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Three takeaways as Kentucky basketball overcomes injuries to beat Alabama

LEXINGTON - John Calipari likes to joke he has only been wrong twice in his coaching career, but after Kentucky's 90-81 win over Alabama Saturday he might have to add a third example to the list.

A week ago after freshman guard TyTy Washington suffered a lower leg injury against Florida, Calipari noted his team could withstand injuries to one of its two point guards.

"We covered for Sahvir (Wheeler), we covered for Tyty," he said. "You can do it, but you can't cover for both of them."

Only against Alabama both Washington (leg) and Wheeler (wrist) were unavailable and No.