Watch the Tape: UCLA Bruins – On3.com

It happened again. The Kentucky Wildcats were once again unable to closeout a basketball on Saturday evening falling to the UCLA Bruins 63-53. A new ugly statistic has emerged from the ‘Cats most recent loss as well. Since the 2019-2020 season, Kentucky is now just 4-13 versus Top 25 opponents. Big Blue Nation is growing very tired of setting new “records” like that. The Wildcats were atrocious down the stretch offensively finishing the game 0-11 in the final 4:31. Zero points were put on the board after cutting the UCLA lead to two. The inability to win close games in the final minutes has been a lingering issue that spans the 4-13 record in Top 25 matchups of the past few seasons. Unfortunately, it is starting to look like the “reason” is that Kentucky simply isn’t very good. They are good enough to beat the weaker teams, compete towards the top of the SEC, and play the best teams close. However, they are not good enough to consistently win those games that mean the most. As we do after every game, it is time to step inside the film room and breakdown Kentucky’s loss to UCLA. It isn’t fun and
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