This game has raised some red flags about the Wildcats to the national media. ESPN's Jeff Brozello dropped the Wildcats all the way from nine down to 15 after the ugly loss.

Kentucky failed its first big test, but that hardly makes this 2025-26 season a failure. As much as the rivalry loss to Louisville will sting — and as bad as the Wildcats looked for long stretches in the KFC Yum Center on Tuesday night — this defeat took place on Nov.

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Brown pushed the Cardinals' lead to 20 with a pair of free throws with 12:24 remaining, bringing a fresh wave of elation to the heavily pro-Louisville crowd of 22,586. But then tension seeped back in as Kentucky whittled the deficit to 88-84 entering the final media timeout.

Kentucky basketball head coach Mark Pope was quite blunt when talking about the Wildcats' showing vs. Louisville

After Kentucky and Louisville face off, there has to be aftermath. This year, we have the most perplexing pregame mystery in the KFC Yum! Center since Ty-Laur Johnson’s missing tights. Something mysterious. Something undisclosed. Something that, according to Kentucky coach Mark Pope, happened before the game.

Denzel Aberdeen scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed a career-high seven rebounds, but No. 9 Kentucky lost at 12 th -ranked Louisville 96-88 on Tuesday night at the KFC Yum! Center. Kentucky (2-1) got 12 points apiece from Collin Chandler and Otega Oweh. No other Cat was in double figures.

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The in-state rivals meet at KFC Yum! Center with Kentucky looking to extend their dominance in the series after winning last year's matchup 93-85. Here's how to watch for free.