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Nate Oats is hoping Alabama can avoid making the St. John's win 'pointless'

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There was little time to celebrate for Alabama basketball after beating St. John's on Saturday, with No. 2 Purdue coming to Tuscaloosa on Thursday.

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Alabama basketball got its four-game gauntlet off to a perfect start by going to Madison Square Garden on Saturday and knocking off St. John's.

It'll look to continue that momentum on Thursday when it hosts No. 2 Purdue. For Nate Oats, it's a pivotal game for the Crimson Tide. Call it a maturity test. Can this team handle prosperity after beating St.