The Champions Classic hasn’t been a good event for Kentucky Basketball lately. Last night, the Wildcats blew a 14-point, second-half lead to the No. 1 team in the country, losing 89-84 to Kansas in Chicago. The loss left questions of what could’ve been had UK held on and uncrowned top-ranked Kansas this early in the year and what could’ve been done differently to seize the enormous opportunity. John Calipari couldn’t ask for much more after the game, other than to win. The fan base found hope for the future in defeat, too.
But Rob Dillingham‘s 3-point barrage in the first half and Kentucky’s new, exciting brand of basketball don’t change the fact that Kentucky keeps losing in the Champions Classic.