After Kentucky flexed their muscles against Tennessee in their blowout victory two weeks ago, the Volunteers made sure to return the favor when the Cats took their trip down to Knoxville this past weekend.
They oozed confidence and swagger in the Lexington matchup, but the minute they arrived at Thompson-Boling Arena, the nerves kicked in. They played scared, and it resulted in Kentucky’s worst loss since the Duke game to open the season in November.
After the 71-52 beatdown, Kentucky head coach John Calipari said one of the main reasons (among many) his team struggled was that they reverted back to some of the selfish play we saw to start the year.