On a night they desperately needed a response, Kentucky turned in a flat, lifeless performance and got run off the floor by Gonzaga before heading into Christmas.
In a game where Kentucky absolutely had to fight, scrap, and show some kind of heartbeat before Christmas, the Wildcats did the exact opposite.
They didn’t just lose to Gonzaga in Nashville. They got embarrassed, 94–59, in a way that felt like rock bottom for a program that spent the entire offseason selling depth, toughness, and a new identity under Mark Pope.