![Kentucky head coach Mark Pope argues a call during the first half of a NCAA mens basketball game at Steven C. O'Connell Center Exactek arena in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, February 14, 2026. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun] Kentucky head coach Mark Pope argues a call during the first half of a NCAA mens basketball game at Steven C. O'Connell Center Exactek arena in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, February 14, 2026. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun]](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_2556,h_1437,x_0,y_62/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/wildcats_today/01khwfqf4wx6zvptg4xc.jpg)
Wyatt Huff
Joined: Sep 10, 2024
University of Kentucky Basketball and Football beat writer.
![Kentucky head coach Mark Pope argues a call during the first half of a NCAA mens basketball game at Steven C. O'Connell Center Exactek arena in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, February 14, 2026. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun] Kentucky head coach Mark Pope argues a call during the first half of a NCAA mens basketball game at Steven C. O'Connell Center Exactek arena in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, February 14, 2026. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun]](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_2556,h_1437,x_0,y_62/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/wildcats_today/01khwfqf4wx6zvptg4xc.jpg)
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Despite early foul trouble and an extremely tough matchup, Malachi Moreno played an impressive game down low.
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Turnovers, missed opportunities and poor defensive execution all combined to cost Kentucky big against Florida.
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Kentucky basketball never completely went away in the loss to Florida, but were just unable to execute in the final minutes.
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The Kentucky Wildcats on SI staff gives their prediction for the Kentucky vs. Florida game on Saturday.