Mazara’s fifth exchange of the year saw the latter ejected in Alabama basketball’s win at Auburn. What Nate Oats said.

Chris Youngblood has left Alabama basketball's meeting with Auburn after he was hit in the face on a common foul by Chris Moore.

Auburn men’s basketball lost a key player in the second half of its top 10 showdown against Alabama after Chad Baker-Mazara was ejected for a Flagrant 2 foul. It happened after Baker-Mazara elbowed Alabama guard Chris Youngblood in the back of the head as the players were boxing out for a rebound.

Auburn basketball's Chad Baker-Mazara was ejected for a Flagrant 2 foul against Alabama on Saturday. Here's what happened.

With his team trailing archrival No. 8 Alabama by five with 10:52 remaining, Tigers guard/forward Chad Baker-Mazara was hit with a flagrant 2 foul after thrusting his forearm into the back of the head of Crimson Tide guard Chris Youngblood while fighting for position for a potential rebound.

In the second half of the game, Auburn guard Chad Baker-Mazara was given a flagrant-2 foul after elbowing Alabama's Chris Youngblood in the back of the head underneath the basket. It is the second-most notable ejection of Baker-Mazara's career following his ejection in the early stages of Auburn's NCAA Tournament first round game last season with Yale,

They lost 93-91 in overtime to arch-rival Alabama, and they did so without starting guard Chad Baker-Mazara for the final 11 minutes of regulation plus overtime. Baker-Mazara was ejected for throwing an elbow to the back of the head of Alabama guard Chris Youngblood.

For the second year in a row, Auburn basketball lost a marquee March matchup after Chad Baker-Mazara was ejected for committing an obviously dirty foul. The 25-year-old forward hit Alabama’s Chris Youngblood in the back of the head with his forearm while trying to gain position for a rebound.