Source: http://ift.tt/JsTIAO --- Tuesday, February 23, 2016
LEXINGTON, Ky. | Under the best of circumstances, the Alabama Basketball team didn't shoot well enough to win an SEC Basketball game on Tuesday night. These were not the best of circumstances. No. 16 Kentucky led virtually from the opening tip, rolling to its 36th consecutive win at Rupp Arena with an easy 78-53 victory over the Crimson Tide. Retin Obasohan led Alabama with 29 points but, for a second straight game, had little accompaniment in support of his solo offensive efforts. "Kentucky was on top of their game," Alabama head coach Avery Johnson said. "(Tyler) Ulis and (Jamal) Murray are hard to handle. We had one guy trying to compete with them, but it was two against one. "Overall, we just didn't have the effort and confidence we've had in SEC play at home or on the road. This team has given me all they have. They work hard, I love my guys and they just didn't have it tonight." Obasohan's 29 points came even though he sat out for the last six minutes of a one-sided game. "We're much better when we're not a one-man band," Johnson said. "It's been an ongoing process for us to go to our second and third option. We didn't set great screens. We weren't physical. This was probably our worst performance in the SEC but we've just got to go to the next game." Alabama (16-11, 7-8 SEC) shot just 15 3-pointers, making six. "That's not our game," Johnson said. "For some reason, we were a little gunshy tonight. I love the 3-point shot. ...
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