Dick Vitale and Tennessee coach Rick Barnes shared a heartfelt phone call on Thursday. It started with basketball and then turned to cancer and faith.

Tennessee basketball has been ranked in the top 5 for 10 weeks this season. It has been a top-5 team 37 times under coach Rick Barnes.

Tennessee coach Rick Barnes admitted that he was trying to call a timeout when Jahmai Mashack hit the game-winning shot to beat Alabama.

Tennessee basketball battles with Alabama in a top-6 rivalry matchup in the Food City Center. Follow along for live updates as Rick Barnes and Nate Oats battle.

The rivalry has primarily been played on the gridiron, but two great coaches have brought it to the hardwood: Rick Barnes and Nate Oats. Oats’ first college coaching job was as an assistant for Bobby Hurley at Buffalo.

Alabama leads the all time men's basketball series, 82-73, dating to Feb. 6, 1914. Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes is 6-5 against the Crimson Tide. The Vols will have two contests remaining in the regular-season after Saturday.

It's Nate Oats' Alabama Crimson Tide and Rick Barnes' Tennessee Volunteers in a Top 10 college basketball showdown. Here's how to watch.

Rick Barnes couldn’t have been happier for Jahmai Mashack Saturday night. That player hitting that shot in that moment. A 35-foot buzzer-beater to hand Tennessee a 79-76 win over Alabama in a thriller in front of an over-capacity crowd at Food City Center.

The Tennessee Vols put themselves in a great position to earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament thanks to their thrilling win against the Alabama Crimson Tide this past weekend. Tennessee has two games remaining in the regular season (at Ole Miss and at home against South Carolina) before the start of the SEC Tournament.

Jahmai Mashack set his feet and hoisted a 35-foot 3-pointer, crouching to the ground as the ball arched through the air. He drilled it and the No. 5 Vols beat No. 6 Alabama 79-76 at Food City Center.