CLEMSON, S.C. – No. 4 Kentucky men’s basketball (7-1) suffered its first loss of the Mark Pope era on Tuesday night, falling to the Clemson Tigers (8-1) 70-66 inside of Littlejohn Arena in Clemson, South Carolina.
The Cats traveled south with hopes of beating the Tigers in what was the team’s first true road game and second biggest challenger behind, at the time, No. 6 Duke, which they faced on Nov. 12.
Unfortunately for the Cats, they ultimately perished their chances of earning a meaningful quadrant-one road win, shooting just 38.1% (24-63) from the field and a season-low 25.