Alabama basketball star guard Mark Sears was benched in the second half of the Crimson Tide's win over LSU. Here's what coach Nate Oats said about it.

Alabama head basketball coach Nate Oats benching Mark Sears against LSU on Saturday night had many meanings, according to one analyst.

Even despite the Alabama Crimson Tide picking up an 80-73 win over the LSU Tigers on Saturday night inside Coleman Coliseum, one of the biggest talking points surrounding the game was not necessarily the win,

Here's what Alabama basketball's coach said aobut Houston Mallette and Derrion Reid before the Tide faces LSU.

The SEC had 10 teams ranked in the AP Top 25. Tennessee (17-3) fell two spots to No. 8 with the Kentucky Wildcats (14-5) falling three spots to No. 12. Texas A&M (No. 13, 15-5), Missouri (No. 20, 16-4), Ole Miss (No. 23, 15-5) and Vanderbilt (No. 24, 16-4) were all ranked.

Alabama guard Mark Sears came into Saturday's game against LSU leading the team and the Southeastern Conference in scoring but was held scoreless and spent the entire second half of the Crimson Tide’s

Just days after reaching the 2,500 point milestone, Alabama guard Mark Sears was benched in the 2nd half against LSU

Nate Oats gave an update on Alabama basketball's Houston Mallette, who has been out since Texas A&M, while previewing LSU on Friday.

The Alabama basketball team picked up another conference win on Saturday with an 80-73 victory over LSU. That game was a dogfight throughout before the

Nate Oats spoke briefly about the lack of playing time for star point guard Mark Sears in Alabama's narrow win over LSU.

Nate Oats saw this movie before: a scoreless Mark Sears game but an Alabama win on the court. The Crimson Tide head coach was asked to compare the games: Saturday’s win over LSU and a November win over Illinois where Sears was held scoreless in both contests. Sears didn’t play the entire second half against the Tigers.