The Kentucky Wildcats are playing their best basketball of the season, fresh off a 2-0 week that represents a blowout win at Georgia and a top-15 victory at Auburn. Now, as Kentucky prepares for a two-game home slate this week, the Wildcats look to face the 22nd-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Analysis
Kentucky enters the game having won four consecutive games since their second-half debacle at Alabama. Their play over the past two weeks has only elevated and will be required to do so on Tuesday night. Mississippi State, despite being 2-2 over their last two weeks of action, has won two consecutive that includes a quality win over Florida and a blowout victory at Vanderbilt.