Nate Oats

Grant Nelson had twenty five points and eleven rebounds, and number four ranked Alabama beat number eight Kentucky 102-97 in a match up, on the road, of two of the top offensive teams in the country.

Alabama’s men’s basketball team is hoping to make up for a bruising loss to the Ole Miss Rebels. The catch is, Saturday’s game is against Kentucky which just beat Texas A & M eighty one to sixty nine.

Texas A & M saw its nine-game winning streak snapped over the weekend at the hands of the Crimson Tide. The Alabama men’s basketball team beat the Aggies ninety four to eighty-eight in College Station

Alabama plays South Carolina tonight after thrashing Oklahoma in its SEC Conference season opener. The Gamecocks fared worse after being smothered by Mississippi State eighty-five to fifty last Saturday.

Mark Sears scored twenty two points and had ten assists and number five ranked Alabama dominated in every way for a 107-79 victory over No. 12 and previously unbeaten Oklahoma on Saturday night in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.

Alabama’s mens basketball team is gearing up for play in the Southeastern Conference. The Tide will face Oklahoma in Tuscaloosa tomorrow after overwhelming the South Dakota State Jack rabbits last weekend one hundred and five to eighty two.

Aden Holloway made eight 3-pointers and scored 26 points off the bench, and number 5 ranked Alabama overwhelmed South Dakota State with 19 made 3-pointers in a 105-82 victory on Sunday.

Number 5 based Alabama looks to extend its four-game win streak with a victory over South Dakota State. The teams square off Sunday for the first time this season. Alabama is 5-0 at home, and South Dakota State is 0-3 on the road. The Crimson Tide are 5-0 on their home court.

Alabama shot 26% from 3-point range, 51% from the free throw line, committed 19 turnovers and still managed to beat Kent State 81-54 on Sunday.

Grant Nelson had 23 points and 10 rebounds in his return to his home state and No. 6 Alabama overcame Treysen Eaglestaff’s big night to hold off North Dakota 97-90 on Wednesday night. Mark Sears had 23 points and Labaron Philon added 16 for the Crimson Tide (9-2).