Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl knew all about Kentucky’s post play even before he brought his Auburn team to Rupp Arena.
On Saturday, he witnessed it up close and in person.
“They are very physical defensively,” Pearl said. “And it’s nothing like anything we’ve seen all year long. What they do offensively as far as pounding it inside, there’s nobody in the league who’s even close to that.”
And by the Wildcats’ high standards, they even turned things up a notch for the Tigers.
No. 1 UK, in moving to 27-0 (14-0 Southeastern Conference), was dominant in a 110-75 win. The Cats overwhelmed with their strength and length, outscoring the Tigers 62-24 in the paint and outrebounding them by a margin of 44-22.