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

Losing at home with a point total lower than any game in nearly two years for a program is extremely difficult to overcome. But then following it with a road co

The Alabama Crimson Tide will face the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday, January 18th, at Rupp Arena in this top-ranked college basketball matchup. WATCH: Alabama

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?

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.

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

Two of the nation’s highest-scoring teams in college basketball collide Saturday at Rupp Arena when the eighth-ranked Kentucky Wildcats play host to No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide. The start time is noon on ESPN, with Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas serving as the broadcast team.

Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope discusses the Wildcats' tough loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide Saturday at Rupp Arena.

No. 4 Alabama marched into Lexington and beat No. 8 Kentucky in a thrilling 102-97 showdown between SEC powerhouses. The Crimson Tide and Wildcats showed exactl

On Saturday, the conference then saw three different Top 25 ranked-vs.-ranked matchups take place all across the SEC, headlined by a Top 10 showdown in Lexington. Each of those games also lived up to the hype as well, especially that aforementioned contest inside Rupp Arena on Saturday.

Rupp Arena isn't exactly the best place to have a rebound game. But the 4th-raked Alabama Crimson Tide used that hallowed arena to exorcise the demons from that