National Basketball Association
Kentucky 55, Alabama 48
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
Officials:
# Doug Sirmons, # Keith Kimble, # Joe Lindsay
Attendance:
23504
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No. 24 Kentucky 55, Alabama 48: Julius Randle had 12 points and 11 rebounds as the host Wildcats defeated the Crimson Tide to halt a two-game losing streak.
Kentucky (22-8, 12-5 SEC) boasted a 41-27 rebounding advantage – including 15 offensive boards – to overcome a woeful 32.7 shooting percentage. The Wildcats were just 5-of-28 from 3-point range while posting a season low for points.
Trevor Releford scored 13 points for Alabama (12-18, 6-11), which has lost eight of its last 11 games. The Crimson Tide shot just 38 percent and were 3-of-13 from 3-point range while scoring under 50 for the third time this season.
Alabama used an 11-3 burst to pull within 48-47 with 5:11 to play before Dakari Johnson scored on the inside and James Young drained a 3-pointer to make it a six-point margin. Randle hit two free throws to cap the 7-0 run and the Crimson Tide managed just one free throw the rest of the way.
Kentucky shot just 24 percent from the field in the first half and trailed 28-25 at the break. Alabama led by five points early in the second half before the Wildcats went on an 18-4 surge to take a 43-34 advantage with under 13 minutes to play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The double-double was Randle’s 17th of the season. … Alabama has lost all 11 road games and is 0-14 away from home this season. … Young scored nine points but was just 1-of-11 from the field.
Top Game Performances
| Alabama |
|
Kentucky |
|
Trevor Releford 13 |
Scoring |
Julius Randle 12 |
|
Trevor Releford 3 |
Assists |
Aaron Harrison 3 |
|
Shannon Hale 6 |
Rebounds |
Julius Randle 11 |
|
Rodney Cooper 2 |
Free Throws Made |
James Young 6 |
|
Retin Obasohan 1 |
Steals |
Willie Cauley-Stein 1 |
|
Jimmie Taylor 1 |
Blocks |
Willie Cauley-Stein 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Alabama
|
48 |
38.0 |
3-13 |
7-11 |
7 |
23 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
| Kentucky
|
55 |
32.7 |
5-28 |
18-24 |
9 |
39 |
7 |
4 |
12 |
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