The Cats were led, on Senior Day, by Darius Miller and Eric Bledsoe, who tallied 14 points each in an emotional game that could be the final game in Rupp Arena for as many as five Wildcats–three seniors plus John Wall, Patrick Patterson and DeMarcus Cousins.

Overall, Kentucky did not rebound as well as they normally do, and the Cats were outscored in the paint 36-22 for the game. UK’s young perimeter struggled with inconsistency once again, and team defense as a whole was not up to par.

Much to our displeasure, some of the worst signs from earlier in the season continued to show, including streaky outside shooting and turnovers.

But, lest we paint a completely negative picture, the BBL would like to congratulate this year’s Kentucky Wildcats on a stellar 29-2 season overall, 14-2 SEC record and regular season conference championship…the school’s 44th.

Now the real fun begins with the SEC tournament heating up this week in Nashville. The Cats will face the winner of Georgia and Auburn at 1:00 p.m. Friday.

Before then the BBL will have breakdowns on the SEC tournament, a retrospective on UK’s season, and a look ahead to the Big Dance next week.

Get ready for the madness.