John Clay's Sidelines

From Coleman Coliseum, updates on UK-Alabama:

• As for the condition of Ramon Harris, at 5:23 EST, we haven’t received any more official updates, but we believe he is still at the hospital. Right now, we’re waiting on the post-game press conferences.

• Kentucky wins 61-51. Meeks scores 27.

• Kentucky leads 58-51 with 43.3 seconds left.

• Kentucky leads 53-47 with 3:36 remaining. Cats scored eight straight points to break a 45-45 tie.

• UK up 49-45 as Bama takes time with 5:02 left.

• We have not received any further updates on Harris, other than UK did say he collapsed out the lockerroom was taken by ambulance to the hospital.

• It’s 43-42 Kentucky with 7:39 left. Meeks now has 25, as he hits three from left corner to put the Cats in front.

• It’s 35-35 with 11:35 left in game. Meeks has 22 of Kentucky’s 35 points.

• Ramon Harris fell ill in UK lockerroom at halftime, and Gillispie was late coming out for second half. Harris is not on bench.

• Cats made just one of seven threes in first half.

• UK committed nine turnovers in first half. Cats are even 21-21 on boards. Stevenson has seven rebounds.

• The 19 points is fewest since Cats scored 16 against West Virginia in the Las Vegas Tourney. UK rallied to win that one.

• UK shot 30.8 percent the first half. Bama shot 29.4.

• Anthony Brock, a 5-9 guard, hits a three at end of half to give Bama a 25-19 lead at break.

• Alabama leads 18-17 with 3:51 left. This has not been a good Kentucky half. Too many turnovers. Not enough defensive rebounds. To be honest, UK is lucky to be down just one at this point.

• It’s Alabama 14-13 with 7:44 left in the half. Very little offense in that segment. UK  hasn’t made a field goal since the 12:26 mark.

• It’s Kentucky 12-11 at the 10:55 TV time. Jodie Meeks has nine of UK’s 12 points. He’s scored seven straight.

• It’s 8-5 Alabama at the first TV timeout, 15:44 left  in half. UK has two turnvoers, both committed by Ramon Harris. Patrick Patterson did throw down a nice jam, but Bama hit its first three shots, and Justin Knox had a monster follow dunk.

• Alabama’s starters are Torrance, Gee, Hilllman, Green and Knox.

• Kentucky’s starters are the same: Porter, Meeks, Harris, Stevenson and Patterson.

• Officials are Tom Eades, Anthony Jordan and Michael Stephens.