How to Watch: No. 1 Alabama Basketball at No. 10 Tennessee

What you need to know about the Crimson Tide's road trip to face the Tennessee Volunteers.

Katie Windham | Feb 12, 2023

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For the majority of the season, February 15 was a date circled on the calendar of SEC basketball fans because it might determine the conference champion when Alabama travels to face Tennessee. And while Alabama is still at the top of the league standings and undefeated in conference play, the Volunteers have now lost three of their last four games, including back-to-back losses on buzzer beaters.

The upcoming matchup between Alabama and Tennessee doesn't hold the same implications that it once seemed it would, but that doesn't make it any less important to the two teams.

Tennessee still has a solid resume and some of the best wins in the country over Big 12 foes Kansas and Texas, but are in a bit of a midseason slump at the wrong time. And while the Volunteers will certainly drop in the polls after two losses over the past week, it will still be a top-25 clash inside Thompson-Bowling Arena Wednesday night.

It's been more than a calendar year since these rivals have met on the hardwood. Here's what you need to know about this week's matchup between the Crimson Tide and Volunteers:

How to Watch Alabama at Tennessee

Who: No. 1 Alabama (22-3, 12-0 SEC) at No. 10 Tennessee (19-6, 8-4 SEC)

When: 6 p.m. CT, Wednesday

Where: Thompson-Bowling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee

TV: ESPN2

Live Stream: fuboTV (Start your free trial)

Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network (Play-By-Play: Chris Stewart; Analyst: Bryan Passink). The pregame show will begin one hour prior to tipoff.

Series: Alabama leads, 82-70

Last Meeting: The Crimson Tide and Volunteers only met one time last season, and it was in the opening game of conference play, so it has been a while since these two teams met. Two of Alabama's few returners this season were the Crimson Tide's leading scorers that night. Noah Gurley had 20 points, and Jahvon Quinerly added 18 as Alabama rolled to a 73-68 victory over the Vols inside Coleman Coliseum.

Last Time Out, Alabama: In the first leg of its two-game, road rivalry swing, Alabama beat Auburn 77-69. It wasn't the Crimson Tide's best shooting performance, but strong guard play from Jaden Bradley, Mark Sears and Rylan Griffen led Alabama to victory. Alabama turned the ball over 14 times and got out-rebounded by the Tigers, but got the key stops and buckets when it needed to.

Last Time Out, Tennessee: For the second time in a week, the Volunteers lost on a buzzer beater. This time it was at the hands of the Missouri Tigers inside Thompson-Bowling Arena Saturday night. Missouri held a 12-point halftime lead and led by as many as 17 points before the Vols roared back in front of their home crowd. A missed free throw by Santiago Vescovi left the door open for the Tigers, and DeAndre Gholston delivered with the 3-point heave at the buzzer to give Missouri the 86-85 victory.

Katie Windham is the assistant editor for BamaCentral, primarily covering football, basketball gymnastics and softball. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Alabama and has covered a variety of Crimson Tide athletics since 2019 for outlets like The Tuscaloosa News, The Crimson White and the Associated Press before joining BamaCentral full time in 2021. Windham has covered College Football Playoff games, the Women's College World Series, NCAA March Madness, SEC Tournaments and championships in multiple sports.

How to Watch Alabama at Tennessee

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