Kentucky won 70-48.
Since then, Alabama is 1-2, sinking to ninth in the SEC after losing to Arkansas in overtime, beating Auburn at home and falling to Florida on Tuesday. Each game was decided by two points.
Saturday, Alabama travels to Lexington to take on the Wildcats again. Kentucky is still undefeated, still No. 1.
After the loss to Florida on Tuesday night, Grant stressed the importance of starting games well.
“That’s something we’ve talked about and we’ve got to get better at,” Grant said. “The bottom line is you can’t come into games with unrealistic expectations in terms of how things are going to go for you individually or for the team and when it doesn’t happen, your energy still has to stay good. You still have to play, still have to be able to make the plays that you have to make.”
All of Alabama’s two-point games have featured furious comebacks by the Crimson Tide. The difference between wins and losses has come in the final minutes, losing on the last points of the game.
“When we go out and play with a lot of effort, usually we are a pretty good team,” senior guard Rodney Cooper said. “We just have to play a 40-minute game like that, and we are a tough team to beat.”
Alabama tips off against the Wildcats at 6 p.m. CT in Lexington. The game will be broadcast on the SEC Network.
