NASHVILLE -- It probably won't be good enough today. It almost surely won't be good enough for Saturday or Sunday.

NASHVILLE — Alabama looked like a typical, one-and-done basketball team for midway through the second half of Thursday’s first-round, Southeastern Conference tournament game against South Carolina.

NASHVILLE — The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team overcame a woeful start today to defeat LSU, 59-49, in a first-round Southeastern Conference tournament game at Bridgestone Arena.

KNOXVILLE -- Bruce Pearl thinks his Tennessee basketball team just needs to "keep knocking on the door" at the Southeastern Conference tournament. Eventually, according to Pearl, the Volunteers will break down that door.

A key part of Tennessee's depth, Cameron Tatum has averaged 11 points in the past four games.

KNOXVILLE -- Seconds before the Tennessee men's basketball team took the floor at Mississippi State on Saturday night, highlights from the Volunteers' Southeastern Conference tournament title game loss to the Bulldogs filled the Humphrey Coliseum video board.

KNOXVILLE -- The Tennessee men's basketball team wants a high NCAA tournament seed. Mississippi State would settle for any seed.

KNOXVILLE -- Tennessee men's basketball players, even the freshmen, quickly come to understand that coach Bruce Pearl might say anything at any time.

KNOXVILLE -- Few things have come too easily for the seniors on the University of Tennessee men's basketball team.

KNOXVILLE -- What was intended to be a simple video e-mail message to the University of Tennessee turned into cut-down comedy hour.