Kentucky crumbled in the spotlight for a second straight time in high-profile matchups to open the season, this time an 88-72 loss at Gonzaga to fall to 3-2 on the year. It was a performance that saw the Wildcats shoot just 39.1% from the field and 24.0% from three while allowing the Zags to hit 56.4% overall and 36.8% from deep.
UK didn’t lead at any point, while GU pushed ahead by as many as 19 points. The Bulldogs got rolling with an 8-0 run to open the game, with the lead extending to 13 before the second media timeout.