Kentucky looked like a totally different team in the last two games. Thirty-point wins can’t be attributed to just one thing, but when you look at the stats, there’s a noticeable difference between the Kentucky that lost at Notre Dame and the Kentucky that blew out North Carolina and Western Kentucky: ball movement.
Over the past two games, the Cats totaled 47 assists. Last night, Kentucky had 27, the fifth most in the John Calipari era, and the most since the 2016-2017 team had 33 vs. Arizona State. Contrast that with the Notre Dame game, in which the Cats had a season-low nine dimes.