Nate Oats knows he messed up. He bungled the last 30 seconds of the game against Tennessee. He regrets what he did, and he made that clear after No. 5 Tennessee hit a buzzer-beater to beat No. 6 Alabama 79-76 on Saturday at Thompson-Boling Arena.

No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide left Knoxville, Tenn., with their fifth loss of the season—this time to the now-No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers. While ‘Bama held the lead most of the game, the Vols made several runs late in the second half to tie the game and eventually take the lead.

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats took the blame for Tide's huge road loss to Tennessee. Coaching errors led to costly late-game blunders.