It’s crazy to think the Wildcats were playing their 18th game of the season in late January on Wednesday and had yet to really have a gut-check win this season.
Despite already having 14 wins, those all came by double-digits, many of which in the 20+ point margin. Kentucky simply hadn’t found a way to win those three close games that turned into losses, and their wins all came in rather easy fashion.
This was the first game the Cats had to really battle in for 40 minutes and actually found a way to come away victorious.