Kentucky came into Saturday's matchup with #1 Auburn hoping to pull off a major resume win, but instead, Auburn came out of the gates quickly, and the Wildcats

Auburn is the No. 1 team in the country and today, we learned the hard way that it’s with good reason. The Tigers dominated the No. 17 Kentucky Wildcats 94-78, leading for 39:21 of the 40 minutes to get their first victory in Rupp since 1988.

The Auburn Tigers rolled into Lexington and jumped all over the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday. Plenty went wrong in the game for Kentucky, but head coach Mark Pope was particularly frustrated with the team’s energy throughout the game.

The Auburn Tigers made a statement with this weekend's 94-78 thumping of the No. 17 Kentucky Wildcats, and UK coach Mark Pope knows it. Speaking to the media following the loss, Pope was forced to give credit to his team's SEC rival.

After his worst home defeat as UK’s coach, Mark Pope explained why the Wildcats were blown out by No. 1 Auburn.

Everything that could go wrong for Kentucky went wrong on Saturday, including the postgame news that Jaxson Robinson is out for the rest of the season. Before Mark Pope shared the disheartening news about Robinson,

Mark Pope has had a great first season in Lexington as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats and has his team primed to be a three or four-seed in the NCAA To

After Kentucky’s 94-78 loss to top-ranked Auburn on Saturday, UK coach Mark Pope announced that Jaxson Robinson is out for the season.

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