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At various points in their game against Northern Arizona, Kentucky basketball fans rained boos down on the court, showing their dissatisfaction with the poor play that had them trailing in the second half. With two seconds remaining, however, Alex Wilkins buried a game-winning three-pointer, and all was right at Rupp Arena.
After losing to Kansas earlier in the week, fans expected Kentucky to play with intensity, and easily handle the 0-3 Lumberjacks. However, the familiar problems from the past continued to pop up. They were out-rebounded 32-20 by a smaller team. They gave up a plethora of open shots, allowing N. Arizona to make 52% of their shots and 50% of their three-point attempts. The defensive effort was simply poor.
Offensively, there was a lot to be happy about. They shot the ball well, making 56% from the field, and the passing was much crisper than against Kansas. It was a solid performance on that side of the ball.
Big Blue Nation was critical of the play, with good reason. They had plenty of negative things to say during the game, and even though they won, plenty of criticisms afterwards. Here is some of what the Kentucky fans posted on X after it was over.