Kentucky faced off against #4 Alabama in their fifth game of the season against an AP top 15 team, and their third-straight at home, which marked the first time

Good morning, friends. It’s a significant day in America as we honor and remember Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday in his name, celebrated on the third Monday of every year. King’s actual birthday was five days ago on January 15.

One of the best games of the college basketball season took place on Saturday as Nate Oats and No. 4 Alabama went on the road to Rupp Arena to take on Mark Pope and No. 8 Kentucky in Lexington. The two teams battled back and forth in a high-scoring affair before Alabama eventually made a few more plays to come out on top 102-97.