Through ten minutes, it appeared a path to a blowout was very clearly on the table. Kentucky had scored 25 points and held a 12-point lead, with the Wildcats hitting three early 3-pointers and controlling the paint, all while forcing some ugly looks for Yale on the other end.
Then to close out the half, Kentucky scored just eight more points, including a stretch between 7:53 and 1:24 of zero made baskets for the Wildcats.
The struggles continued for UK to open the second half, with Yale scoring eight straight to take a two-point lead with 17:37 to go.