Kentucky Wildcats News: Northern Arizona Gameday

Kentucky Basketball is coming off one of the worst losses of the young Mark Pope era.

The Wildcats were flat-out embarrassed in an 89-69 defeat by the No. 15 Kansas Jayhawks in Tuesday night’s Champions Classic.

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Kentucky didn’t just lose. They looked lost for most of the game with a severe lack of energy and flow on offense while getting absolutely torched on the defensive end of the court.

Big Blue fans are growing very impatient with Pope and the product that Kentucky basketball has put on the floor over the last year or so.

Tonight, Pope and his team can work towards improving their play in a home matchup against Northern Arizona.

In a game where the Wildcats are 34.5-point favorites, and ESPN’s Basketball Power Index is giving them a 98.2% chance to win, they should have plenty of opportunity to tune up their offensive schemes and find better lineup rotations.

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Looking ahead, Kentucky will host Grambling next Monday night before facing Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium next Friday, which should be more of a test (51% chance to win, ESPN’s BPI) than these next two games.

There isn’t currently much positivity surrounding Kentucky basketball, but fans should at least feel good about their chances of winning tonight. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 PM ET with coverage on SEC Network Plus.

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She’s absolutely dominating.

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Pretty impressive accomplishments.

What went wrong for Kentucky in Champions Classic – KSR

Just about everything.

Ole Miss RB Kewan Lacy to miss rest of season – ESPN

Major blow for the Rebels.

Kenny Brooks is using Kentucky’s blowout wins to challenge his team’s maturity – KSR

Have to stay humble.

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