
Six days after a confidence-shaking loss to UCLA left Kentucky fans questioning whether this year’s squad would ever reach the heights previous John Calipari teams have, the Wildcats restored faith with by far their finest performance this season. Defense should be a strength for a Kentucky team rife with length and athleticism at every position, but prior to Friday, the young Wildcats had not shown the requisite commitment at that end of the floor. Against Louisville, Kentucky did a far better job executing a defensive game plan, walling off the paint, forcing the cold-shooting Cardinals to make jump shots and then outhustling them to loose balls.
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