If you are too young to remember what Rupp Arena was like in the 1990s during Pitino’s run, all you had to do was watch the game against Georgia State in 2024 to know the feeling. It was as if the Uber I took the game to was a DeLorean blasting me back in time to an era when a first-half three-pointer against a mid-major spawned the same level of

Georgia State kept things close early in the second half, but UK jumped to a huge lead after an on-court altercation with the Panthers.

Three takeaways from Kentucky basketball’s 105-76 victory over Georgia State on Friday night at Rupp Arena: 1. Kentucky didn’t back down. Georgia State played a physical game.