Vanderbilt basketball saw a common theme against No. 3 Alabama that it did in its previous losses in its 103-87 loss Tuesday at Coleman Coliseum. The Commodores got off to a very poor start in the first half,

A late scoring push from Tyler Nickel put the Commodores in a better place towards the end of the second half, cutting Alabama's double-digit lead with about two minutes remaining. The momentum gradually shifted back in favor of the Tide.

The Crimson Tide returned to its high-scoring ways and beat Vanderbilt 103-87. Aden Holloway and Mouhamed Dioubate each scored a game-high 22 points off the bench while Mark Sears tallied 21. Here are takeaways from the game between No. 4 Alabama (16-3, 5-1 SEC) and Vanderbilt (15-4, 3-3).