Alabama men’s basketball can improve to 5-0 in the SEC when it hosts LSU on Saturday afternoon.

The Tide, ranked No. 4 in the AP poll, will tip off at 3 p.m. CT in Coleman Coliseum against the unranked Tigers, who are 1-3 in the SEC under first-year coach Matt McMahon.

Check back here for live updates once the game begins.

FIRST HALF

Alabama 11, LSU 6 (15:57): Both teams have played to their strengths so far, with 11 of the first 14 field goal attempts coming from beyond the arc. Alabama is 3-of-7 on threes, with two makes from Brandon Miller, and LSU is 2-of-4. Alabama entered the game third in the SEC in three-point percentage (35.4) and LSU was fourth (34.7).

PREGAME

— Another sellout in Coleman Coliseum. The arena is packed up to its corners, like last Saturday against Kentucky.

— No changes to Alabama’s starting lineup. It’s still Jaden Bradley, Mark Sears, Brandon Miller, Noah Clowney and Charles Bediako.

— Alabama announced before the game that junior forward Darius Miles is out for the season because of an ankle injury. Miles suffered the injury in the preseason and missed four early-season games. He had been out since Dec. 28 for what Nate Oats called at the time personal reasons. Miles was a depth option for Alabama, with 40 minutes played in six appearances this season. He scored nine points.

Mike Rodak is an Alabama beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @mikerodak.