Kentucky Women’s Basketball hosted its first Top 25 matchup of the season against the Alabama Crimson Tide. Despite Alabama’s best efforts, the Wildcats came out victorious at Memorial Coliseum. The game started as we all expected.

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.

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?

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 ...

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The No. 4 Crimson Tide bounces back from loss to Ole Miss by handing the No. 8 Wildcats' their first loss at home

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

Sears and Auburn transfer Aden Holloway hit 3s to help spark a 11-2 run that gave the Tide a 67-60 lead with 11:40 remaining. Later, with the score tied at 81, Alabama went on a 9-0 run that was capped off by back-to-back 3s from Chris Youngblood and freshman Labaron Philon.

Georgia Amoore scored 16 points and dished out nine assists as the 12 th -ranked Kentucky women’s basketball team topped No. 22 Alabama 65-56 on Thursday night inside Historic Memorial Coliseum.