Mark Pope knows Kentucky has to improve before the end of the regular season, after a devastating loss to Auburn.

Kentucky came into Saturday's matchup with #1 Auburn hoping to pull off a major resume win, but instead, Auburn came out of the gates quickly, and the Wildcats

Auburn still won the game by 16, and it was the backcourt that stepped up for the Tigers. Kelly, Chad Baker-Mazara and Tahaad Pettiford scored 44 of Auburn’s 49 points in the first half and the trio finished the game with a combined 73 points.

After his worst home defeat as UK’s coach, Mark Pope explained why the Wildcats were blown out by No. 1 Auburn.

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