Kentucky men’s basketball suffered its worst loss ever under coach John Calipari as No. 4 Alabama rolled to a 78-52 win on Saturday.
The Wildcats dropped to 10-5 overall and 1-2 in Southeastern Conference games.
Antonio Reeves had 20 points to lead Kentucky in scoring. Sahvir Wheeler followed with 15, one shy of his season high.
Kentucky will return to Rupp Arena on Tuesday night to host South Carolina. Game time is 7 pm.
At Tuscaloosa, Ala.
SCORE BY HALVES:
UK (10-5)…..24 28 – 52
AL (13-2)…..35 43 – 78
Scoring:
Kentucky (52) – Jacob Toppin 0(1) 0-0 3; Chris Livingston 2 0-0 4; Oscar Tshiebwe 1 2-2 4; Sahvir Wheeler 7 1-2 15; Cason Wallace 1 0-0 2; Daimion Collins 2 0-0 4; and Antonio Reeves 3(4) 2-4 20. Totals: 16(5) 5-8 52.
Alabama (78) – Noah Clowney 1(1) 3-5 8; Brandon Miller 5(2) 3-3 19; Charles Bediako 4 1-4 9; Jaden Bradley 2 2-2 6; Mark Sears 2(2) 6-8 16; Rylan Griffen 0(2) 0-0 6; Noah Gurley 1 0-0 2; Jahvon Quinerly 3(1) 3-3 12; and Nick Pringe 0 0-1 0. Totals: 18(8) 18-26 78.
Next up: Kentucky (10-5) vs. South Carolina (7-8), 7 pm, Jan. 11.