There’s precious little breathing room in the best rivalry in the sport at the moment. This season alone, they became the first SEC teams to play a 1 vs. 2 showdown, with No. 1 Auburn getting the better of No. 2 Alabama in Tuscaloosa’s pulsating, ready-for-liftoff Airplane Hangar.

Although it may not impact NCAA Tournament seeding, head coach Nate Oats' squad can build heavily off yesterday's thriller in the Plains.

Alabama basketball's Nate Oats and Mark Sears were happy liked result vs Auburn, but sixth-year coach thought the game-winning call could've been better.