Well, that was fun. Kentucky steamrolled the No. 1 team in college basketball, defeating Purdue 78-65 to open the exhibition schedule for the Wildcats. How real was the performance for both teams? Should we hang banner No. 9 up in Rupp Arena now or wait for April when it’s official?
KSR has the top takeaways as Big Blue Nation comes down from the high of a dominant performance for Mark Pope’s second roster entering 2025-26.
Quick reminder: Kentucky was missing Lowe and JQ
We went into this game knowing it would be tough sledding without an All-SEC point guard in Jaland Lowe and a future top-five pick in Jayden Quaintance, both projected starters at full strength.