The scouting report for Alabama was pretty easy: contest the three. The Crimson Tide rank in the top ten nationally in three-point attempts, with 29.7 per game coming into today’s game. They shot a season-low 3-30 (10%) from the outside in the 66-55 loss to the Cats thanks to a combination of impressive perimeter defense and flat-out misses. They weren’t much better inside the arc, shooting 18-64 (28.1%) overall, another season low.
For the most part, John Calipari was pleased with how his team shut down the Tide, who were No. 8 in KenPom‘s offensive efficiency rankings coming in.