UK's .352 shooting was the worst of its poor-shooting season. Victories Tuesday at Mississippi State and Saturday at home against Florida would clinch at least a share of the overall SEC title, which would be UK's 40th. Of course, there's a sizeable slump to address first. It already has been. Three weeks earlier, UK was riding the crest of a 13-1 run which had seen it surge from unranked to No. 11.
Poor shooting remains the culprit.
Until we shoot it more consistently, we're going to have to answer those questions. If we could get hot here the last few weeks, we could do a lot of damage because we play outstanding defense, we rebound the ball, we play unselfishly. We do all the things a good team does except make shots for a high percentage. Fortunately, defense continues to dazzle. Tubby Smith's three UK teams have recorded the three best defensive seasons in the school's last 38 seasons.