Thursday Headlines: On to LSU Edition

Now on a three-game losing streak, the Cats have to turn it around.

By Zac Oakes@ZacOakes Jan 21, 2021, 6:40am EST

Oof.

It was a brutal loss last night for Kentucky as the Wildcats seemed like they would pick up a road win in the SEC, leading Georgia 62-56 with two minutes left in the game.

But the Wildcats went scoreless in those last two minutes and Georgia made a layup with less than two seconds remaining and broke a 14-game losing streak to Kentucky.

On a night where Brandon Boston put together arguably his best performance as a Wildcat, scoring a game-high 18 points to go along with seven rebounds, Kentucky couldn’t buy a three-pointer (1-13) and turned the ball over 17 times.

Now, Kentucky heads back to Lexington on a three-game losing streak, holding a 4-9 record and sits at 3-3 in the SEC, good enough for seventh-place in the conference.

Awaiting them on Saturday at Rupp Arena is an LSU team averaging 85 points per game that sits at 10-3 on the season with a 5-2 mark in conference play.

Freshman guard Cameron Thomas is the ninth-highest scorer in the country at 22 points per game and forward Trendon Watson averages 18 points/game for the Tigers. Junior guard Ja’Vonte Smart shoots three-pointers at a 46.4 percent clip.

Nothing about Saturday’s matchup seems easy, but Kentucky will need to pull it together and get a win in Lexington on Saturday. A jolt of momentum for this team is needed in the worst way possible.

Tweet of the Day

Another possible addition to the Alabama staff could be former Kentucky offensive coordinator Eddie Gran.

Would be a nice addition, especially with the QB run game.
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) January 20, 2021