Life couldn’t be better for Big Blue Nation right now, on cloud nine after watching Kentucky destroy No. 1 Purdue from start to finish on the Wildcats’ home floor — or could it? Dick Vitale, arguably the most iconic face and voice in college basketball history, believes the best is yet to come for Mark Pope’s group in year two.
The 78-65 win inside Rupp Arena was fun with UK leading for 37:20 of 40 total minutes with a second-half lead of 17 points, but with the Wildcats just starting to learn each other and Jaland Lowe and Jayden Quaintance still waiting to be unleashed, things could get scary in a hurry in Lexington.