If Mark Pope’s Wildcats can keep it up, they’ll accomplish a feat that has never been achieved by any Kentucky team. The 2012 title squad came the closest.

The Wildcats, now ranked No. 14 in the nation, are 15-6 overall and just 4-4 in league play after Saturday night’s emotional home loss to ex-coach John Calipari and the unfancied Arkansas Razorbacks.

LEXINGTON — Anyone who's listened to Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope speak since his tenure began has heard his goal of the team attempting, at minimum, 30 3-pointers per game.

Kentucky basketball has shown this season it possesses a split personality. One side of the coin: an offense as electric as any in the land. The other: a defense as dismal as any in the SEC.

Vanderbilt basketball made an announcement ... 20-4 run and forcing 10 turnovers. Kentucky (14-5, 3-3) started off the second half with an 11-0 run and the teams went back and forth scoring ...