For Alabama basketball any win over the Kentucky Wildcats is big. Over a six-year period, the Cats had won 10 straight over the Tide. Saturday’s 77-75 home win came at a most important time for the Crimson Tide. In the next two weeks, the Tide will play LSU, TAMU, Missouri and the league’s best team, Tennessee. Three of the four games are on the road. Only the Aggies at home offer what should be a low-stress win.
Saturday’s victory over the Cats had plenty of stress. Much of it the Tide players contributed to, making six turnovers in the final 2:28 of the game, allowing an 11-point lead to shrink to the final two-point margin.