Phew! It got stressful there at the end, but Kentucky escaped Starkville with a 71-68 win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The victory brings the Cats’ record to 17-9, 8-5 in SEC play. Most importantly, it takes their Quad 1 record to 2-7 with three more Q1 opportunities remaining. Big!
We’ll be rolling out coverage all night. Let’s start with some numbers that stood out to me…
11-1: Cason Wallace‘s assists to turnovers. Wallace is still struggling with his shot, going 1-13 from the floor for four points tonight, and seems to still be battling back problems, but ran the team well with a shorthanded backcourt.