Kentucky entered Saturday’s game as a 23.5-point favorite. However, in a way, they played the role of spoiler against Tennessee Tech.
Tennessee Tech’s loss to Kentucky on Saturday snapped a 15-game winning streak for the program. Even as a heavy underdog, Tennessee Tech head coach Bobby Wilder was very disappointed by the loss.
“I’m disappointed with the loss. I hate losing,” Wilder said during his postgame press conference. “The team hates losing, which means the standard at Tennessee Tech has changed. Losing a 15-game winning streak, [the] longest in the nation, our first loss of the season, 10-1.