Your University of Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team survived and advanced with a win over Georgia on Friday in a very solid performance given the circumstances. The Cats were without Jarred Vanderbilt, who we labeled as the difference-maker only a few weeks ago, but they played well in his absence and sent the Bulldogs home with a 62-49 defeat in St. Louis. Let’s talk about it with some takeaways from the win…
PJ Washington shined when Kentucky needed him most.
With Jarred Vanderbilt out and two centers who have underachieved, Kentucky needed a big game from PJ Washington, and he answered the bell.