but only as a precaution. Sexton had missed a couple of games and was obviously less than 100 percent when he came back against Ole Miss, but he was outstanding in the Tide’s win over Oklahoma.

Sexton leads the Tide in scoring (18.5 points per game) and assists (3.3) and Donta Hall is top rebound man at 7.0). Kassius Robertson is the leading scorer for the Tigers at 15.7 ppg with Jontay Porter top rebounder (6.6) and Jordan Geist assist leader (2.7).

Although his name isn’t “Trae Young,” the Oklahoma guard Alabama had to defend in order to get Saturday’s win, Johnson warned that Bama had best not disrespect Kassius Robertson. Robertson is a 6-3 guard, a graduate transfer who is hitting 40.5 percent of his three-point shots.

Johnson noted that Missouri lost 6-10 junior forward Michael Porter, a former McDonald’s All-America, to surgery after he played just two minutes in the season-opening game, but said the Tigers have good players, including Porter’s brother, Jontay, a 6-11, 240-pound freshman forward. Also inside the Tigers have 6-10, 252-pound freshman Jeremiah Tilmon.

Alabama has an all-time record of 9-3 against Missouri, including a 5-2 record since the Tigers joined the SEC. The Tide has won the last five meetings.

Alabama received one vote in both the Associated Press and Coaches polls this week. The Tide has three wins this year over teams ranked in the RPI top 12 – No. 12 Oklahoma, No. 9 Rhode Island, and No. 5 Auburn.

Missouri Coach Cuonzo Martin (once at Tennessee) is in his first season at Missouri. He has 199 career victories.