Alabama Stuns Tennessee in SEC Showdown

0:00On March 1st, Alabama's men's basketball team grabbed their eighth straight southeastern conference win with a narrow 71-69 victory over rival Tennessee on Saturday. The game snapped a five game losing streak against the volunteers and a tense finish. Tennessee held a solid 12.5 time lead at 40-28 and pushed it to 13 in the second half. Alabama mounted a huge comeback to finally grab the lead with less than a minute left on the clock. Half more point guard, Laveron Phylon stepped up big in the closing stretch with key buckets that sealed the deal. His scoring helped turn the momentum when it mattered most. Rebounding played a huge role, too, even though Tennessee owned the boards overall 47-30. Alabama got more competitive on defense in the second half, limiting Tennessee's second chance points and fueling a 29-14 run over the final seven minutes. The tie now head to Georgia on Tuesday, riding high after proving they can rally from

1:01big deficits against tough competition.