On December 18th, 2021 the Kentucky Wildcats took on the North Carolina Tar Heels and won in a 98-69 rout.
A little over a month later, on January 29th, 2022, Kentucky took on the Kansas Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse and won in a lopsided 80-62 victory.
On April 4th, Kansas will take on North Carolina for the National Championship, while Kentucky has been sitting in Lexington since being upset in the first round by Saint Peter’s.
After beating these teams by a combined 47 points, what exactly happened?
Injuries
The most obvious thing to point to that hurt Kentucky is injuries.