No. 5 Kentucky men’s basketball battled back from an 18-point deficit on Saturday, Dec. 7, and defeated No. 7 Gonzaga 90-89 in overtime at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington.
UK entered the contest without its starting point guard, Lamont Butler, who was sidelined with an ankle injury that he suffered four days prior in Kentucky’s 70-66 loss to the Clemson Tigers, its first of the season.