The honeymoon period is officially over for Mark Pope at his alma mater, the University of Kentucky. The 1996 NCAA champion got off to a hot start to begin his coaching tenure at Kentucky, storming out to a 12-2 start which included wins over Duke,

Unlike Lamont Butler, Andrew Carr was unable to take the floor against the Commodores on Saturday afternoon. A back injury prevented the fifth year senior from practicing for multiple weeks, and on Saturday, Pope made the decision to keep him out for the game.

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Kentucky has had some big moments in year one under Mark Pope. The Wildcats have won outright as a underdog three times including with wins over Duke, Gonzaga, and Mississippi State. UK has even covered multiple big spreads in non-conference play.

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On the court, Golden and the Gators are a national championship contender. They opened the season with 13 straight wins, then pummeled a then-undefeated and top-ranked Tennessee by 30 points in early January. They were ranked No. 21 in the preseason AP poll, but Golden supplemented five key returnees with Florida Atlantic transfer Alijah Martin.

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Turnovers: 14 (Larry 5, Pope 3, Johnson, Kaluma, Kent, Mark, Onyema, Shedrick). Steals: 5 (Onyema 2, Kaluma, Mark, Pope). Technical Fouls: None. Percentages: FG .493, FT .667.

LEXINGTON - There have been games this season where Kentucky has lacked physicality and others where it played too much hero ball. However, one consistent trait of Mark Pope's debut