Texas A&M ousts Cats from SEC Tourney
Kentucky head coach John Calipari signaled for a timeout after Wade Taylor IV buried one of his six 3-pointers on Friday night in a 97-87 win over the Wildcats at the SEC Tournament in Nashville. (Steve Roberts/USA Today Sports)
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What was once colloquially dubbed the "Kentucky Invitational" has taken a wrong turn into annual frustration for the proud Wildcats.
Seventh-seeded Texas A&M dominated second-seeded Kentucky 97-87 on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
The Wildcats, who went 23-4 in the event from 2010-19 and once won 13 straight tourney games, have now been ousted in their opening game three of the last four years. They currently own a three-game losing streak in the SEC Tournament for the first time since it began in 1933.
"We weren't ourselves tonight," Kentucky head coach John Calipari said. "... We had been playing so well, you just kind of expected it, and I think maybe we separated a bit tonight and guys were trying to do their own thing.
"Hopefully, it's a lesson that you can't play in this next tournament that way." (cont) ....
