The Big Blue Lowdown

UKHomer43 gives us his rundown:

The BBL witnessed a team grow up tonight in Gainesville.

UK trailed 7-0 and arguably played their worst 10 minutes of the season on National TV in the first half. They missed multiple layups and turned the ball over inexplicably during much of the first 14 minutes of the game. Thankfully for UK, Eric Bledsoe chose to have a breakout and career game tonight going for 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Bledsoe was a one man wrecking crew in the first half...

Closing out the game on a 17-5 run that included clutch threes by Darnell Dodson and Eric Bledsoe, Kentucky once again showed the ability to perform under pressure and demonstrate poise well beyond its youth in an 89-77 victory at Florida.

But despite dominating the stat lines, the Cats failed once again to put an opponent away when the opportunity presented itself. Here’s what you need to know about the game:

Wall and Bledsoe are virtually impossible to guard at the college level. Their...

We know what we’ve said in the past. Florida does not match up well against Kentucky and should not be seen as the Cats’ biggest obstacle in SEC play this season.

Though we stand by that statement, all signs point to tonight’s battle with the Gators being a close, hard-fought game.

For one, the O’Connell Center in Gainesville is one of the toughest environments in the SEC—Kentucky hasn’t wont there since 2004, losing at Florida’s house for five consecutive seasons.

But beyond that, the Cats...