The Kentucky Wildcats lost their first home game of the season and of the Mark Pope era when Alabama came to town on Saturday. The Wildcats played a good game
Kenny Brooks and the No. 12 Kentucky women’s basketball team sailed to 5-0 in Southeastern Conference play with a 78-64 victory against Georgia at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga., on Sunday afternoon.
The Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team picked up a win on the road against Georgia Sunday afternoon. The No. 12 Cats won 78-64 behind double-double performances from Clara Strack and Georgia Amoore. Strack scored 25 points and pulled in 12 rebounds.
Right now, on the Kia MVP Ladder, two Kentucky Wildcats are in the top five, with one of them being in the top spot. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is currently number one when it comes
One of the best games of the college basketball season took place on Saturday as Nate Oats and No. 4 Alabama went on the road to Rupp Arena to take on Mark Pope and No. 8 Kentucky in Lexington. The two teams battled back and forth in a high-scoring affair before Alabama eventually made a few more plays to come out on top 102-97.
Rupp Arena isn't exactly the best place to have a rebound game. But the 4th-raked Alabama Crimson Tide used that hallowed arena to exorcise the demons from that
Kentucky basketball is no stranger to top 15 matchups this season, and on Saturday they will be playing their third-straight top 15 game at home this season, th
In particular, Alabama attacked a trio of Kentucky guards — Koby Brea, Jaxson Robinson and Travis Perry — and had a great deal of success doing so. Wildcats head coach Mark Pope noticed it, but there wasn't much he or his team could do about it.
"TP, he’s terrific, isn’t he? Again, really complicated defense," Pope claimed. "But TP, you know I mean it was big shots, really big shots. Right?"
In the end, Alabama secured the win 102 to 97. The game not only marked the Wildcats' first loss against a top-15 ranked opponent this season, but also marked the team's first home loss of the season. UK is now 14-4 overall, and 3-2 in conference play.
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