Try as they might, Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats couldn’t stem Alabama's overwhelming offensive attack Saturday, losing an SEC game in Tuscaloosa.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Mark Sears scored 30 points and No. 4 Alabama came from behind for a 96-83 win over No. 17 Kentucky on Saturday night. Alabama (22-5, 11-3 Southeastern Conference), which had lost its previous two games, got 19 points from Aden Holloway, who made five 3-pointers. Chris Youngblood had 14 points and Clifford Omoruyi had 11.

The No. 6 Crimson Tide dropped from No. 4 in the country after wild loss in Missouri, and although Alabama (22-5, 11-3 SEC) is still a No. 1 seed in the eyes of the majority, the