The Vanderbilt Commodores rolled into Coleman Coliseum hoping to capitalize on the momentum they grabbed after beating Tennessee.

As of Wednesday, Jan. 22, Alabama ranks as the nation’s No. 7 team in the latest NET rankings, which was unchanged after their win over Vanderbilt. In addition to this, Alabama holds a 5-3 record against Quad 1 opponents, along with 6-0 in Quad 2 games.

SportsLine's model simulated Tuesday's Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Alabama Crimson Tide college basketball matchup 10,000 times

Here are the biggest concerns from Vanderbilt basketball's loss to Alabama, including slow starts and a lack of bench depth.

A big reason behind Alabama’s win was their performance in the first half, where the Crimson Tide carried a 48-31 lead into the break. The Crimson Tide also shot an impressive 58.1% from the field in the first half, 36.4% from three, and 80% at the free throw line.

After moving on from Jerry Stackhouse after a 9-23 record last season, first-year Vanderbilt men's basketball head coach Mark Byington has imm

The Vanderbilt Commodores picked up a season-defining victory in their last game out, defeating the No. 6 ranked Tennessee Volunteers 76-75 at Memorial Gymnasiu

The Crimson Tide returned to its high-scoring ways and beat Vanderbilt 103-87. Aden Holloway and Mouhamed Dioubate each scored a game-high 22 points off the bench while Mark Sears tallied 21. Here are takeaways from the game between No. 4 Alabama (16-3, 5-1 SEC) and Vanderbilt (15-4, 3-3).

The Vanderbilt Commodores men’s basketball team has gotten off to an incredible start in the Mark Byington era. In his first season as head coach, he led the team to a 12-1 record during their non-conference schedule,

Arkansas visits the Vanderbilt Commodores after Kiki Smith scored 23 points in the Razorbacks' 94-62 loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide.

SEC home teams continued to dominate. John Calipari picked up a huge win, and much more after Week 3 of SEC play.