Kentucky got punched in the mouth to wrap up the exhibition schedule against Georgetown, the Wildcats quickly coming back to earth following a feel-good win over No. 1 Purdue that saw Mark Pope‘s group look like world beaters. Shorthanded, sure, but it’s never acceptable to lose at Rupp Arena — especially in such convincing fashion — as the second-year coach made clear.
Horrific defensively with disastrous ball movement and worse shot-making, there was a whole lot of spooky on Halloween Eve. All of it kept Pope up that night.
“I’ll be honest with you, this is painful.