Kentucky did not lose to Alabama because of officiating, but it remains a talking point, even coming up on Mark Pope’s call-in show last night. A fan called in with a question about Otega Oweh, and at the end,

Mark Pope is a nice guy. Some would argue too nice, although I don’t think the locker room in Oxford Mississippi that left the Kentucky head coach’s hand bloodied during halftime would agree. Regardless,

Alabama scored 102 points with five different players scoring in double figures and two going for 20-plus — Grant Nelson went for a season-high 25 points while Mark Sears added 24. As a team, they shot 44.

Mark Pope was a wizard with the clipboard in the closing minute of Kentucky’s 83-82 win over Oklahoma. But no play call was more significant than the one he drew up after a timeout with under a minute left in the game and the Wildcats down one.

Alabama outlasted Kentucky last month in Lexington, winning a very entertaining game 102-97. Can the Cats upset the Crimson Tide tomorrow in Tuscaloosa? Mark Pope sat down with reporters today to talk about it.

Kentucky entered their road matchup against Alabama looking to secure a big win, but the Crimson Tide had other plans. Despite a strong start, the Wildcats couldn’t maintain their early momentum and were defeated 96-83.

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We knew Kentucky vs. Alabama would be a track meet, but without Lamont Butler and Jaxson Robinson, the Cats just couldn’t keep up. After the 96-83 loss, Mark Pope admitted that fatigue factored into Kentucky’s performance down the stretch.

Kentucky basketball fell short against Alabama once again on Saturday in another high-scoring affair. Despite a strong start by Mark Pope and the Wildcats, the Crimson Tide rallied back late in the first half and ran away with the game in a 96-83 win in Tuscaloosa.

Kentucky lost to Alabama, 96-83, marking Alabama's second ... For whatever defensive improvements UK coach Mark Pope believed his team had made recently, that progress wasn’t evident Saturday ...

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats reveals his strategy on the best way, and the right time, to draw the critical fifth foul on a key opposing player.

Try as they might, Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats couldn’t stem Alabama's overwhelming offensive attack Saturday, losing an SEC game in Tuscaloosa.