Men's Basketball

The No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide take on the No. 1 Auburn Tigers. The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season. Alabama is 10-1 against the SEC, and Auburn is 10-1 against conference opponents.

Jarin Stevenson scored 22 points and No. 2 Alabama used a hot-shooting first half and a barrage of 3-pointers to cruise to a 103-80 win over Texas. The Crimson Tide victory sets up Saturdays’ big showdown with rival No. 1 Auburn with a chance to claim sole possession of first place in the SEC.

Denver Jones scored 21 points as No. 1 Auburn held off Vanderbilt 80-68 Tuesday night to avoid the Tigers’ first losing skid of the season. Now Auburn goes into Saturday’s big showdown for the top of the Southeastern Conference standings along with supremacy in the state of Alabama and the top of the AP Top 25. The Tigers came into Tuesday night tied with No. 2 Alabama in league play.

Auburn is still No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's basketball poll despite a loss to Florida. The Tigers received 34 first-place votes from a 61-person media panel. No. 2 Alabama moved up a spot and received 23 first-place votes.

The basketball version of the Alabama-Auburn rivalry has heated up as both programs have risen into national prominence. The Tigers and Crimson Tide have become regulars in the AP Top 25 and each has made a trip to the Final Four in the past five years, including Alabama’s first trip last year.

Texas and No. 3 Alabama will take the floor in a matchup of SEC opponents. Tuesday's meeting is the first of the season between the teams. Texas is 4-7 against the SEC, and Alabama is 9-1 against conference opponents.

Oklahoma visits the No. 1 Auburn Tigers after Jeremiah Fears scored 21 points in the Sooners' 97-67 win against the Vanderbilt Commodores. Tuesday's meeting is the first this season for the two teams. Auburn is 8-0 against the SEC, and Oklahoma is 3-5 against conference opponents.

Mark Sears scored 20 points and No. 4 Alabama won its fifth straight game and for the 14th time in 15 contests, beating Georgia 90-69. Grant Nelson had 16 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots, Aiden Sherrell scored 12 points off the bench and Chris Youngblood and Aden Holloway each added 10 points.

No. 4 Alabama takes on the Georgia Bulldogs after Chris Youngblood scored 23 points in Alabama's 88-84 win against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Saturday's matchup is the first of the season between the two teams.

Chris Youngblood had a season-high 23 points, including two free throws with 10.9 seconds remaining, to lead No. 4 Alabama to an 88-84 win over No. 14 Mississippi State. Youngblood made a career-best seven 3 pointers while Alabama made 15 of 31 from beyond the arc.