Acrobatic Grant Nelson play vs. Robert Morris saved the season for Alabama

For a moment there, it's okay to admit that you probably thought another dreaded No. 15 vs. No. 2 upset was going to be on the way. This time, though, it was going to involve the Alabama Crimson Tide. In the second half vs. Robert Morris, the Colonials had Bama on the ropes.

With less than seven minutes to go in the action, RMU took a 65-64 lead and they had all of the momentum in the world. Then, the one and only Grant Nelson, who asked Nate Oats late to put him in, stepped up and delivered one of the best plays of the season for this team.

Guard Aden Holloway drove towards the bucket, but instead of firing off a shot, he posted a lob high into the sky for Nelson to grab. He somehow did and then he flushed it with authority. This gave Alabama the lead and the Tide never looked back:

Grant Nelson and Aden Holloway may have saved the season for Alabama basketball

Throw it down, big fella! Keep in mind that Nelson isn't playing at 100 percent, as he suffered a concerning knee injury in the SEC Tournament loss to Florida. He met with a knee specialist and there was worry that maybe he wouldn't even be able to play in March Madness at all.

Thankfully, that wasn't the case. While he was far from perfect against Robert Morris, we can certainly look at this dunk as being the game-changing play. The Colonials were on fire and they had to be feeling that the biggest upset of the year was going to be on the way.

Instead, Holloway and Nelson connected for this unreal moment and Alabama ended up going on a 26-16 run to close things out, including the dunk. Next up is a second-round matchup on Sunday against either Saint Mary's or Vanderbilt. Without this jam from Nelson, though, who knows if things would have been turned around.