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At the buzzer: No. 8 Kentucky men’s basketball loses perfect home record, loses to No. 4 Alabama

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No. 8 Kentucky men’s basketball suffered its first home loss of the 2024-25 season against No. 4 Alabama, 102-97, inside Rupp Arena on Saturday afternoon.

The Cats entered the matchup looking to gain a third straight ranked SEC victory after winning at then No. 14 Mississippi State in Starkville and besting No. 11 Texas A&M at home earlier in the week.

Looking to keep its momentum going, Kentucky marched out its familiar starting lineup of Otega Oweh, Lamont Butler, Jaxson Robinson, Andrew Carr and Amari Williams.

The Kentucky Kernel is on site in Rupp Arena as the No.