Key Highlights
- 11 Gonzaga on Friday night, calling the Wildcats’ effort “hard to watch” as the program dropped its third game in five outings. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“Can’t lie… this UK team has no heart!
- This is hard to watch,” Cousins posted on social media. This came after Kentucky opened the game 0-for-10 from the field and 0-for-7 from beyond the arc.
- The Wildcats finished just 16-of-60 shooting overall and were booed off the court at halftime in Nashville. Coach Mark Pope accepted the criticism, saying he deserved the blame for the team’s offensive collapse.“As a former player, I’m pissed at the coach, too, and that’s all deserved,” Pope said.
- “There’s nothing inappropriate about what he said.”Kentucky trailed 43-20 at halftime and was outscored 46-18 in the paint while struggling again from deep after a 1-for-13 performance in Tuesday’s loss to North Carolina.
- Pope acknowledged the program is in a “bad spot” and must “dig out of it.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMore college basketball news:Boozer and Evans lead Duke to big winTodd Golden reacts to Florida lossACC SEC proves a big problem for one conferenceUCONN prepping for another title run.
