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Tennessee basketball wins fifth consecutive game against Alabama
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Tennessee (13-6, 3-3 SEC) defeated No. 17 Alabama (13-6, 3-3 SEC), 79-73, Saturday at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The win is the Vols' fifth consecutive victory in the series against Alabama as they overcame a, 22-12, deficit.
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The Crimson Tide led, 39-36, at halftime.
Nate Ament scored a game-high 29 points. He also totaled seven rebounds, three assists and one steal. Ament converted 10-of-20 field goal attempts, 2-of-3 three-point attempts and 7-of-9 free throw attempts.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 20-plus points for the ninth time this season as he finished with 24 points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals, while Bishop Boswell recorded nine points, five rebounds, one assist and one steal.
J.P. Estrella had six points, five rebounds, one assist and one steal for the Vols, who held the Crimson Tide to a 34 percent field goal percentage. Alabama converted 23 percent of its field goal attempts. Tennessee also scored seven points off seven Crimson Tide turnovers. The Vols outrebounded Alabama, 42-33, in the contest.
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Labaron Philon led the Crimson Tide with 26 points. He also recorded seven assists, four rebounds and one steal.
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