You could credit Kentucky basketball‘s pre-Kansas turnaround to a number of things. Shots were finally starting to fall, players were locking in defensively, the rotation was being tightened and lineups shifted toward the prioritization of shooting and scoring. Maybe above all else, the mood had shifted for the better, with the team that once seemed as disconnected as any was finally starting to come together as a cohesive unit.
The combination of those factors paved the path for the Wildcats’ four-game winning streak, with the group playing its best basketball of the season.