The most impressive shot Tuesday night didn’t come from an Alabama men’s basketball player.

Instead, Andy Hayes gets that accolade.

The president of Crimson Chaos tossed a shot from the front row of the student section before the Mississippi State game. And Hayes made it.

It was the first of many big shots as No. 6 Alabama crushed No. 24 Mississippi State 111-73 on Tuesday at Coleman Coliseum.

“I’ve been throwing that shot from this seat every game this year so far,” Hayes told the ESPN broadcast. “I haven’t had any practice besides that. But it’s been a long year. So I’ve done it probably 20-30 times up to this point. Haven’t made one yet. That was the first one, so it was really exciting.”

So who had the more impressive night? Hayes with his heave from the seats? Or Chris Youngblood, who actually plays for Alabama and hit seven 3-pointers against Mississippi State?

ESPN asked Hayes the same question.

“Chris has more than me, but I don’t know if he has me as far back as I’ve got him,” Hayes said. “We’ll call it a tie right now.”

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Nick Kelly is an Alabama beat writer for AL.com and the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X and Instagram.