Nate Oats said he enjoyed his ‘chess match’ against Mark Pope in their first head-to-head battle at Rupp Arena back in January, two of the best offensive minds in college basketball leading their programs to a combined 199 points in the 102-97 win for Alabama.

Nate Oats turned to his Alabama bench quicker than expected and explained why after beating Kentucky on Saturday.

After a team-leading performance at Kentucky in January, Grant Nelson only had five points against the 'Cats in Coleman. Nate Oats shared why.