The SEC Tournament is set, and your Kentucky Wildcats will be playing on Wednesday vs. the LSU Tigers in the 9 vs. 16 game. Tip-off is set for 12:30 PM ET on the SEC Network.
Kentucky won the lone regular-season matchup between these two thanks to Malachi Moreno’s miraculous shot as time expired.
If the Cats can win this game, they’ll advance to Thursday’s action vs. the Missouri Tigers, then potentially to Friday vs. the Florida Gators.
The postseason journey begins.
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The Kentucky Wildcats got destroyed on Senior Day inside Rupp Arena as the Florida Gators coasted past the Cats. The final score of 84-77 made the game look far more competitive than it really was, as the Gators dominated the first half and cruised to the finish line before Kentucky made a late push in the closing minutes.
Heading into today’s game, there were several different scenarios that could play out for Kentucky in Nashville next week. They could win today and get the No. 4 seed and a double bye, or they could lose and possibly fall as far as the 10 seed and get no bye.
Well, after today’s loss, BBN will have to take over Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, as Kentucky will not even get a single bye as they had in last year’s tournament. While the Wildcats’ actual seed won’t be known until the conclusion of Oklahoma at Texas, we know for a fact that they’ll be playing on Wednesday.
If Oklahoma beats Texas, Kentucky will be the 9 seed and play the 16 seed at 12:30 PM ET on Wednesday. But if Texas wins, the Cats will be the 10 seed and face the 15 seed at 7 PM ET.
There isn’t much more to say about this season than just pointing out how disappointing it has been. The Cats went from pre-season national championship contenders to playing on the opening night of the SEC Tournament in Nashville.
Mark Pope and his team will still make the NCAA Tournament, and it wouldn’t shock everyone if they made a run to the second weekend. However, the ceiling of this team seems to be the Sweet 16. It definitely seems like an impossible task to ask this team to win five games in a row in Nashville, but miracles do happen.
Now, let the postseason begin.
