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Kentucky Wildcats 17
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Match Report

No. 12 Alabama overcomes halftime deficit to beat Kentucky 45-17

— Keelon Russell threw for 188 yards and a touchdown to help No. 12 Alabama beat Kentucky 45-17 on Saturday in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

ALA UK
21
1st Downs
14
5-11
3rd down efficiency
1-14
1-1
4th down efficiency
2-4
343
Total Yards
209
188
Passing
146
16/23
Comp/Att
18/32
8.2
Yards per pass
4.6
155
Rushing
63
40
Rushing Attempts
32
3.9
Yards per rush
2.0
8-45
Penalties
8-70
3
Turnovers
3
1
Fumbles lost
2
2
Interceptions thrown
1
32:14
Possession
27:46

Top Performers

ALA

  • Keelon Russell C/ATT 16/23 · YDS 188 · AVG 8.2
  • Alex Asparuhov NO 1 · YDS 54 · AVG 54.0
  • Conor Talty FG 3/3 · PCT 100.0 · LONG 41
  • Daniel Hill CAR 18 · YDS 104 · AVG 5.8

UK

  • Thomas O'Hara NO 5 · YDS 204 · AVG 40.8
  • Kenny Minchey C/ATT 18/31 · YDS 146 · AVG 4.7
  • Adam Zouagui FG 1/1 · PCT 100.0 · LONG 39
  • Kenny Darby REC 5 · YDS 45 · AVG 9.0

Highlights

00:49 Highlight: No. 13 Alabama's defense smothers Kentucky in first SEC contest Watch on ESPN 00:16 Kenny Minchey throws 20-yard TD pass to Henry Boyer Watch on ESPN 00:10 Conor Talty makes 25-yard field goal Watch on ESPN 00:58 Kentucky, Alabama trade pick-sixes to open scoring Watch on ESPN

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