Seven things you need to know from No. 6 seed Kentucky’s 75-69 loss to No. 3 seed Kansas State in the men’s NCAA Tournament’s East Region round of 32 at Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina:
1. Kentucky’s thin margin of error catches up to it. Due to injuries and other factors, Kentucky was essentially playing five players by the end of the season.
That meant the Wildcats pretty much needed four of those five to play well to beat good teams.