Watch Alabama basketball forward Clifford Omoruyi start Friday's SEC tournament quarterfinal vs. Kentucky with an emphatic alley-oop dunk:

Crimson Tide, Tigers haven't met that often in the SEC tournament, especially not in recent years. Who has the edge historically?

Third-seeded Alabama will make its debut in this year's SEC tournament against sixth-seeded and No. 15-ranked Kentucky (22-10) -- which defeated Oklahoma 85-84 on Thursday -- in the quarterfinals on Friday night.

Kentucky has 31 SEC Tournament titles all-time, 23 more than Alabama, who has the second most with eight. The Wildcats last SEC Tournament championship came in 2018 when UK defeated Tennessee in the title game. Kentucky is 136-30 all-time in the SEC Tournament.

After one-and-done results at the SEC Tournament the past two years, Kentucky held off Oklahoma in a 2nd-round matchup Thursday at Bridgestone Arena.

Kentucky Wildcats (22-10, 11-8 SEC) vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (24-7, 13-5 SEC) Nashville, Tennessee; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT. BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Crimson Tide -6.5; over/under is

The Alabama Crimson Tide finished its regular season on a high note, taking down the rival Auburn Tigers on the road in Neville Arena and setting themselves up with a double bye in the SEC Tournament.