Three hours southeast, Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl was in a similar state. "This doesn't work!" he yelled at his players during a mid-February session, his hands thrown up in th

The Crimson Tide and Wildcats were engulfed in a three-team SEC race with Tennessee when Kentucky rolled into Memorial (now Coleman) Coliseum on this late-January Saturday. Alabama big man Ricky Brown fouled out in the final two minutes, and Kentucky cashed in four straight free throws to clinch the victory.

This week's Starting Five previewing the men's college basketball weekend has a huge SEC showdown and three other games matching ranked opponents.