A memorable evening for the Tigers was capped by a small fire that broke out at Mizzou Arena. Alarms went off while Bama coach Nate Oats was talking with the media. “Yeah, they were on fire tonight, that’s for sure,” Oats quipped. “That’s what was going on. We’ve known that for about two hours.”

Shortly after Missouri basketball beat Alabama on Wednesday, a fire was reported and extinguished in a Mizzou Arena suite.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — A small fire broke out in a Mizzou Arena suite following Wednesday night's basketball game between Missouri and Alabama, leading to an evacuation of the facility but no injuries. The fire was extinguished by arena staff, and the Columbia fire department responded shortly thereafter, MU's athletics department said in a statement.