The Crimson Tide bounced back from a loss at home to Ole Miss on Tuesday by scoring 100-plus points for the fifth time this season.

No. 4 Alabama basketball faced No. 8 Kentucky on Saturday at Rupp Arena in a coaching battle between Nate Oats and Mark Pope.

The No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats host the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide in college basketball action on Saturday, Jan. 18.

Nate Oats met with his team Thursday and didn’t leave room for interpretation. The message, fresh off an abysmal home loss to Ole Miss: Alabama men’s basketball would go into Rupp Arena and get the victory over Kentucky. By any means necessary. Oats even gave an ultimatum of sorts.

The power of the SEC shines again early Saturday as the 4th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide visit the No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats for a top-10 matchup in Lexington.

In the end, Alabama secured the win 102 to 97. The game not only marked the Wildcats' first loss against a top-15 ranked opponent this season, but also marked the team's first home loss of the season. UK is now 14-4 overall, and 3-2 in conference play.

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Grant Nelson had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 4 Alabama beat No. 8 Kentucky 102-97 on Saturday in a matchup of two of the top offensive teams in the count

For the first time in the Mark Pope era, the Kentucky Wildcats suffered a loss inside Rupp Arena as the No. 4 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide rolled into

The Alabama Crimson Tide won a thriller over the Kentucky Wildcats Saturday afternoon in Lexington 102-97. Grant Nelson and Mark Sears combined for 49 points as the fourth ranked team in the country improves to 15-3 overall and 4-1 in the SEC.

In a battle of the nation’s top two scoring offenses, No. 4 Alabama (15-3, 4-1 SEC) proved to be too much for No. 8 Kentucky (14-4, 3-2 SEC), taking down the Wildcats 102-97 inside Rupp Arena.