The Alabama Crimson Tide are currently navigating the toughest stretch of their season, and with the SEC proving to be the most competitive conference in college basketball this year, Alabama remains one of the top teams as the NCAA Tournament approaches in under four weeks.

A 103-97 win at Kentucky on Jan. 18 jumpstarted a seven-game win streak for the Tide, which was broken in back-to-back losses against Auburn and Missouri entering Saturday night. The catalyst in those defeats were slow starts — Alabama dug early, double-digit first-half deficits which resulted in consecutive wire-to-wire losses.