GALLERY: Alabama Men’s Basketball’s 90-83 Victory Over LSU in Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE, La. - Nate Oats and the Alabama men's basketball team needed a win on Saturday to extend its already longest win streak of the season, and more importantly, to remain alive in the hunt for the double bye in the SEC tournament, which is less than three weeks away as the home stretch of the SEC men's basketball season approaches.

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The Tide didn't flash the way we're used to seeing, but handled its business against a talented, but struggling, LSU men's basketball team in a 90-83 victory over the Tigers. The victory helped Alabama secure its fourth straight 20-win season under Nate Oats, dating back to the 2022-23 season. Alabama had just one 20-win season in the previous seven seasons.

The leading scorer on the night was junior guard Aden Holloway, who scored 17 points on 5-13 shooting from the floor. He made just one of six three-point shots, but did make all six free throws he attempted. Hot on his heels was freshman forward Amari Allen with 16 points on 4-9 shooting from the floor and 2-5 from three-point range. Allen also made all six free throw attempts on Saturday.

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The Crimson Tide advanced to 20-7 on the season with a 10-4 record in SEC play, tied with the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Tennessee Volunteers. Alabama holds the tiebreaker over Arkansas after an exhilarating 117-115 win over the Razorbacks on Wednesday night. Alabama currently doesn't have a tiebreaker over Tennessee, but will play the Volunteers in Knoxville, Tennessee, next Saturday.

Alabama's next game will come in Coleman Coliseum on Wednesday, February 25. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. CT on ESPN News.

Wyatt Fulton is the Tide 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.