Tuesday evening started with bad news for the Kentucky Wildcats. Matt Jones broke the news that starting point guard Cason Wallace would miss the game. Jack Pilgrim later confirmed the story adding it was a “leg issue” and the television broadcast eventually mentioned a knee contusion. Luckily, it isn’t expected to be a long-term issue and Wallace sitting out was primarily a precaution. However, it did cause some panic before tip-off against the Ole Miss Rebels.
To add insult to injury (or I guess injury to injury), Sahvir Wheeler went down late in the first half with what appeared to be an ankle injury that sent him to the locker room.