Going on the road and winning in the SEC is never an easy task when you’re Kentucky, which makes Kentucky’s victory in Athens last night that much more meaningful.
Time and time again, we’ve seen that when Kentucky comes to town, it brings a new level of competitiveness to surface with the home team and the game ends up much closer than expected or Kentucky gets upset.
Despite an off night from Keldon Johnson, who did not score, the Wildcats picked up the victory behind a strong effort from Ashton Hagans (23 points, 4 assists, 3 steals) returning back to his home state and strong supporting efforts from Nick Richards, who led the team in rebounding (7, tied with Tyler Herro) and also played strong defense, blocking three shots.