INSTANT ANALYSIS: Georgetown handles shorthanded Cats in Rupp

NCAA Basketball: Exhibition-Georgetown at Kentucky — Oct 30, 2025; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats forward Mouhamed Dioubate (23) holds onto the ball against Georgetown Hoyas guards Kj Lewis (left) and Deshawn Harris-Smith (right) during the first half at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-Imagn Images

Kentucky’s exhibition win against No. 1 Purdue prompted a wave of enthusiasm across the Big Blue Nation. Sure, an exhibition is an exhibition. It doesn’t count and there are plenty of questions. But when it’s all you have to go on it’s natural to overreact.

Kentucky was missing several players on Thursday night in a home loss to Georgetown but it was still about as ugly a performance as we’ve seen from Pope’s Cats. It was also maybe the first time a Pope team was youthful going into a contest.

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Read and discuss: Instant Analysis following UK’s exhibition loss to Georgetown