That victory felt in many ways like an inflection point on the season, and had plenty of buried lore going on beneath the W/L column. For the team, it was an indicator of what kind of mental toughness ...

Alabama coach Nate Oats sent a message with the benching of star Mark Sears. Here's what Oats said of his decision to bench ...

REQUIRED READING:Alabama now No. 1 seed in college basketball Bracketology projection of NCAA tournament field Oats benched Sears and center Cliff Omoruyi to start the second half vs. the Tigers.