Tony Mitchell News

The 17th-ranked Kansas State Wildcats find themselves in Mobile for Saturday night's Coors Classic clash with the Alabama Crimson Tide.

FACTS & STATS: Site: Coleman Coliseum -- Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Television: ESPN2.

Alabama forward Tony Mitchell swats a shot taken tonight by Samford's Bryan Friday .

A missing piece to Mark Gottfried's final Alabama basketball team has become a key component to the first steps taken under new coach Anthony Grant.

Matt Painter battled the sound of progress without a misspoken word. So what that the Purdue coach faced a background symphony of banging, clanging, whirring, drilling and hammering.

Robbie Hummel 's 23 points and nine rebounds Saturday rallied fifth-ranked Purdue to a 73-65 victory over Alabama.

Exam week just ended at the University of Alabama. Now it's time for a serious test for the Crimson Tide's basketball team.

JaMychal Green and Senario Hillman scored 12 points each to lead Alabama to a 74-46 victory over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday.

Mitchell, who also had seven rebounds, left the game with last night 9:25 to go because of a swollen left knee.

The Tide trailed 31-30 at halftime as it made 7 of 15 shots from 3-point range but only 3 of 16 shots from 2-point range.

GAME NOTES: The Alabama Crimson Tide of the SEC and the Florida State Seminoles of the ACC are part of the Old Spice Classic field, and that tournament continues today in Orlando, Florida.

JaMychal Green had a thunderous dunk off of a missed layup with 5.4 seconds remaining and blocked a potential game-tying shot as time expired, as Alabama edged 15th-ranked Michigan, 68-66, in the third place game of the Old Spice Classic.

Alabama Defeats Baylor, 79-76, In Old Spice Classic Opener Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Alabama got the win and Baylor learned from its first loss of the season. JaMychal Green scored 22 points and Mikhail Torrance had 20 to help Alabama beat Baylor 79-76 in the Old Spice Classic on Thursday night.

Starting Thanksgiving Day, I'll be broadcasting from the Old Spice Classic down at Disney's Wide World of Sports.

Five stats, facts and people you need to know before Alabama's game against the Friars.

The details: >> Alabama vs. Providence , 7 p.m., Coleman ColA iseum, Tuscaloosa, FM-99.5. This game will determine .

Vincent Council says he was all but weaned watching college basketball on television.

Julysses Nobles of Arkansas tries to pass the ball after colliding with Louisville's Rakeem Buckles.

Montevallo's Ryan Westbrooks dives for a steal from Alabama's Anthony Brock in the first half of a Nov.