The Kentucky Wildcats are set to take on the South Carolina Gamecocks on Tuesday night, desperate for a win as they currently sit at 17-10 overall and are riding a three-game losing streak.
Their latest loss came at the hands of the Auburn Tigers, who beat them 75-74 in a game that ended controversially. With 14 seconds remaining and Kentucky leading 74-73, Collin Chandler was called for an offensive foul after pushing off on Auburn’s Kevin Overton. The Tigers went on to make the game-winning shot.
Following the game, a distraught Mark Pope criticized the officiating in his postgame press conference, saying the refereeing felt “super personal.”…