Tennessee and Alabama will meet again on Thursday afternoon in Nashville in round two of the SEC Tournament. The Volunteers secured the No. 8 seed in the bracket, while the Crimson Tide landed in the No. 9 slot.
Tennessee came back to beat Alabama in Tuscaloosa earlier in the season, as the Crimson Tide blew a big lead in the second half. That stretch of games in late January and early February seemed to send Alabama down the wrong path that they could never recover from. Nate Oats first season at the helm ended with a disappointing 16-15 mark, with Alabama dropping 8 of their last 12 games in SEC play.