Kentucky’s 1-6 start was enough to cause frustration to boil over, but then when the Wildcats didn’t get a call in the second half against Mississippi State, coach John Calipari went off on the officials.

Calipari’s repeated criticism earned him two technicals and an ejected with just over nine minutes remaining in the game at Starkville. Calipari did not agree with a non-call on a would-be carry by the Bulldogs. UK trailed 52-46 at the time, but since the ejection, the Wildcats held MSU to a scoring drought of more than four minutes. Meanwhile, UK went on a 10-0 run to take the first lead since it was 21-20 in the first half.

The one bright spot for UK was Dontaie Allen, who came off the bench with 12 points with 3:02 remaining on the strength of four 3-pointers.

It’s been a forgettable season for the Wildcats as the 1-6 start is the worst start since they had the same record in 1911 and 1926.