Alabama couldn't overcome Aiden Sherrell's absence or an early second-half injury to Labaron Philon on Wednesday night in Nashville.
In a battle of potentially the two best teams in the SEC this season, Alabama couldn't overcome a pair of pivotal injuries or poor three-point shooting on the road against undefeated Vanderbilt, falling 96-90.
Alabama center Aiden Sherrell was a game-time decision after suffering a knee injury in Saturday's win over Kentucky, but didn't play. Star guard Labaron Philon checked out of the game in the second half with 16:06 to play, and never returned.