Alabama had high hopes of a run in the SEC Tournament, but went out with a whimper in the first round after losing to Vandy, 82-76.
Surprisingly, Alabama’s defense led the way in the first half. They played with the kind of intensity it takes to compete in tournaments, and held the Commodores to only 28 points at the break. Scottie Pippen Jr. was particularly frustrated, with only one field goal in the half but still got 11 points thanks to ten free throw attempts. That was the theme of the first half: whistle happy officials. They seemingly came into the game intending to make it as ugly as possible, calling a combined 29 fouls on the two teams in 20 minutes.