Boxscore
Alabama 59, Kentucky 55
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 9:00 PM
Location -
Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Officials -
John Cahill, Karl Hess, Doug Shows
Attendance -
15383
Final Scoring Summary
Recap
Alabama 59, Kentucky 55: Nick Jacobs scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting as the host Crimson Tide tamed the Wildcats in Southeastern Conference play.
Trevor Releford tallied 13 points and Levi Randolph added 11 as the Crimson Tide (12-6, 4-1 SEC) won their fourth consecutive game.
Kyle Wiltjer scored 14 points, Julius Mays added 12 on four 3-pointers and Nerlens Noel had 13 rebounds and matched a career high with seven blocked shots for Kentucky (12-6, 3-2). The Wildcats shot 29.6 percent in the second half while blowing a nine-point halftime lead.
Alabama opened the second half with an 11-1 burst to turn a 33-24 deficit into a one-point lead. A three-point play by Andrew Steele put the Crimson Tide ahead for good at 41-38 and Alabama outplayed the Wildcats down the stretch after Kentucky pulled within 51-50 on Wiltjer’s hoop with 2:19 left.
Kentucky led most of the first half and took an 11-point advantage on a 3-pointer by Wiltjer with 4:19 remaining. The Wildcats led 33-24 at the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kentucky missed its first eight second-half shots and shot 39.3 percent overall. … Alabama G Trevor Lacey left the game with 4:26 left with a leg cramp after driving for a basket. … Wildcats C Willie Cauley-Stein (knee) missed his second consecutive contest.
Kentucky Wildcats
| |
REBOUNDS |
|
| PLAYER |
MIN |
FGM-A |
3GM-A |
FTM-A |
OFF |
DEF |
TOT |
A |
PF |
STL |
TO |
BLK |
PTS |
|
Nerlens Noel
|
39:00 |
4-9 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
|
Archie Goodwin
|
35:00 |
2-12 |
0-1 |
3-6 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
|
Julius Mays
|
32:00 |
4-8 |
4-5 |
0-0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
|
Alex Poythress
|
15:00 |
2-3 |
0-0 |
2-2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
|
Ryan Harrow
|
29:00 |
3-12 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
|
Kyle Wiltjer
|
35:00 |
6-10 |
1-2 |
1-3 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
|
Jarrod Polson
|
14:00 |
1-2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Jon Hood
|
1:00 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
200 |
22-56 |
5-9 |
6-11 |
10 |
30 |
40 |
9 |
19 |
3 |
13 |
9 |
55 |
| |
39.3%
|
55.6%
|
54.5%
|
Team Rebs: 4 |
|
Total TO: 13 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
| |
REBOUNDS |
|
| PLAYER |
MIN |
FGM-A |
3GM-A |
FTM-A |
OFF |
DEF |
TOT |
A |
PF |
STL |
TO |
BLK |
PTS |
|
Trevor Releford
|
32:00 |
4-10 |
1-1 |
4-4 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
|
Trevor Lacey
|
28:00 |
2-9 |
0-3 |
3-4 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
Moussa Gueye
|
18:00 |
2-3 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
Rodney Cooper
|
31:00 |
2-11 |
1-3 |
1-2 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Levi Randolph
|
31:00 |
4-8 |
0-3 |
3-4 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
|
Andrew Steele
|
21:00 |
1-4 |
0-2 |
2-3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
Devonta Pollard
|
17:00 |
0-3 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Nick Jacobs
|
22:00 |
6-9 |
0-0 |
2-3 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
| TOTAL |
200 |
21-57 |
2-13 |
15-21 |
8 |
23 |
31 |
9 |
13 |
10 |
6 |
9 |
59 |
| |
36.8%
|
15.4%
|
71.4%
|
Team Rebs: 1 |
|
Total TO: 6 |