Kentucky did not handle Louisville’s pace well at all during last Tuesday’s loss in the KFC Yum! Center. Head coach Mark Pope said afterward that the Wildcats gave up 34 points to the Cardinals within the first eight seconds of the shot clock. Louisville had no problem running up and down the floor with ease, relentlessly attacking a Kentucky defense that couldn’t find a solution for nearly the entire 40-minute game.
The good news? Pope now has 40 minutes of a high-speed offense on film for his defense to dissect. They’ll need all of it, too — Kentucky’s next opponent on Tuesday night in Madison Square Garden (6:30 p.