Saturday’s game against the Auburn Tigers was the Kentucky Wildcats’ first outing without veteran starting center Reid Travis.
Head coach John Calipari looked to EJ Montgomery to fill the veteran’s hole, but it was PJ Washington who once again stole the show and ensured his team kept playing at a dominant level.
Kentucky jumped out to a 45-31 halftime lead, but that was just the beginning of one of the most satisfying wins of what’s become a special season. By the 10:46 mark of the second half, Kentucky had jumped out to a 67-34 lead over a top-30 NET team that took the Wildcats down to the wire in The Plains, as if you needed any more proof this team continues to make huge strides as March arrives.