Antonio Reeves

The Wildcats held on for an 85-81 victory to earn the No. 2 seed in the SEC tournament next week.

Houston hangs onto the top spot, Florida checks in and High Point is the mid-major spotlight team in the final power rankings of the season.

A 117-point effort against the SEC leaders shows the Wildcats can beat anybody — if they can put it all together.

"If Kentucky guards like this," Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said, "they can beat anybody."

The Wildcats showed signs of life on the defensive end Tuesday against Ole Miss. But there's still a long way to go.

Four top-10 matchups are on the schedule this weekend, including Duke-UNC, and Tennessee-Kentucky and Purdue-Wisconsin.

Duke's Kyle Filipowski, a pair of Kansas stars and Tennessee's volume scorer are among others who receive midseason honors.

Auburn continues to rise, while Dayton makes its first appearance in the power 16.

Antonio Reeves went off for 30 points as the Wildcats showed they can have a different star for when the need arises.

CJ Moore breaks down what we learned from the Jayhawks, Spartans, Blue Devils and Wildcats on Tuesday night.

Tristan da Silva, Justin Moore and Kevin McCullar Jr. also make Sam Vecenie's list.

Reeves has quietly become Kentucky's not-so-secret weapon, as evidenced by a jaw-dropping win Saturday at Arkansas.

After Kentucky had gathered so much momentum, Wednesday's loss was a reminder of how narrow the distance is between dancing and disaster.

Cason Wallace was the game changer against the Tigers, breaking out of his funk with 19 points, nine assists and four steals.

So what changed? Only everything.

After an 88-72 loss at Gonzaga, Calipari and the Wildcats need to ditch the excuses and come up with answers.