NEW YORK
Bound on a part-time basis, no. 2 Kentucky ran straight 11 points in the 3 1/2 minutes early in the second half to beat the 12th-ranked Jayhawks 68-65 on Tuesday night.
"It's only two games," a senior Guard from over the River in New Jersey said philosophically. "It sucks to lose like this, especially when you're there and You feel You can win the game. It was a learning experience. We will only build. We still have a tough schedule. "
Kansas was set to arrive at the House Wednesday morning then left for Maui two days later. Their opponent was Georgetown's first, and then the matchups could include Duke, Memphis, Michigan, and UCLA.
"It's probably not going to get tougher than no. 2 team in the country," said Taylor. "We compete. We played good defense at times. We just don't really take care of the ball how we want and how we practice it. "