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 head coach Nate Oats claimed the blame for the Crimson Tide’s loss to Tennessee Saturday, a matchup of top six teams in college basketball. In a stretch of three straight games against top five opponents,