Kentucky‘s defense has been its weakness this season, and Saturday was no exception. After Kentucky’s 96-83 loss to Alabama, Wildcats head coach Mark Pope evaluated his team’s defensive performance. “Alabama is a terrific team and they put us in tough situations that we didn’t respond well to on the defensive end,

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.

Coach Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats lost their marquee matchup against the Alabama Crimson Tide 96-83 on Saturday evening despite holding a healthy 30-18 lead midway through the first half.