The Wildcats didn’t panic. They simply tightened the screws to pull out an 87-82 victory.
College basketball in late February is full of resurrections. Some are Lazarus. Some just sit up for a night and go back to sleep.
They did what they were supposed to do, if not exactly the way they wanted to do it.
Xaivian Lee scored 22 points, Urban Klavzar added 19 and No. 14 Florida beat 25th-ranked Kentucky 92-83 Saturday for its 10th victory in its last 11 outings.
Denzel Aberdeen scored 22 points, 18 in the second half, and Kentucky rallied from a 17-point first-half deficit to knock off No. 24 Tennessee, 80-78, on Saturday.
Sophomore Kam Williams hit eight 3-pointers and finished with 26 points, both career highs, and Mouhamed Dioubate scored 20 on 9-of-11 shooting, and Kentucky beat Bellarmine 99-85 on Tuesday.
Denzel Aberdeen, Otega Oweh and Trent Noah each scored 16 points to lead No. 19 Kentucky to a 104-54 win over Tennessee Tech.
The final was Louisville 96, Kentucky 88.
I hate the transfer portal. I love the transfer portal. I hate the transfer portal. I love the transfer portal.