This was going to be an ugly halftime post. Now it's just not great.

Goodness, what a horrible start for Kentucky. The Wildcats trailed by four with nine minutes to go (23-19) and as late as the 7:18 mark, tied down to 5:51 — and then it all flipped in the last segment.

This group went on a 20-3 run while scoring eight of its last 10 field goals down the stretch. Tennessee Tech, meanwhile, missed 10 of its last 11 and is now shooting 34.3 percent from the field and 12.5 percent from three. On the other end, UK is now up to 50.0 percent overall and 23.1 percent from deep after the head-scratching first 14 minutes.

It all led to a 43-28 lead for the good guys at the break.

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