Alabama men's basketball head coach Nate Oats knew it would be "ridiculously hard" to take down Mississippi State on the road coming into Wednesday night.The No. 4 Crimson Tide defeated No. 14 Mississippi State 88-84,

Sammy Jackson, 59, was a star basketball player at Headland High School near Dothan who made all-conference playing for the University of Montevallo.

After missing four straight games, Derrion Reid returned to the floor for Alabama basketball at Mississippi State. Here's how he played.