LEXINGTON, Ky. — My, how things have changed.
Eighteen days ago, the sky was falling on Kentucky men's basketball. The Wildcats were 1-3 in SEC play following a 71-68 loss to lowly South Carolina and questions abounded about John Calipari's future.
Kansas, on the other hand, was No. 2 in the Associated Press rankings and had just rallied to beat Oklahoma 79-75.
Now the Wildcats are the hot team on a four-game winning streak entering Saturday's matchup between the two titans in Lexington. And Kansas has dropped three straight for only the fourth time in Bill Self's 20-year tenure and risk a fourth for the first time with Self on the sideline and since the 1988-89 season.