No. 22 Kentucky blows out South Carolina 89-62

Calipari was ejected in the second half of a trip to SC in 2014, with the Wildcats trailing by 12 and 10:25 left in the game. Wildcat assistant coach Kenny Payne is stepping in for Calipari during his absence. “I thought they played with, ‘You try and take one of our guys out? He said on offense, just push it up and play free, and that’s what we did”. He wanted us to fight and get on the boards. Watch Kentucky vs SC online free live streaming early Saturday for a huge SEC match up.

“That’s why they did to us what they did today”.

In all, Calipari lasted barely two and a half minutes into play before getting thrown out.

“Guys couldn’t really hear calls from the sideline”, said Ulis.

Ulis has been an extension of John Calipari on the court all season. By the time Skal Labissiere jammed home a sweet pass from Briscoe, the Wildcats led 32-20. Kentucky (18-6, 8-3) and SC (21-3, 8-3) entered Saturday’s game in a three-way tie for first place in the SEC along with LSU. On this day, he had to BE Calipari at times.

How much effort went into restraining Calipari? Junior guard Sindarius Thornwell knows how quickly fortunes can change, especially for a program that hasn’t done a whole lot of winning.

Even without Calipari, it’s still very hard to beat Kentucky on the hardwood. Martin felt the intensity flowed through the Wildcats during the game.

“We were kind of playing around with that all week”, Lee said.

Junior Marcus Lee 11 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.

Ulis kicked it off with a 3-pointer, then added another jumper in the surge. Kentucky has won two straight by wide margins, trouncing Florida (80-61) and Georgia (82-48) at home, but has lost two straight and three of its last four on the road. Kentucky held the Bulldogs to just 11 field goals, its best defensive showing since doing the same to Providence in 20014-15.

Ulis shot 7-of-14 from the floor and went 4-of-8 from 3-point range and had two steals for Kentucky (19-6, 9-3 Southeastern Conference).

“This is a great test for us”, Calipari said.

Tyler Ulis had an absolutely terrific game against SC. “Between Cal and Tyler Ulis, they’re on the same page”. The game is scheduled for a 12:00 p.m. start time and it will be televised nationally on ESPN.

Kentucky hosts Tennessee on Thursday night.

He called South Carolina’s Jamall Gregory for a technical foul in the second half after the freshman slapped at the ball in a Kentucky player’s hands following a Wildcat turnover.