It only took four minutes before everyone in the building knew how this one was going to end.
On Friday night in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, the No. 18 Kentucky Wildcats (5-4) looked like a team completely outmatched in an embarrassing 94-59 blowout loss to the No. 11 Gonzaga Bulldogs (8-1). I’ve typed some form of that sentence way too many times already this season. UK is now 0-4 against ranked opponents in 2025-26, losing those games by a combined 63 points.
It’s not hyperbole to say nothing went right for Mark Pope‘s crew against the Zags.