For the third game in a row, Kentucky’s defense saw an opposing perimeter player have a huge day scoring the basketball. A trend seems to be developing.
Against Alabama, off-guard Keon Ellis went for a career-high 28 points in 37 minutes with seven makes from downtown. With a big performance in the first half, the junior college product helped Alabama build a 41-28 lead with just over five minutes left in the first half.
Against LSU, lead guard Xavier Pinson went for a season-high 26 points with eight assists in 34 minutes. The Missouri transfer needed 20 field goal attempts to get there, but a hot start allowed LSU to build a 27-16 lead before Kentucky took over in the second half.