Mark Pope has been preaching his innovative, high-octane offense since the day he took the job. We’ve heard about 35 threes a night, pace, spacing, all of it.
On Saturday night against Indiana, none of that showed up.
Kentucky went 3-for-15 from deep, shot just 38% from the field, and in almost any other game this season those numbers would’ve screamed “blowout loss.”
Instead, the Wildcats walked out of Rupp with a 72–60 win because they finally decided to win ugly.
In a renewed rivalry game that felt more like a street fight than a showcase, Kentucky flipped the script completely.