Alabama may have lost to Auburn in their last outing, but that pain was lessened with the news of a new basketball/gymnastics arena that will soon be in development.
While it’s great that the basketball team will finally have a formidable home arena, it will be even better if the Tide can rebound with a win against the No. 5 Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday.
The Wildcats will come to Tuscaloosa averaging 81.9 points per game, which is good enough for eighth in the country.
Alabama isn’t too far behind them, however, averaging a clip of 81.4 ppg and ranking tenth in the nation in that department.
The Wildcats’ Oscar Tshiebwe leads the country in rebounding, averaging an insane 15.2 rebounds per game. Sahvir Wheeler is third in the nation in assists with 7.0 per game.
It won’t be easy for the Tide to earn another big home win against a top-five opponent, but they play their best basketball in Coleman Coliseum, where they recently took down then-No. 4 Baylor just last week.
Here’s information on how you can watch, stream and listen to the Crimson Tide’s matchup against Kentucky.
Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Kentucky Wildcats
Tipoff: Feb. 4 at 7:00 p.m. CST
Location: Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Television: ESPN
Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network / TuneIn app
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