Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope has a new problem on his hands after the win vs. Duke. How UK basketball plays vs. Lipscomb will tell us a lot.

A shake-up is imminent Monday in the AP Top 25 college basketball rankings after a chaotic week in the sport that saw the No. 2, No. 6 and No. 9 teams all take losses to lower-ranked teams. No. 2 Alabama was the highest-ranked team to stumble last week,

ATLANTA — Kentucky has a coach with a clipboard who knows how to use it. New Wildcats head man Mark Pope made all the right decisions down the stretch of a 77-72 win over No. 6 Duke that will have Big Blue Nation falling even further in love with him.

Kentucky pulled off a big statement win on Tuesday against No. 6 Duke in the Champions Classic, but it did not come easy. With the Wildcats down nine at halftim

Otega Oweh knocked down four free throws in the final 10.3 seconds and No. 19 Kentucky claimed the first big win of Mark Pope’s coaching tenure, knocking off No. 6 Duke 77-72 at the Champions Classic in Atlanta.

The Wildcats were averaging 101.5 points a game going into the Champions Classic. With 53 assists on 77 made field goals in wins over Wright State and Bucknell, Kentucky entered Duke game with more dimes than any team in men’s NCAA college hoops.

K entucky's win over the Duke Blue Devils turned heads in the college basketball world as this finally proved Mark Pope's team is capable of beating the best teams in the nation.

The Kentucky Wildcats have climbed to second place in CBS Sports’ college basketball power rankings after a thrilling 77-72 victory over the Duke Blue Devils in the Champions Classic. The win, a signature moment in the early Mark Pope era,