The No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats host the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide in college basketball action on Saturday, Jan. 18.

The Kentucky Wildcats are preparing for their fourth-ranked SEC game in only five games as the Alabama Crimson Tide are making the trip to Rupp Arena. The Crimson Tide are coming off an ugly loss to the Ole Miss Rebels at home,

In the end, Alabama secured the win 102 to 97. The game not only marked the Wildcats' first loss against a top-15 ranked opponent this season, but also marked the team's first home loss of the season. UK is now 14-4 overall, and 3-2 in conference play.

Dating back to the early-1900’s, Kentucky owns a 114-40 advantage all-time head-to-head, which includes a dominant 57-10 advantage in Lexington. As for recent years, Kentucky has six of the last 10 meetings, which includes a 117-95 victory in Lexington a year ago.

Kentucky basketball is no stranger to top 15 matchups this season, and on Saturday they will be playing their third-straight top 15 game at home this season, th

Kentucky Wildcats and Alabama Crimson Tide are set to face off on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at noon EST at Rupp Arena in Lexington. Alabama is coming off a home loss Tuesday night to Ole Miss, while Kentucky won its matchup at home against Texas A&M.

Similar to Alabama, the Wildcats are an elite offensive team that currently ranks No. 3 nationally in scoring with an average of 88.7 PPG. Kentucky also ranks as the nation’s No. 7 team in both defensive rebounds and assists per game, as well as ninth in the nation with 31.1 field goals per game.

Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats have won back-to-back top 15 games taking down Mississippi State and Texas A&M. The reality this season in the SEC is there are no brakes with how talented this league is,