Sunday Headlines: Big week ahead for Kentucky Basketball

The Kentucky Wildcats have some momentum, which seems like a crazy thing to say after where this team was to begin conference play.

The Cats have been playing well, and actually are tied for second in the league following a wild day of SEC basketball yesterday.

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However, the Cats will face a pair of big tests this week. The Cats go on the road Tuesday to take on Vanderbilt, who ended their three-game losing skid yesterday by demolishing Mississippi State in Starkville by a score of 88-56. The Commodores were once 16-0 and ranked in the top 10 nationally. They average 90 points per game, so Tuesday night’s showdown in Nashville will be a tall task for the Cats.

Then Kentucky travels to Fayetteville for a matchup with John Calipari’s Arkansas Razorbacks next Saturday. The game won’t have quite the same emotion as Calipari’s return to Rupp Arena last year, but it still holds some extra meaning, at least to the fanbase.

The Hogs have one of the best freshmen in the country in Darius Acuff, who averages nearly 20 points and 6 assists per game. Acuff scored 31 in yesterday’s win at LSU.

In a perfect world, Kentucky wins both of these matchups, but they’ll most likely enter as underdogs in both. If they somehow manage to win both, it would be a major boost for this team and open up conversations about what this team’s ceiling actually is.

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If Kentucky could manage to split these two games, I think it would be considered a success considering the level these teams have played at and both being on the road.

How are you feeling heading into this week?

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All of us jumped out of our seats when he made that shot!

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Despite looming storm, UK fans show up for win vs Ole Miss – Herald Leader

Still a really good crowd at Rupp despite the incoming weather.

Pope give surgery update on Jaland Lowe, Kam Williams – Cats Pause

Maybe we’ll see them back on the bench soon.

Jasper Johnson was once again spark UK needed – Vaughts…

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