Especially against high-major opponents, Kentucky has struggled with hitting the hardwood running this season.
You might have already seen this stat floating around, but Mark Pope‘s squad has trailed by 20 or more points in four of the Wildcats’ six games this season against ranked foes. The most recent example of this came on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, when Kentucky dug itself into a 21-point hole down the stretch of the opening half against Alabama. UK closed that gap to as few as nine points in the second half before ultimately losing by 15.