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Kentucky overwhelms Alabama 70-48 in 2nd SEC blowout

Devin Booker scored 13 points and No. 1 Kentucky coasted to its second straight lopsided Southeastern Conference win with a 70-48 victory over Alabama on Saturday.
Devin Booker - photo by Walter Cornett

– photo by Walter Cornett

Devin Booker scored 13 points and No. 1 coasted to its  second straight lopsided Southeastern Conference win with a 70-48 victory over on Saturday.

The Wildcats (17-0, 4-0 ) withstood an early second-half rally by the Crimson Tide (12-5, 2-2) before brushing off the potential challenge. The win gives Kentucky the program’s third-best start.

It wasn’t a laugher like Tuesday night’s 86-37 win over Missouri on Tuesday night, but the bigger, deeper Wildcats easily overwhelmed an Alabama team that had won six of its last seven games.

Kentucky made 8-of-17 3-pointers, including three apiece by and Booker, who had 10 second-half points. Ulis and scored 11 points for Kentucky, while had nine.

Levi Randolph led Alabama with 13 points and Rodney Cooper added 10.

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On March 21, 1930, a Freeport, Ill., high school coach named Adolph Rupp is named head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky.

 

On March 21, 1958, in the Wildcats’ first game in Freedom Hall and in front of 18,586 spectators, Vernon Hatton’s layup with 17 seconds left pushed the Wildcats past Temple, 61-60, and into the NCAA Championship game.

 

On March 21, 1976, UK wins its second NIT Championship by defeating North Carolina-Charlotte, 71-67 in New York.

 

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