It didn't look like Alabama basketball and Nate Oats would meet Buzz Williams again for some time after the coach left Texas A&M for Maryland.

Alas, the Crimson Tide faces the three-piece wonder again in its final outing at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas.

No. 9 Alabama (4-2) bounced back against UNLV on Day 2 with its second-highest score in program history, following a disappointing performance versus No. 10 Gonzaga on Day 1. Now, Alabama looks to keep it rolling against a team of Terrapins that struggled to outrun UNLV (3-4) earlier in this event.

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