The Kentucky Wildcats were finally back in action after quite some time off following a horrid loss to Ohio State.
The Cats were dominated by the Buckeyes, falling to 10-2 on the young season, but bounced back Tuesday afternoon with a blowout win over Brown.
Kentucky picked up their 11th win of the season over the Bears in Rupp Arena, 88-54.
After the win, head coach Mark Pope shared his thoughts on his team’s defensive performance after the loss to Ohio State.
“I was proud of us kinda ringing the bell defensively.”
Pope was glad to see his team bounce back the way they did, especially when it came to deflections.
“It was really important to us,” he said. “Minus some letdowns on the glass, I thought some guys were stellar. It was a season-high in deflections, which is really important for us, and our percentages challenging shots, which is really good, and I think our guys had fun tonight.
“I thought we were brilliant to start the game defensively. We turned the ball over three times in the first 90 seconds, and from then on, the guys’ ball protection was elite. Five turnovers, which I think ties our best or maybe one better than our best this season. They were motivated by aggressiveness.”
Kentucky was much improved on that side of the floor, forcing over 20 turnovers and converting a season-high 14 steals as a team.
Pope and the Cats will need to continue improving in these categories with a massive SEC matchup just around the corner…
Kentucky is set to host number fifth-ranked Florida later this week inside Rupp Arena.
