Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari finally pushed the right buttons on Saturday afternoon, creating his own fireworks with a second-half ejection, and the Wildcat offense responded with an explosive late run to knock off Arkansas 73-66 at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville.
With the game tied at 44, Calipari was tossed with 8:19 remaining as Arkansas hit 3-of-4 free throws on the double-technical to take a 47-44 lead. After the two teams traded baskets, the Wildcats then went on a 15-0 run after Immanuel Quickley drilled a three-pointer to push the lead to 59-49 with 4:10 remaining and a Keion Brooks basket extended the lead to 61-49 before Arkansas could finally get back on the board.