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.

BOTTOM LINE: No. 22 Alabama plays No. 12 Kentucky after Sarah Ashlee Barker scored 36 points in Alabama's 66-64 loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores. The Wildcats are 11-0 in home games. Kentucky is 16-1 ...

Gainesville, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Vanderbilt visits Florida after Mikayla Blakes scored 33 points in Vanderbilt's 66-64 victory against the Alabama Crimson Tide.