Kentucky once again found itself in an early hole against the shot-heavy Saint Joseph’s Hawks, down 7-2 just two minutes in. The Wildcats clawed back to tie it with 12:38 to go in the first half, then took their first lead at the midway point (20-17). They got it up to eight at the final TV timeout before the break, only to see the opposition go on an 11-3 run of its own to tie it up in the final minute.
Tre Mitchell nails a 3-pointer with 33 seconds to go to take a 3-point lead, followed by a block on the other end by the graduate transfer to hold on going into the locker room.