It was Kentucky‘s ugliest game of the season on the offensive end of the floor, the Wildcats shooting just 40.3 percent overall and 27.6 percent from three with 11 turnovers compared to 16 assists. They still put up 87 points — a good day for most programs — but for this team and staff,

Kentucky made just 8 of 28 three-pointers, well below their season average of 12.6. But the Wildcats held a WKU team that makes 10 threes per game to just 4 of 26 from beyond the arc. Kentucky also dominated the smaller Hilltoppers on the board, 54-41.

A slow start, but Kentucky was tested in a good way by a WKU defense that showed a lot of aggressiveness and forced the Wildcats to adjust more in the second half. The Wildcats struggled shooting the entire night,