Kentucky fell behind for the second game in a row when LSU jumped out on the Wildcats early, powered by Xavier Pinson’s 14 points in the first 10 minutes. It was a similar start to Saturday’s game against Alabama when the Tide’s Keon Ellis had a career half and threatened Kentucky’s Rupp Arena win streak.
At halftime of the Alabama game, Calipari delivered one of his better lines in his locker room speech. He told his players, “They made nine 3s and they’re down one. What are they going to make, 18? That’s fine, they’ll be down two when the game ends.