Kentucky men's basketball coach Mark Pope discusses the problems he sees preventing the Wildcats from consistent 3-point shooting against high-quality opponents following UK's 89-74 loss at No. 14 Alabama on Jan.

After eight weeks into the regular season, Alabama men's basketball entered its matchups against Yale and Kentucky as the No. 14 team in the AP Top 25 and the No. 15 team in the Coaches Poll.

Tipoff from Coleman Coliseum is at noon ET. The Crimson Tide are 5.5-point favorites in the latest Alabama vs. Kentucky odds, while the over/under is 175.5. Before making any Kentucky vs. Alabama picks, check out the college basketball predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.

Andrija Jelavic showed promise at times early in Kentucky basketball's season. Now, he's an afterthought. Can the Croatian change the narrative?

Nate Oats' Alabama Crimson Tide moved up a few spots in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll after their 89-74 win over Kentucky. Here's the full top 25.

Kentucky trailed by as many as 21 points in the first half of the SEC opener. And Nate Oats improved to 4-0 against Mark Pope.

Will Kentucky basketball redshirt Braydon Hawthorne? Or will they burn it? The freshman's situation is a popular topic of discussion for UK's coaches.

A fully-healthy Kentucky basketball team was exposed against Alabama. The Wildcats used the injuries excuse for early-season losses, but they can't use it now.