The Kentucky Wildcats continue to tread water on the defensive end of the floor. That was evident again in their 96-83 loss to Alabama, and allowing almost 100 points a game will rarely get the job done in college basketball.

Kentucky‘s defense has been its weakness this season, and Saturday was no exception. After Kentucky’s 96-83 loss to Alabama, Wildcats head coach Mark Pope evaluated his team’s defensive performance. “Alabama is a terrific team and they put us in tough situations that we didn’t respond well to on the defensive end,

Kentucky basketball fell short against Alabama once again on Saturday in another high-scoring affair. Despite a strong start by Mark Pope and the Wildcats, the Crimson Tide rallied back late in the first half and ran away with the game in a 96-83 win in Tuscaloosa.