Kentucky's season did not end with a mystery. It ended with an explanation.
March had already written the ending.
Kentucky entered this season expecting a climb. Instead, the Wildcats spent much of it adjusting.
With Missouri suddenly in front and momentum gone, Kentucky needed someone to stop the slide. Denzel Aberdeen and Otega Oweh did.
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.