Kentucky finally proved that John Calipari was right when he said this can be a good defensive team.
Despite their defensive struggles for much of the season, the Cats put the clamps down on Alabama and came out of Tuscaloosa with a 67-58 win. It was the kind of win that Calipari pretending to smoke a cigar after the win:
Here’s a recap of everything Calipari said, courtesy of UK Athletics:
On how much better Kentucky’s defense was today
“This is like, OK, you really zero in on one thing and what happens?