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.

Lamont Butler was listed as a game-time decision ahead of Kentucky‘s showdown against No. 4 Alabama on Saturday. Butler ultimately played but his shoulder seemed to occasionally bother him throughout the game.

The Kentucky basketball program has made a lot of history, and some of that history has included putting some elite players in the NBA. Despite all of the talen

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.

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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

"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?"

LEXINGTON — John Calipari and Rick Pitino aren't just the two most well-known ex-Kentucky coaches still active in college basketball. The pair are two of the biggest names in the sport ...

The Texas A&M men's basketball team fights hard, but drop second straight SEC matchup to Kentucky Wildcats in nationally televised game Jan. 14, 2025.

No. 4 Alabama men's basketball outlasted No. 8 Kentucky 102-97 on Saturday afternoon. It was the Wildcats' first home loss of the season and Alabama's first win against a top-10 Kentucky team since 2002––the very first year of life for a couple of Alabama players while the rest weren't even born.

Coached by Mark Pope, the Wildcats are also 13-3 overall and 3-1 in the SEC. Kentucky beat visiting Florida 106-100, lost its visit to Georgia (82-69), then won its visit to Mississippi State (95-90). UK is 21st on KenPom’s numbers chart for overall efficiency. It ranks third in adjusted offensive efficiency, 87th in adjusted defensive efficiency.