They came to UK, gave their all, played their asses off. We had a bad night against a more athletic, cohesive team. I hate that it was against sorry ass UT, but unfortunately it did. These players and coaches deserve the respect and admiration of BBN. Unless you're a lowlife.

Is there anywhere else nice and has actual fans to watch the UK game in Lex? If a feller goes to KSBar what time would you need to be there for a 7:40 game? Thanks

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Butler was actually comforting Pope.

Now, I'm actually really sad.

“We are going to win that game”

When asked about the SEC performing well and playing Tennessee next. I know I wasn’t the only one worried every time they set picks on Lamont. Sounds like he’s feeling pretty good, and knows the team is rolling at the exact right time.

got 11 of my sweet 16 left....but 7 of my elite 8 and my final 4 and championship game are still in play.......how are you guys doing?

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*****

Josh dix from Iowa entered, Kentucky is interested.
- bol bowen from Florida state entered and is one I hope Kentucky has major interest in

I know I’m bringing up the same points that’s been posted repeatedly. This year was an exception considering the short amount of time Pope had to assemble a roster, but it’s now one calendar year on the job. By the end of year 2, we need to be back in the top echelon of the sport. Getting blown habitually against the top of the top teams in the conference won’t cut it. Still a fun and memorable season nonetheless, really appreciative of the work our guys put in and playing through injury. Hope our coaches hit the portal hard and convince a core or players to return to build around

MSU shot 22 FTs to 10 for Ole Miss

Auburn tied early

Houston. Sampson. Awesome.

Elite 8 is:
1 vs 2
1 vs 2
1 vs 2
1 vs 3

Will we still be playing?

I think Mark has a great chance to deliver big time at UK. He put this team together at the last minute and obviously overachieved.

That said I have these concerns moving forward:

Need to win some major recruiting battles. It is still very early in Pope's career here thus he hasnt had a real chance yet, but we need real talent and players that are not easily rattled.

We were obviously not prepared for this Sweet 16 game. Game plan was bad, the enthusiasm was nonexistence, and we came out extremely soft and nervous. That is troubling, especially with a week to prepare.

I hope Pope’s “positive energy only” culture does not contribute to our lack of mental toughness.

After 35 games Amari still thinks it is a good idea to shoot beyond 6 feet, he has zero shooting talent more than a few steps from the rim.

After 35 games Oweh still believes he is a good jump shooter off the dribble.

After 35 games Oweh stills drives out of control into multiple defenders. He never makes that layup and will never get a foul. He is dominate taking one defender to the rim.

Pope talks a lot about pride in the name Kentucky on the chest, tonight’s game was an utter failure in that sense, likely the worst EFFORT game we have ever witnessed in the NCAA tournament.

Edited to reflect the bolding of "effort", we have had worse performances, but in my humble opinion this was a low effort, low energy, low fight, game by our boys.

Gotta scroll down to see men's results. Anyone else seeing the same? Been like that for me all day today. Wasn't like that yesterday.

Hilarious to me.

This has been one of the most fun and engaging seasons in the last decade. It ended earlier than any of us wanted. To Lamont, Koby, Carr, Ansley, and Amari, you all came in as a different type of one and done and played your asses of all year. I hate that Kerr and Jaxson couldn't go out there and compete and their season ended early. I'm glad to have this feeling about UK basketball again. I'm upset about the ending buy I'm excited for the future.

I'm not going to let a horrible 40 minutes make me forget about this season. Pope understands the assignment and he will win a title here. Keeping the faith.

KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
NCAA TOURNAMENT | LUCAS OIL STADIUM | INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
MARCH 28, 2025
ATTENDANCE: announced at halftime of the second game of the session

FINAL SCORE: No. 6 Tennessee 78, No. 18/21 Kentucky 65

Team Records and Series Notes

• Kentucky is 24-12 overall and Tennessee is 30-7.
• Kentucky leads the series, 163-79, ending a three-game winning streak vs. Tennessee.
  • This was the teams’ first matchup in the NCAA Tournament.
• Mark Pope is 211-120 as head coach, including 24-12 at Kentucky.

Kentucky and Coach Mark Pope in the NCAA Tournament

• Kentucky is now 132-56 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
• Kentucky holds NCAA records for most tournament appearances (62) and most games played (188). UK is second for most victories (132) and fourth in winning percentage (.702, 132-56, min. 20 tournament games).
• UK is 8-5 as a No. 3 seed in the tournament since seedings began in 1980.
• Coach Mark Pope is now 2-3 in the NCAA Tournament, 2-1 at Kentucky.

Team Notes

• Second-chance points were key tonight as Tennessee led 19-5 in that category.
• With six 3-pointers tonight, UK now has 341 triples this season, breaking the school record for most in a season. The 1992-93 team held the record with 340 made 3-pointers.

Player Notes

• Lamont Butler led the team in points (18), rebounds (six) and tied for the team in assists with three.
  • It was his first back-to-back double-figure scoring games since Jan. 7 and 11.
  • Six rebounds tied his season high.
• Amari Williams collected 14 points, his 21st double-figure game of the season.
• Otega Oweh had 13 points, his 33rd double-figure game of the season.

In the First Half

• Kentucky’s starters were Lamont Butler, Koby Brea, Otega Oweh, Andrew Carr and Amari Williams for the seventh time this season. UK is 5-2 with this lineup.
• First substitutions were Brandon Garrison and Collin Chandler at 16:06.
• Tied at 4, Tennessee went on a 13-3 run and led the remainder of the game.
• Tennessee led by as many as 19 points at 39-20.
• Tennessee led 43-28 at intermission.
  • Williams led Kentucky with nine points.
  • UK is now 3-11 on the year when trailing at the half.

In the Second Half

• Kentucky began the second half with the starters.
• Kentucky got within 12 points at 55-43 and 60-55 but no closer.

Those two teams flat out laid it on the line the entire 40 minutes. Players flying all over the court maximum effort the entire game. So why in the hell do we show up in the sweet 16 and just walk around, don't even bother to block out, watch Tennessee rebound like we don't even give a shit? This is the most disappointed I've been in a while.

Did anyone pick Kentucky to get further than the sweet sixteen?

Happy Friday!

How’s everyone feeling? Confident, nervous, etc?

Anything special to eat, drink today? Watching game at a special place?

Getting any work done?

At least give us a chance man. Massive disappointment to see the team with no fight. Garrison/ Williams are light. We can’t hit layups.

I was listening to Field of 68 the other night. They mentioned something about “Revenue Sharing” starting next year I guess. I understand the concept of revenue sharing. Can someone explain to me how this will affect college sports? Will it level the NIL playing field between schools?

Eat it Seth.
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Now they are my preference to win it.

I obviously don’t want Duke to win. I don’t want one of our SEC teams to get the push of champions
Michigan State would be OK I guess.