Most important thing we learned: Alabama and Arkansas have arrived
Remember 2020, when the Crimson Tide and the Razorbacks finished ninth and 10th in the league? Well, it’s taken just two seasons for Nate Oats and Eric Musselman to shift the paradigm and flip the SEC’s balance of power. Alabama and Arkansas finished first and second this time around, each making the Sweet 16 and succeeding in ways that feel sustainable. Oats continues to recruit as well as any coach in the conference. Musselman will always be a threat for top transfers. And the conference’s upper crust is as deep as ever for the foreseeable future.
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LSU loses by a point to Alabama in SEC tournament finals, opens NCAA tourney play Saturday vs. St. Bonaventure
LSU loses by a point to Alabama in SEC tournament finals, opens NCAA tourney play Saturday vs. St. Bonaventure
Two missed two-foot offensive rebound putbacks in the final 1.6 seconds.
That’s all that separated third-seeded LSU from upsetting No. 6 ranked and regular season SEC champion Alabama in the league tournament finals Sunday as the Crimson Tide escaped with an 80-79 victory in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.
Off an aborted LSU inbounds play starting with seven seconds left to play from the baseline under Tigers’ basket, sophomore forward Trendon Watford airballed a 3-point shot from right side of the top of the key.
Alabama beats Tennessee 73-68, heads to SEC championship Alabama beat Tennessee 73-68 in the 2021 SEC Tournament semifinal at Bridgestone Arena. (Source: Pixabay) By Jonathan Grass | March 13, 2021 at 6:49 PM CST - Updated March 14 at 11:25 AM
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSFA) - A second half comeback on Saturday ensured that the Alabama men’s basketball team is heading to the SEC Tournament Championship for the first time since 2002.
The No. 6/5 Crimson Tide came back from a 15-point deficit in the second half and pulled off a 73-68 win over No. 4 seed Tennessee in the 2021 SEC Tournament semifinal at Bridgestone Arena.
Alabama trailed for must of the game but emerged victorious through big stops and clutch shots down the stretch to improve to 23-6 overall this season, the most wins since going 23-12 in 2012.