Kentucky’s greatest weakness through nine games was obvious: defense. They’re far from a finished product, but against Utah the Cats showed they’ve taken significant steps forward defensively.
Kentucky turned 18 Utah turnovers into 34 points. They disrupted passing lanes and anticipated the opponent’s action better than any other time this season.
“We had active hands. We were collapsing on drives. We were anticipating better,” John Calipari said after the game.
“You’ve got to be an anticipating kind of team where just like a pass coming to you, you’re looking like who is open. Before you catch it, you know what’s going on.