Alabama men's basketball head coach Nate Oats knew it would be "ridiculously hard" to take down Mississippi State on the road ...
Mississippi State had its chances, but it couldn't keep up with the Alabama offense in an 88-84 Tide victory.
No. 22 Alabama visits the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats after Sarah Ashlee Barker scored 36 points in the Crimson Tide's 66-64 loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores.
The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats will host conference opponent Alabama A&M. Thursday's matchup is the first this season between the two teams.