The Kentucky Wildcats were back in Rupp Arena for their second matchup against the Alabama Crimson Tide.
The Cats were without both of their primary ball handlers as TyTy Washington and Sahvir Wheeler did not play due to injuries.
It was a good start offensively for the Cats but Alabama was shooting and making threes at a high level as the Tide jumped out to an early 17-9 lead.
Kentucky was still having a lot of success on offense despite missing both point guards as a Jacob Toppin dunk cut the lead to 35-28 with just under 8 minutes to go.