Alabama Forward Mohamed Wague Suspended for Elbowing Florida's Alex Condon in Head

The SEC has suspended Alabama forward Mohamed Wague one game for elbowing Florida's Alex Condon in the head Wednesday night, the conference announced Thursday.

The play came in the first half of Alabama's overtime win over Florida on Wednesday night during a scrum for a loose ball.

"We received the discipline for Mo from the SEC and agree with the suspension," Alabama head coach Nate Oats said in a statement. "After reviewing the film, the penalty is understandable and appropriate."

Wague, a junior transfer from West Virginia, is averaging 4.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. He will miss No. 13 Alabama's crucial matchup against No. 17 Kentucky on Saturday.

According to NCAA rules, a player who commits an act of fighting is required to be suspended for the next regular-season game. The NCAA defines an act of fighting as "a confrontation involving one or more players, coaches or other team personnel wherein (but not limited to) a fist, hand, arm, foot, knee or leg is used to combatively strike the other individual."

The Crimson Tide currently sit in first place in the SEC at 11-2 in conference play, one game ahead of No. 5 Tennessee at 10-3. A win on the road against Kentucky would be huge in helping Alabama secure a second straight SEC regular-season title, but the task gets more difficult without Wague.