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BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN: Stat leaders from Alabama’s road loss to Tennessee

Alabama suffered its first loss in SEC play of the season on Wednesday night. Here are the Tide’s stat leaders against Tennessee.

[autotag]Nate Oats[/autotag] and the Alabama men’s basketball team dropped its first SEC game of the season on Wednesday night with a 68-59 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers.

It isn’t surprising that Alabama’s perfect run in the SEC came to an end against a Tennessee team who was in desperate need of a win after back-to-back losses on buzzer-beaters.

Even with the loss, Alabama is in firm control of first place in the SEC with five games remaining in the regular season.

Turnovers played a massive part in Alabama’s loss in Knoxville. The Vols scored 26 points off of the Tide’s 19 turnovers.

Let’s take a look at Alabama’s stat leaders from Wednesday night’s loss.

Alabama vs. Tennessee: Stream, injury report, broadcast info for Wed., Fed. 15

How to watch No. 1 Alabama take on No. 11 Tennessee in Knoxville!

[autotag]Nate Oats[/autotag] and the No. 1 ranked Alabama men’s basketball will take a trip north to Knoxville on Wednesday to take on the No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers.

Alabama is currently 22-3 on the season and a perfect 12-0 in SEC play. The Vols are currently on a two-game losing streak. Both losses came on buzzer-beaters against Vanderbilt and Missouri.

With the Vols in desperate need of a win to try and keep pace with the Tide, Tennessee is sure to have Thompson–Boling Arena packed and loud for the contest Wednesday night.

Here is everything you need to know to catch the action between Alabama and Tennessee on Wednesday night.

Where Alabama ranks in ESPN’s Basketball Power Index ahead of matchup with Tennessee

Alabama is among the nation’s elite in ESPN’s Basketball Power Index.

[autotag]Nate Oats[/autotag] and the Alabama men’s basketball team are coming off a road win against arch-rival Auburn and now the Tide has claimed the No. 1 ranking in both the AP and the USA TODAY Coaches poll.

Things will not be getting any easier for the Tide as a road game Wednesday night against Tennessee is up next.

Before Alabama tips things off against the Volunteers, let’s look at the latest update of ESPN’s Basketball Power Index.

According to ESPN, the BPI is a “measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of performance going forward. BPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Strength of Record (SOR) is a measure of team accomplishment based on how difficult a team’s W-L record is to achieve. Game predictions account for opponent strength, pace of play, site, travel distance, day’s rest, and altitude, and are used to simulate the season 10,000 times to produce season projections. Numbers update daily.”

Here is a breakdown of where Alabama ranks in the BPI.

Everything Nate Oats said following Alabama’s 77-69 win over Auburn

Everything Nate Oats said following Alabama’s 77-69 road win against the Auburn Tigers.

No. 3 Alabama went down to the Plains and came away with a 77-69 win over the Auburn Tigers on Saturday afternoon.

With the win, the Crimson Tide is now 22-3 on the season and has an unblemished record in SEC play at 12-0.

Despite star freshman Brandon Miller not having his best shooting day, other players stepped up to help carry the Alabama offense.

Freshman Rylan Griffen came off the Tide bench to lead all Alabama scorers with 16.

Alabama finished the last 7:57 of the game on a 21-10 run to help pull away from the Tigers.

Following the win, Alabama head coach [autotag]Nate Oats[/autotag] would speak to the media and discuss his team’s performance against their arch-rivals. Here is everything coach Oats had to say:

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN: Stat leaders from Alabama’s road win at Auburn

Alabama’s stat leaders from its 77-69 road win over the Auburn Tigers.

No. 3 Alabama went into one of the toughest environments in college basketball and got a 77-69 win over the Auburn Tigers.

Auburn gave Alabama everything it wanted and more in the matchup. The game was all knotted up at 37 a piece at the half before the Tide outscored the Tigers 40-32 in the second half.

Alabama didn’t have its best performance from behind the three-point line, and it only managed to finish 56.5% from the free throw line but was still able to score nearly 80 points in the contest.

With the win, Alabama is now 22-3 on the season and a perfect 12-0 in SEC play.

Let’s look at Alabama’s stat leaders from the hard-fought road win at Auburn.

Alabama vs. Auburn: Stream, injury report, broadcast info for Sat., Fed. 11

Are you ready for Saturday’s matchup between Alabama and Auburn? Here is how you can all the action between the Tide and Tigers!

One of the most anticipated college basketball matchups of the weekend will take place in Auburn Arena when No. 3 Alabama takes on the Auburn Tigers.

[autotag]Nate Oats[/autotag] brings in one of the nation’s top teams and undeniably the top team in the SEC.

Currently, the Tide are 21-3 on the season and a perfect 11-0 in conference play.

Auburn on the other hand has struggled as of late losing four out of its last five games.

Bruce Pearl is sure to have his team ready to try and take down the mighty Tide on Saturday afternoon, so Alabama better bring its best effort.

Here is everything you need to know to catch the action between Alabama and Auburn on Saturday afternoon.

LOOK: Top images from Alabama’s historic win over Florida

Check out the best photos from Alabama’s win over Florida (Dunks included!)

Alabama men’s basketball improves to 21-3 overall with a perfect in-conference record of 11-0 after defeating the Florida Gators 97-69. The eleventh win in SEC play is what made the win historic.

The last time an Alabama team went 11-0 in the SEC was nearly 70 years ago. Nate Oats has this Crimson Tide squad focused on one goal: winning.

The dominance displayed by Alabama in recent games, Florida included, puts the rest of college basketball on notice. This team means business.

With strong performances by Brandon Miller, Jahvon Quinerly and others, check out the best images from the Crimson Tide’s win over the Gators.

FINAL: Alabama dominates Florida 97-69 to improve to 11-0 in SEC play

Crimson Tide start SEC play 11-0 for the first time since 1955-1956

The Crimson Tide once again looked like the best team in college basketball as Alabama took down the Florida Gators 97-69 Wednesday night.

Alabama has a sizable lead in the SEC as the team started conference play 11-0 for the first time since 1955-1956. The things that Nate Oats has accomplished in Tuscaloosa in less than four full seasons are truly remarkable. Alabama fans can rejoice at the fact that he will be in town for some time after agreeing to a new contract extension last week.

Brandon Miller led the charge en route to a 24-point performance and grabbed nine rebounds, as well. Mark Sears was also outstanding chipping in 19 points on four of six from three. The Tide were just white-hot all night shooting slightly below 50% from the field and 44% from the three-point line.

The Tide travels to Auburn on Saturday for arguably the most important game to date.

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Everything Nate Oats said following Alabama’s win over the Florida Gators

Everything Alabama’s Nate Oats said following the Tide’s 97-69 win over the Florida Gators.

The Alabama men’s basketball team has dominated yet another SEC foe inside the confines of Coleman Coliseum. This time the victims were the Florida Gators on Wednesday night as the Tide routed the Gators 97-69.

With the win, Alabama is now 21-3 on the season and a perfect 11-0 in conference play.

Alabama controlled the game on both ends of the floor and the Gators were never really in it as the Tide held a 52-23 lead at halftime.

Following the win, Crimson Tide head coach [autotag]Nate Oats[/autotag] would speak to the media and discuss his team’s performance. Here is everything coach Oats had to say.

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN: Stat leaders from Alabama’s dominating win over Florida

Here are Alabama’s stat leaders from its impressive 97-69 win over the Florida Gators.

[autotag]Nate Oats[/autotag] and the Alabama men’s basketball team improved to 21-3 overall and a perfect 11-0 in SEC with an impressive and dominating 97-69 win over the Florida Gators.

The first half saw the Tide put together a nearly flawless performance on both ends of the floor as Alabama held a 52-23 lead after the first 20 minutes.

Alabama’s tough defense was the game’s story as the Gators shot just 34.9% from the field and 28.6% from the three-point.

The lone bright spot for the Gators was senior big man Colin Castleton who finished with 29 points and 10 rebounds.

Offensively, the Tide was efficient from the floor shooting 49.3% and 44.1% from the three-point line.

Let’s look at the individual stats leaders for Alabama in the Tide’s dominating win over the Gators.