Moral victories don’t exist at Kentucky, but the Wildcats’ effort in the loss in Gainesville didn’t leave the sky falling in Lexington for a change. They once again dug themselves a double-digit deficit, but clawed back to cut it to two in the second half and had it within five in the final minute, one Florida mess-up away from potentially completing the comeback. Make some free throws and layups and there is a very real chance Mark Pope’s group wins nine of 10 and takes over the SEC lead.
The second-year coach was joined once again by Tom Leach for his weekly radio show Monday evening, recapping the loss to the Gators while previewing what’s ahead with Georgia coming to town on Tuesday.