No. 4 Alabama men's basketball took down No. 14 Mississippi State 88-84 in a thriller on the road. Unlike most of Alabama's wins, this one was close throughout as the Bulldogs never allowed the Crimson Tide to truly pull away.

The Alabama Crimson Tide picked up an impressive road win Wednesday night, defeating Mississippi State in Starkville by a final score of 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.

Alabama guard Chris Youngblood led the the Crimson Tide past the Bulldogs 88-84 in front of a hostile Starkville crowd.

The Southeastern Conference gauntlet continues into Wednesday night, as the 4th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide visit the No. 14 Mississippi Bulldogs.

In the game of the night in the college basketball world, No. 4 Alabama outlasted No. 14 Mississippi State 88-84 and got a big-time SEC road win. The Crimson Tide improved to 18-3 overall and 7-1 in SEC play.

It's impossible at this point in the season to name any other conference in college basketball that's been better than the SEC this season. Fo