When the Kentucky Wildcats take on the Alabama Crimson Tide, two of the best offensive teams in college basketball will be clashing, and fans can expect a lot o

And in response, the top of the roster spared Kentucky no mercy. Seniors Mark Sears and Grant Nelson led the Crimson ... were no issue for Nelson against the Wildcats: he pulled down 11 rebounds, and connected on 9 of 10 free throws. Percentage-wise ...

Mark Sears was benched over the weekend against LSU, but he bounced back nicely against Mississippi State.

Grant Nelson scored 25 points and Mark Sears added 24 as Alabama defeated Kentucky 102-97 at Rupp Arena. Bama made 7 of 15 of its 3-point attempts in the second half and shot 44.8 percent overall, including 50 percent over the final 20 minutes. Bama improved to 15-3 overall and 4-1 in the SEC.

With a nod to Chris Stewart, ‘Let’s get out of here!’ Here’s 20 of the best photos of Alabama’s win over Kentucky at Rupp Arena Saturday.

The Kentucky Wildcats are preparing for their fourth-ranked SEC game in only five games as the Alabama Crimson Tide are making the trip to Rupp Arena. The Crimson Tide are coming off an ugly loss to the Ole Miss Rebels at home,

By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Alabama was the first team to 100 points and it was just enough to hold off Kentucky Saturday in a showdown between the two top-scoring teams in the Southeastern Conference.

Grant Nelson and Mark Sears were the difference. Nelson scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Sears finished with 24 points to lift the Crimson Tide over Kentucky, 102-97. It's Alabama's first win at Rupp Arena over a Top 10 UK team since 2002.

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After struggling at times on the boards against Ole Miss, Alabama won the rebounding battle Saturday over Kentucky. The Crimson Tide out-rebounded Kentucky in all, 42-38, while included a 15-13 advantage on the offensive glass.

With three treys, All-American Mark Sears still has 16 points with ... "Dakota Durant," put Alabama back in front of Kentucky, 41-40, after the Wildcats turned the ball over with under two minutes ...

Kentucky ranks eighth in the SEC with 9. ... 4.7 assists and 1.9 steals for the Wildcats. Mark Sears averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Crimson Tide, scoring 18.6 points while shooting ...