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Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Alabama

Go here for boxscore. — Kentucky fell to 14-4, 2-2 SEC on the season. Alabama improved to 11-7, 3-1 SEC. — The Wildcats are 100-36 all-time against the Crimson Tide and 28-22 in Tuscaloosa and have won five of the last six against Alabama. — UK is now 472-116 against schools comprising the SEC’s Western…

Deandre Liggins eagerly accepts role as Cats’ lock-down defender

Before Kentucky games, an assistant trainer offers well-intended words of encouragement to DeAndre Liggins. “He always tells me to score 20 points,” Liggins said on Sunday. “I tell him, it’s not about that. If I score two points and we win, I’m happy because I know I did my job. He’s, like, ‘You’re right, ‘Dre.’ ” Being a defensive stopper does not mean rose petals at your feet and the sound of hosannas in your ears. Such recognition is reserved for basketball’s offensive stars.