Kentucky mens basketball was defeated by Arkansas 88-73 on Tuesday, falling to 16-8 on the season and 7-4 in the SEC.
The Wildcats entered the matchup on the back of a 72-67 win over Florida on Saturday, marking the sixth-consecutive SEC victory for Kentucky since its infamous loss to South Carolina inside Rupp Arena on Jan. 10.
The string of conference victories led to Kentucky finally being projected outside of the “First Four” of the NCAA Tournament in ESPN’s Joe Lunardi’s “Bracketology”. While still far from comfortably in the field, the matchup against the Razorbacks was a big opportunity for the Wildcats to earn a quadrant-1 victory to improve their resume.