When composing a list of keys to the game against a juggernaut like Kentucky, it ends up resembling less of a blueprint and more like a prayer to the basketball gods. There are some obvious tenets to follow, such as hoping that your guards have peak shooting performances and that theirs have the opposite. The last time Ole Miss pulled off the upset, they shot 47 percent from three and had a +7 turnover margin.
As desperate as holding out hope against a group so rich in talent may seem, the Wildcats are still putting things together, and the downside of relying heavily on freshmen has occasionally reared its ugly head.