All Kentucky needed was a few shots to fall.
That’s what Coach Matthew Mitchell has said over and over this season as the Cats sputtered and struggled, losing 10 of their last 11 games.
More than a few connected on Thursday night against Alabama when UK made a season-best 64.7 percent of its shots, including 72 percent in the decisive fourth quarter.
The big night equaled a big win for the Cats, who won their fifth straight over the Crimson Tide, 79-54 at Memorial Coliseum.
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