Kentucky at Ole Miss – Uk Athletics

One of the signs of a championship team does not allow a loss to turn into two (or more) losses. No. 14 Kentucky has had a huge success this season avoiding losing stripes.

Cats are 15-6 this season and are 4-1 in play after a loss. Britain has lost two in a row just once this season and fell to Alabama and then Vanderbilt. After every other loss this season, however, Kentucky has won the following game.

UK hopes the trend will continue on Tuesday night. Cats lost to Arkansas 89-79 on Saturday night and are now facing a road test of No. 25 Ole Miss Tuesday (7 pm ET, ESPN). Forward Andrew Carr believes that both his teammates and his coaches deserve praise for helping this team prevent losing stripes.

“It’s a credit for the players we have and the experience we have, but also the coaching staff,” Carr said. “We have done a good job so far this year to try to turn the page and understand that it is never as good as it seems, and it is never as bad as it seems. You go through so many different emotions through a season. We feel we know how good we are, no matter how it goes. At this point we just have to keep going better, and we know that. I feel we have been able to grow all year and really focus on things we will do. I feel like this is why we have been able to answer the game after the game so far this year. And we’re happy to do it again on Tuesday. “

The cats face an Ole Miss team that is 16-6 in the season. The rebels, like any team at the southeastern conference, have faced a brutal schedule. Since then beating Nos. 4 Alabama On January 14, Ole Miss has lost four out of five matches, with all four losses coming to ranked teams. Most recently, the rebels fell to No. 1 Auburn 92-82 Saturday in Oxford.

Kentucky has started his original scout at Ole Miss and Carr has been impressed with what the rebels are doing at both ends of the floor.

“They are a super talented team,” Carr. “Their defense is a little unorthodox. They change everything and are super aggressive towards basketball. A little unpredictable. Offensively, they are one of the better ISO-type teams we’ve played against. It will be a great test for us. “

Cats have fought through some injury problems this season, including Carr, who has been dealing with back problems. After losing a game completely, in addition to parts of others, Carr believes he is past the worst of his suffering.

“It was definitely a tough stretch for me a little,” Carr said. “I spent a lot of time with our teachers, and I’ve been able to recover and stabilize a little and feel much better. I’m in a good place. “

Having a healthier carr on the floor adds another piece of the puzzle to the cats as they face another ranked opponent on Tuesday night.