At this point of the season, for this Kentucky basketball team, it feels like every game is an NCAA Tournament play-in game.
Take Saturday night at Rupp Arena. Florida was in town for a bubble battle. Both the Cats and Gators were 6-3 in the SEC. Both were in the 30s in the NCAA NET rankings. By night’s end, however, John Calipari’s Cats had gained the upper hand by holding off young Todd Golden and his Gators 72-67.
Now comes Tuesday night at Rupp Arena. Rinse and repeat. Arkansas will be in town for another bubble battle. ESPN has the 9 p.m. tip. The Razorbacks’ regular-season résumé resembles the one Kentucky puts on paper. Both teams are 16-7 overall.