Watch the Tape: UCLA Bruins

Photo by Rich Schultz | Getty ImagesIt happened again. The Kentucky Wildcats were once again unable to closeout a basketball on Saturday evening falling to the UCLA Bruins 63-53. A new ugly statistic has emerged from the ‘Cats most recent loss as well. Since the 2019-2020 season, Kentucky is now just 4-13 versus Top 25 opponents. Big Blue Nation is growing very tired of setting new “records” like that.

The Wildcats were atrocious down the stretch offensively finishing the game 0-11 in the final 4:31. Zero points were put on the board after cutting the UCLA lead to two. The inability to win close games in the final minutes has been a lingering issue that spans the 4-13 record in Top 25…