March 6, 1998
ALABAMA (71) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tpAlexander 35 2-11 5-6 6-11 3 3 10B Williams 37 10-23 2-3 2-6 1 2 28Hays 32 6-10 3-4 4-5 0 4 15Bacote 28 0-4 0-0 0-1 1 2 0Jones 35 4-12 7-8 0-1 5 5 15Martin 14 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 3Thrasher 12 0-1 0-0 2-3 0 1 0London 7 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 2 0_______________________________________________TOTALS 200 23-64 17-21 14-29 11 19 71_______________________________________________Percentages: FG-.359, FT-.810. 3-Point Goals:8-22, .364 (Alexander 1-1, B Williams 6-13,Bacote 0-2, Jones 0-4, Martin 1-1, Thrasher 0-1).Team rebounds: 3. Blocked shots: 2 (Martin,Bacote). Turnovers: 11 (Alexander 3, B Williams2, London 2, Bacote, Jones, Martin). Steals: 8(Alexander 2, Bacote 2, Jones 2, Hays, Martin).KENTUCKY (82) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tpEdwards 17 2-7 2-3 3-5 1 3 6Padgett 29 3-8 6-8 7-13 4 3 12Mohammed 18 5-10 3-4 3-7 0 3 13Turner 28 3-6 3-4 0-3 8 3 9Sheppard 36 6-14 3-4 2-3 1 0 17Evans 26 3-9 0-4 4-10 1 2 7Bradley 14 4-7 2-2 4-6 1 3 10Smith 13 0-1 0-2 1-2 2 0 0Mills 16 3-6 0-0 0-1 1 1 8Anthony 3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 2 0_______________________________________________TOTALS 200 29-68 19-31 24-51 19 20 82_______________________________________________Percentages: FG-.426, FT-.613. 3-Point Goals:5-22, .227 (Edwards 0-2, Padgett 0-3, Sheppard2-8, Evans 1-3, Smith 0-1, Mills 2-5). Teamrebounds: 2. Blocked shots: 7 (Bradley 3, Turner2, Mohammed, Padgett). Turnovers: 10 (Sheppard 4,Evans 2, Mohammed 2, Padgett 2). Steals: 8(Bradley 2, Edwards 2, Evans 2, Padgett, Smith).__________________________________Alabama 40 31 - 71Kentucky 42 40 - 82__________________________________Technical fouls: Alabama 1 (Bench).Officials: Andre Pattillo, Tom Lopes, Tony Greene.
