Look, the Offensive Breakdown realizes the reality is that New Mexico State was simply a warmup game for this weekend against Louisville. And their defense played the part, basically letting Kentucky do whatever they wanted and hopefully get the playbook buckled in for Saturday. The Cats showed explosiveness both on the ground and through the air and, besides turnovers, showed a scoring ability not seen under Mark Stoops.
So for the analysis of the game, instead of focusing on New Mexico State, I will explain what the Cats need to do against Louisville based on what they’ve done this season in down and distance.