After losing 2 games to LSU last season, UK looks to repay the favor vs the Tigers today in Baton Rouge.
The Cats look to stay on top of the SEC standings, and LSU is still looking for its first SEC win of the season. The following is a preview of todays game from CBSSports.com.
John Wall is "having fun" again, and he might have even more at the expense of LSU.
The top team in the SEC faces the conference's worst as Wall leads fourth-ranked Kentucky against the Tigers on Saturday.
"It felt great to have the fun back," said Wall, who left the court to a standing ovation from the home crowd. "I like to make plays, get the crowd into it. I still have a lot of work to do. I just want to be the floor general. This is the best I've done running the team this year. It feels good and hopefully all the other stuff will go away. But I am back to having fun and winning games."
The Tigers are trying to avoid their first nine-game losing streak since Jan. 27-Feb. 24, 2001.
They won both meetings last season, but Kentucky didn't have Wall or fellow freshman DeMarcus Cousins, who posted a fifth consecutive double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds Tuesday.
Mitchell had 17 rebounds Thursday, but was held to 13 points on 4-of-12 shooting and missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer with 6 seconds left in a 59-54 loss to Tennessee.
"We just kept fighting and fighting," coach Trent Johnson said. "We just couldn't get over the hump and give ourselves a margin of error so to speak. I'm pleased with the effort, but 0-8 is 0-8 and 9-13 is 9-13."
