Little Musselman and his hogs hang on to beat equally mediocre auburn 76-73, thanks in large part to Wendell Green doing Wendell Green things.
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Unfortunately both of those medicore teams could have and maybe should have beaten us on our home court.
Too bad for them, they didn't. Collectively, against Bama, 0-4 is even worse than mediocre.
Vandy clips LSU, certainly no shock there.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ā The No. 4/5 Alabama men's basketball team enters the Southeastern Conference Tournament as the No. 1 seed and will begin its tournament run against No. 9 seed Mississippi State. This is the second time in the last three seasons under head coach Nate Oats where the Tide have entered the SEC Tournament as the No. 1 seed.
The quarterfinals matchup features two of the best defenses in the conference, as The Tide rank No. 4 in Adjusted Defense according to KenPom, while the Bulldogs are No. 6 in the country.
The Alabama-Mississippi State contest highlights two of the SEC's best players in Alabama's Brandon Miller and Mississippi State's Tolu Smith, who were both named First Team All-SEC.
The Bulldogs advanced to the quarterfinal round against the Crimson Tide by way of a 69-68 overtime victory Thursday vs. No. 8 seed Florida.
The radio broadcast can be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network with Chris Stewart (play-by-play) and Bryan Passink (analyst) on the call, while Tom Stipe (engineer) is turning the dials. The pregame show will begin one hour prior to tipoff.
The quarterfinals matchup features two of the best defenses in the conference, as The Tide rank No. 4 in Adjusted Defense according to KenPom, while the Bulldogs are No. 6 in the country.
The Alabama-Mississippi State contest highlights two of the SEC's best players in Alabama's Brandon Miller and Mississippi State's Tolu Smith, who were both named First Team All-SEC.
The Bulldogs advanced to the quarterfinal round against the Crimson Tide by way of a 69-68 overtime victory Thursday vs. No. 8 seed Florida.
The Broadcast
Saturday's game is set for an 12 p.m. CT tipoff and will be aired on ESPN with Karl Ravech (play-by-play), Jimmy Dykes (analyst) and Marty Smith (court reporter) on the call.The radio broadcast can be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network with Chris Stewart (play-by-play) and Bryan Passink (analyst) on the call, while Tom Stipe (engineer) is turning the dials. The pregame show will begin one hour prior to tipoff.
Notes You Need To Know
- Brandon Miller became the fourth player in the last 50 years to lead the SEC in scoring as a freshman joining Bernard King (1975), Chris Jackson (LSU) and Cameron Thomas (2021)
- Alabama head coach Nate Oats joins C.M. Newton as the only two Alabama head coaches that have led UA to multiple SEC regular season championships
- Alabama has won two SEC regular season championships in the last three years for the first time since winning three straight from 1974-76
- The Crimson Tide is the first SEC team to score 100 points versus three conference opponents since the 1997-98 Arkansas team
- Alabama won 11 SEC games by double digits, tying the program record set by the 1955-56 team
- The Crimson Tide is one of four schools (Houston, Purdue and Texas) to rank in the top 20 in both defense adjusted efficiency (No. 3) and in offense adjusted efficiency (No. 20) according to KenPom
- Alabama's newcomers have scored 2,003 of UA's 2,568 points (78.0%) this season led by Brandon Miller's 19.6 ppg
- Miller is 25 points away from tying Collin Sexton's record for most points (632 points) scored by a freshman in a single season in UA history
- Miller is the only player in Division I this season and one of 10 players in the last 30 years to score 605 points, record 245 rebounds and make 90 three-pointers this season
- Miller's 92 three-pointers this season is tied for fifth most in UA history in a single season and 11 away from the program record (Eric Washington, 1995-96)
- Alabama's freshmen have scored 51.9% (1,334 points) of the Tide's points this season
About Mississippi State
- The Bulldogs closed the regular season as one of the SEC's hottest teams winning eight of their last 11 games
- The run has been highlighted by a trio of NCAA NET Quad 1 wins over No. 11 TCU (01/28), at Arkansas (02/11) and against No. 25 Texas A&M (02/25) in addition to NCAA NET Quad 2 triumphs over Missouri (02/04) and at Ole Miss (02/18)
- As of March 7, Mississippi State is the only team to rank inside the nation's top 20 in scoring defense (60.4, 2nd SEC, 8th nationally), opponent field goal percentage (39.3, 3rd SEC, 10th nationally) and steals (8.94, 2nd SEC, 17th nationally)
- State's defense limited its first 10 opponents to 60 points or less. The Bulldogs are joined by 2011-12 Virginia as the only teams during the 2000s to limit their season's first 10 opponents to 60 points or less.
- Only five teams have reached the 70-point mark against State
- In 62 halves this season, State has allowed 25 points or fewer on 18 occasions (29.0 percent and limited the opposition to under a 35 percent shooting clip 23 times (37.1 percent)
- Chris Jans is the only men's basketball coach at Mississippi State to win his opening 11 contests. The previous mark was held by E.C. Hayes, who completed the 1911-12 season at 9-0 and won the opening game of the 1912-13 campaign.
- Jans is 1 of 3 first-year coaches in SEC history to start his opening campaign with at least 11 straight victories
With that loss, does aubrun to NIT?
bamafan9201
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Unlikely, they just get a low number, if you're in the top 25 right now you're likely a lock for the NCAA Tourney unless you're a small school of some sort with an auto-bid required.
Bammerboy321
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They're at 32 in the NET. They shouldn't be a lock considering their schedule was a joke, but that last win vs Tennessee gets them in safely.
Their signature OOC win was a 43-42 win against Northwestern. If they had lost that, they'd be NIT bound.
Bammerboy321
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I think the rest was much needed for the team. Oats said they had a skill-based practice a few days ago and it went well. State has played us tough all season (even the blowout in Starkville). Jans is a good coach too. I expect Alabama to win, but late.
I really hope Bama comes out and plays incredible defense. We are a completely different team when we get after it on the defensive end of the floor. Best wishes men!
Bammerboy321
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Our ball movement is crisp right now. We look healthy and smooth. Bediako is playing very well, even though he's let a few rebounds get away from him.
bamafan9201
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Rebounds are a little iffy early on but everything else looks good
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