It wasn’t the prettiest performance, but Kentucky still defeated the Southern Jaguars 76-64. The Wildcats finished off their seven game home stand with seven straight victories to move to 7-1 on the season. A slow start allowed the Jaguars to hang around early on and that confidence propelled them to 40 minutes of competitive basketball.
Despite returning to full strength for the first time since the Duke game, the Wildcats seemed a little sluggish after their time off. However, the full seven day layoff did at least allow Kentucky to get healthy which is most important.