After earning yet another big road win in what Calipari called a potential trap game at Texas A&M, Kentucky presses on with a return to Rupp Arena to host 15th-ranked Auburn on Saturday. The second meeting between the two teams provides the Wildcats the opportunity to avenge their early February loss at Auburn, but there is even more at stake in Lexington than vengeance.
The SEC title is on the line.
For Kentucky, a win will clinch the Southeastern Conference’s regular season crown and the No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament. It will be the program’s first SEC title since 2017 (snap that two-year drought!