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Kentucky's John Calipari Explains Benching Jacob Toppin, Dontaie Allen vs. Auburn

Kentucky's basketball woes continue to grow this year, and it's getting harder for head coach John Calipari to defend some of the decisions he's made in an attempt to correct course.

After Saturday's 66-59 road loss at Auburn, the coach tried to explain why Jacob Toppin and Dontaie Allen were conspicuously absent late in the game as Auburn took control.

Kyle Tucker @KyleTucker_ATH

Oh, God, this answer is not good ...<br><br>Why didn't Allen and Toppin start the second half the way they were playing? <br><br>Calipari: "I want to win every game we coach, but the other side of it is I’m not trying to take anyone’s heart away.