Mark Sears, Grant Nelson and the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide look to get back in the win column against a top 15 Missouri team.

Mississippi State Bulldogs (19-8, 7-7 SEC) at Alabama Crimson Tide (22-5, 11-3 SEC) Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 4 Alabama plays No. 21 Mississippi State after Mark

The SEC is full of some of the most talented players in the country and Alabama's Mark Sears is no exception. A three-year veteran with the Crimson Tide, Sears

Kentucky Wildcats (18-8, 7-6 SEC) at Alabama Crimson Tide (21-5, 10-3 SEC)

Madness looming, Alabama coach Nate Oats is trying to coax the best out of Crimson Tide guard Mark Sears. That process continues Wednesday night when No. 4 Alabama

Mark Mitchell and No. 15 Missouri host Mark Sears and No. 4 Alabama in SEC play Wednesday. The Tigers have gone 16-1 at home. Missouri has a 1-2 record in one-possession games. The Crimson Tide are 10-2 in SEC play.

Kentucky Wildcats (18-8, 7-6 SEC) at Alabama Crimson Tide (21-5, 10-3 SEC)

Mississippi State Bulldogs (19-8, 7-7 SEC) at Alabama Crimson Tide (22-5, 11-3 SEC) Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 4 Alabama plays No. 21 Mississippi State after Mark Sears scored 30 points in Alabama's 96-83 win over the Kentucky Wildcats.

Mark Sears, Grant Nelson and the Alabama Crimson Tide look to snap a two-game skid with a win against the Kentucky Wildcats today.

Mark Sears scored 30 points for Alabama basketball in a win over Kentucky on Saturday at Coleman Coliseum. He's come a long ways from a decade ago.

A 103-97 win at Kentucky on Jan. 18 jumpstarted a seven-game win streak for the Tide, which was broken in back-to-back losses against Auburn and Missouri entering Saturday night. The catalyst in those defeats were slow starts — Alabama dug early, double-digit first-half deficits which resulted in consecutive wire-to-wire losses.