No. 8 Kentucky and No. 4 Alabama’s SEC showdown totaled a whopping 199 points.
The Wildcats’ starting forward, Andrew Carr, was responsible for just four of those points as Kentucky endured a narrow 102-97 loss, snapping its perfect 11-0 home record.
To make matters worse, Carr’s assignment on defense was forward Grant Nelson, who exploded with a game-high 25 points and 11 rebounds.
Nelson was too much for Carr to handle from the tip as the Bama big man scored 10 of his team’s first 15 points. The Kentucky forward was flustered with three fouls in the first half, forcing Kentucky Head Coach Mark Pope to bench Carr in the final minutes of the half.