No. 9 Alabama wins tenth straight, beats Kentucky 70-59

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Jaden Shackelford scored 21 components to inspire No. 9 Alabama beat Kentucky 70-59 on Tuesday evening and complete its first traditional season two-sport sweep over the Wildcats since 1989.

After a back-and-forth 2d half of, Davion Mintz’s 3-pointer put Kentucky up 54-52 with 4: 52 remaining within the game. The Alabama defense then made stops on five straight possessions which resulted in a 10-0 Crimson Tide urge that in actuality put the game away.

The Crimson Tide (14-3, 9-0 Southeastern Conference) extends their winning trudge to 10 games.

For a crew that came in identified for its 3-point taking pictures, Alabama made its first three attempts after which struggled for the the rest of the game. The Crimson Tide didn’t hit their first 3-pointer of the 2d half of till Shackelford made one with 9: 48 to place Alabama up 47-43.

Alabama senior Herbert Jones carried out one rebound and two assists alarmed of a triple-double and went 9-for-10 from the free throw line down the stretch to inspire seal the game for the Tide.

This sport used to be a lot extra tightly contested than the 85-65 Alabama purchase on Jan. 12, but within the finish the Kentucky (5-10, 4-4 SEC) offense couldn’t convert within the final diminutive while of the game till it used to be too leisurely.

The Wildcats were led in scoring by Mintz, Dontaie Allen and Olivier Sarr all with 12 components.

BIG PICTURE

Kentucky: The Wildcats tumble to 0-10 on the 365 days when scoring 65 components or much less.

Alabama: Even whereas simplest accomplish six 3-pointers, its 2d lowest total of the season, the Alabama offense serene found an answer to convert, particularly from the free throw line the place they carried out 24-28.

UP NEXT

Alabama takes a shatter from conference play and travels to No. 24 Oklahoma on Saturday to obtain on the Sooners within the SEC/Mountainous 12 Challenge.

Kentucky will want to rebound hastily as they host No. 5 Texas as segment of the SEC/Mountainous 12 Challenge on Saturday.

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