Tonight is the rematch four years in the making: Alabama vs. Creighton in Omaha.
Man, I hate Creighton
The NIT can sometimes be an unwelcome destination for teams that, because of expectations or in-season circumstances, are ready to pull the plug. Alabama, though, needs to keep the juice flowing. "We need to play," Johnson said Friday night in Nashville in the wake of a third 2016 loss to a Kentucky team that seems to be peaking into a postseason juggernaut. "We need games, quality games against good opposition. We have two great seniors (Retin Obasohan and Arthur Edwards) and they want to keep playing.