Final 71-63 Gators advance. Tough to win when you are out rebounded 50-29. The Cats played hard on their 3rd game in 48 hours.

The Cats needed to shoot it well from 3 to win and they were just 5-23 today and 17-67 for 25% for the tournament. 

The Cats in 3 games vs. the Gators this year they never once had a lead in 120 minutes. 

38 minutes ago, DragonFire said:

I'll give Kentucky this - they battle.  They don't really stop battling.  But this result has been all too frequent, that they fall behind, make it close,, but never have a real threat to win.

Correct. Even when it became interesting, did anyone think they were going to win?

It has been since 2019 that UK has advanced to the semi-finals of the SEC tournament. (2020 they would have been the #1 seed going into the SEC tournament but, COVID).

3 minutes ago, bugatti said:

Correct. Even when it became interesting, did anyone think they were going to win?

No, not even close.  Men vs. Boys today. 

2 hours ago, 16thBBall Fan said:

Well that 3 and turnover does it. On to selection Sunday!

One or two and done, then onto next year.

7 hours ago, 16thBBall Fan said:

The Cats in 3 games vs. the Gators this year they never once had a lead in 120 minutes. 

WOW, did not know that.

36 minutes ago, hrcarrier said:

WOW, did not know that.

Todd Golden stated it verbatim in his postgame.

40 minutes ago, hrcarrier said:

WOW, did not know that.

It's shocking to you, that the team that has came back multiple times or lost close games from behind, lost?

57 minutes ago, sportsfan41 said:

It's shocking to you, that the team that has came back multiple times or lost close games from behind, lost?

It is that they never led Florida once in three games.

Watching St. Johns and UConn play in the Big East Final and still don't see how Kentucky beat St. Johns. lol

1 hour ago, 16thBBall Fan said:

Watching St. Johns and UConn play in the Big East Final and still don't see how Kentucky beat St. Johns. lol

Just a bad day for St. John’s, and one of those few good games for the Cats. Quite honestly it’s surprising that the Cats beat both St. John’s and Arkansas this year, as both are much better than our Cats unfortunately. However, it just shows in basketball anything can happen. 

6 hours ago, 16thBBall Fan said:

Watching St. Johns and UConn play in the Big East Final and still don't see how Kentucky beat St. Johns. lol

 

5 hours ago, futurecoach said:

Just a bad day for St. John’s, and one of those few good games for the Cats. Quite honestly it’s surprising that the Cats beat both St. John’s and Arkansas this year, as both are much better than our Cats unfortunately. However, it just shows in basketball anything can happen. 

Quaintance.

He would make that big a difference for UK. 

49 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

 

Quaintance.

He would make that big a difference for UK. 

I agree he definitely would have helped some, especially on defense and rebounding. However, UK only had a record of 2 and 2 in the four games he did play in. 

5 hours ago, futurecoach said:

I agree he definitely would have helped some, especially on defense and rebounding. However, UK only had a record of 2 and 2 in the four games he did play in. 

True. But he is the reason UK beat St. John's. That was the question being posed - how did UK beat St John's. Quaintance is the answer. That is how impactful he can be.

The team is too flawed to say any one player makes them a top ten team but on a given night, they could beat a Florida if Quaintance were healthy and playing starter minutes.