College basketball weekend: Five SEC, Big Ten ranked showdowns headline schedule

Posted Jan 17, 2025
No. 5 Alabama at No. 9 Kentucky - The weekend’s top-10 showdown finds the Crimson Tide in need of a bounce-back performance following a home loss to the Ole Miss Rebels. But getting such a result is easier said than done at Rupp Arena, where the Wildcats are unscathed this season. Kentucky won’t mind playing at Alabama’s high speed. (USA Today)

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