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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Before Nate Oats walked into the media room at Coleman Coliseum, the Alabama head coach was informed of the point spread for Saturday’s game against UConn. The Huskies are an 11.5-point favorite in the Final Four matchup with the Crimson Tide. That is tied for the fourth-largest Final Four point spread in the last 50 years, according to Ben Fawkes, which is a note that Alabama’s players didn’t know prior to Tuesday but will now. “We will definitely use that,” Oats said. “All the slights that everybody had going into the other games, our players took note. … I’m sure our play…

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