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Alabama Tops LSU in Thriller, Wins 1st SEC Tournament Title Since 1991

Alabama won its first SEC men's basketball tournament since 1991 with a 80-79 win over LSU in Sunday's final.

Jaden Shackelford led the Crimson Tide with 21 points, but it was Herbert Jones who hit the game-winner with 21 seconds left to sink the Tigers for the third time this season.

It was a matchup that lived up to March Madness with a back-and-forth battle that remained within single digits the entire game. There were four lead changes in the final 80 seconds of the second half as the league's best players seemingly couldn't miss.

LSU had a chance to win the game in the closing seconds but a missed Trendon Watford three and several more attempts at a putback resulted in a loss.