On Tuesday night, Mississippi State basketball coach Ben Howland couldn't stop talking about Retin Obasohan -- even he couldn't quite take a firm hold of the name.
When: 2 p.m. Saturday
Where: Coleman Coliseum.
Records: Alabama 12-9, 3-6 SEC
Missouri 8-14, 1-8 SEC
TV: SEC Network
Radio: 95.3 FM
"Thirty-two did a great job of press defense, denying the ball to Malik (Newman) early in the game," said Howland, as he enumerated the factors in Alabama's overtime win against the Bulldogs that night.
"Thirty-two is a fantastic player, really, really good at both ends of the floor," Howland replied to another question.