The Tigers have a national player of the year candidate in center Johni Broome, but Alabama counters with an All-American guard in Mark Sears and four others who average double figures. With always-animated Auburn coach Bruce Pearl squaring off against one of the sport's new coaching superstars in Nate Oats in what should be a wild environment,

We play an NCAA Tournament team every night, so you just keep your head down, you keep staying the course and keep working,” Terry said. “You just have to make it happen.” Texas (15-10, 4-8 SEC) only has six games left in the regular season to make a fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament berth happen,