Three takeaways from Kentucky basketball’s 97-68 victory over Lipscomb on Tuesday night at Rupp Arena: After Kentucky’s huge 77-72 win over Duke in last week’s Champions Classic, you’d think Mark Pope would stress the importance of avoiding the dreaded letdown with the mid-major 2-3 Lipscomb Bisons coming to town.

ATLANTA — Kentucky has a coach with a clipboard who knows how to use it. New Wildcats head man Mark Pope made all the right decisions down the stretch of a 77-72 win over No. 6 Duke that will have Big Blue Nation falling even further in love with him.

A shake-up is imminent Monday in the AP Top 25 college basketball rankings after a chaotic week in the sport that saw the No. 2, No. 6 and No. 9 teams all take losses to lower-ranked teams. No. 2 Alabama was the highest-ranked team to stumble last week,

The Wildcats were averaging 101.5 points a game going into the Champions Classic. With 53 assists on 77 made field goals in wins over Wright State and Bucknell, Kentucky entered Duke game with more dimes than any team in men’s NCAA college hoops.

Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats made the trip to Atlanta, or as it is better known in Lexington, 'Catlanta,' to take on the #6 Duke Blue Devils, and the Wil

Mark Pope’s Kentucky Wildcats continue to roll. Now ranked No. 9 in this week’s edition of the AP Top 25 poll, UK improved to 4-0 on the season with a leisurely 97-68 home win against Lipscomb on Tuesday night at Rupp Arena.

K entucky's win over the Duke Blue Devils turned heads in the college basketball world as this finally proved Mark Pope's team is capable of beating the best teams in the nation.

Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope says the Wildcats don't worry about letdowns after big wins and are laser focused on what they need to do next.