Sometimes a basketball team knows when something good is happening before the scoreboard says so.
The Wildcats didn’t panic. They simply tightened the screws to pull out an 87-82 victory.
As the No. 9 seed, Kentucky would have to win five games in five days to leave Nashville with the conference title.
The most unsettling thing about Florida's visit to Rupp Arena on Saturday wasn't the score.
In November, Kentucky and Louisville rolled out their basketball teams like two shiny new Cadillacs on the showroom floor.
They were up 30–18 and in complete command. Then someone jingled a set of keys.
College basketball in late February is full of resurrections. Some are Lazarus. Some just sit up for a night and go back to sleep.
Collin Chandler scored a career-high 23 points to lead Kentucky to a 91-77 win over No. 25 Vanderbilt on Saturday.
Kentucky coach Mark Pope's frustration after Saturday's one-point loss at Auburn has now come with a price tag.
Mark Pope waited until he stepped away from the microphones, which is the modern equivalent of stepping behind the curtain, except the curtain has ears.