With a much-needed Quad 1 victory up for grabs, Kentucky Basketball traveled to Starkville where Mississippi State hosted the Wildcats in a pivotal game on the schedule for two bubble teams. A “White Out” in Humphrey Coliseum, Kentucky arrived with a thin backcourt, missing veteran guards Sahvir Wheeler and CJ Fredrick to the injury report.
Still, it was Kentucky that proved to be the better team in the fight, ending a five-game win streak for first-year head coach Chris Jans’ Bulldogs. The Wildcats were in control for most of the game–key word there being most–and escaped the Hump with a 71-68 win, the team’s eighth in conference play.