Alabama and Auburn will play the most pivotal game in the history of their rivalry -- perhaps in any sport, football included -- in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, then they'll do it again on March 8 in Auburn. Fans who have been raised in this rivalry know that 24 hours after Valentine's Day, one of these teams will have its heart broken.

The Crimson Tide and Wildcats were engulfed in a three-team SEC race with Tennessee when Kentucky rolled into Memorial (now Coleman) Coliseum on this late-January Saturday. Alabama big man Ricky Brown fouled out in the final two minutes, and Kentucky cashed in four straight free throws to clinch the victory.

Offensively, Alabama's offense is largely predicated on the three-point shot, averaging 10.3 triples per game. Auburn's defense allows just six three-pointers made per game, the best mark in the SEC. The Tigers' defense allows an effective field goal percentage of 45.2 percent, the 10th-best in Division I.