In Southeastern Conference play, Marquis Teague had played fewer than 30 minutes just once. Even in that game, the point guard’s minutes were limited to 28 simply because the outcome was determined early in a blowout win over South Carolina. For a player used to having the ball in his hands on nearly a full-time basis for his Kentucky team, spending the final 8:06 on the sidelines of a close game against Mississippi State had to be at least a little strange.