Tide Gets Revenge Over Aggies To Win Program's Eighth SEC Tournament Title

TUSCALOOSA, AL — A little more than a week after the Texas A&M ended Alabama's regular season on a bitter note, the Crimson Tide (29-5, 17-2 SEC) rolled over the Aggies (25-9, 15-4 SEC) Sunday in Nashville to clinch the program's eighth Southeastern Conference Tournament championship and the second during the Nate Oats Era.

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Three Tide players recorded double figures in the 82-63 win, with reigning SEC Player of the Year and SEC Freshman of the Year Brandon Miller grabbing another double-double and SEC Sixth Man of the Year Jahvon Quinerly — who was in the starting five Sunday — logging 22 points.

Miller, who got hot in the second half, finished the game with 23 points and 12 rebounds, while Charles Bediako also added a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.

With the win, many prognosticators believe Alabama, which also won the regular season SEC championship, has the potential to grab a No. 1 overall seed, with the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Selection Show set for later in the day Sunday.

The 68-team fields for both the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments will be announced during selection shows at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. CST, respectively.

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