No. 22 Alabama visits the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats after Sarah Ashlee Barker scored 36 points in the Crimson Tide's 66-64 loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores.

After falling to Texas A&M on the road, Kentucky responded by beating Arkansas by 20 in front of the home fans, and the Cats will face yet another test — perhaps their toughest of SEC play thus far — when No.

The Crimson Tide bounced back from a midweek loss with a massive win at Rupp Arena behind a career day from Grant Nelson.

LEXINGTON, KY — No. 9 Kentucky isn't a team any program wants to face after a surprising loss like the No. 5 Crimson Tide's to Ole Miss earlier in the week. Especially a team like Alabama basketball, which had a 10-57 away record against the Wildcats ...

Alabama basketball usually has the edge in depth, but Kentucky's bench proved a challenge in win at Rupp Arena. Can Tide find more contributors?

Grant Nelson scored 25 points and Mark Sears added 24 as Alabama defeated Kentucky 102-97 at Rupp Arena. Bama made 7 of 15 of its 3-point attempts in the second half and shot 44.8 percent overall, including 50 percent over the final 20 minutes. Bama improved to 15-3 overall and 4-1 in the SEC.

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

SportsLine's model just revealed its college basketball picks for the Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday afternoon

Prospects from the 2026 recruiting class are already scheduling their visits to see Alabama basketball. Per On3 recruiting insider Joe Tipton, Chris Washington Jr., a 6-foot-7 small forward from Providence Christian (Murfreesboro,

Another Top 25 win on the road for Alabama basketball means another move in the seeding projections for the NCAA Tournament.

The Crimson Tide fell three spots to No. 22 in the new USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll, released Tuesday. Kristy Curry’s team is ranked one spot below No. 21 Georgia Tech and one spot ahead of No. 23 Vanderbilt, which entered the top 25 this week.