Alabama guard Mark Sears found himself back in Nate Oats' crosshairs ahead of a rivalry matchup with the Auburn Tigers. The head coach threw his star

Nate Oats took the podium following No. 2 Alabama's 94-85 loss to the No. 1 Auburn Tigers. Coach Oats opened his presser by stating, "Obviously, it's a disappointing loss. Give Auburn a lot of credit.

The No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide are primed for arguably the biggest home game in program history on Saturday when hosting the No. 1 Auburn Tigers at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa. The anticipation is building for this colossal clash between these two bitter rivals and it will make history as the very first No.

However, the Tigers broke off a 9-1 run to once again create separation from their rival and never looked back. According to ESPN Stats and Info, this was the first home game of Nate Oats' tenure at Alabama where the Crimson Tide never led.

The Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers met on Saturday to try and decide who the best team in the country was at this point. It ended up being the Tigers, and Alabama head coach Nate Oats left the game frustrated with how his team played to open the second half.

Auburn and Alabama face off in the battle of the top-two teams in college basketball. In his interview with the media, Alabama head coach Nate Oats decided to take a jab at senior Chad Baker-Mazara.

The Crimson Tide head coach went to the microphone in the middle of the game to tell fans to 'knock it off' after an object was thrown onto the hardwood.

Nate Oats and Bruce Pearl have made Alabama and Auburn basketball perennial contenders in their tenures. Here's how they did it:

Bruce Pearl and Nate Oats both have made Final Four runs and get it done despite having to face each other twice a season.

Here are the top takeaways from Wednesday's college basketball slate, which saw Auburn narrowly avoid a letdown loss