Give Clemson credit: from the rowdy atmosphere at Littlejohn Coliseum to their physical play, the Tigers controlled the game almost from start to finish. Kentucky’s 70-66 loss ended the Cats’ undefeated start to the season and gave Mark Pope and his team plenty to work on moving forward.

For the first time under Mark Pope’s direction, Kentucky basketball lost. Here’s what Pope said after the defeat.

The Wildcats won’t have much time to get back on their feet, as they have an even tougher matchup on deck. They will battle No. 8 Gonzaga in a neutral site on Saturday night, and they will need to clean their act up for that high-flying contest.

Kentucky’s first true road game of the season didn’t go as planned. The Wildcats took an unblemished record into Clemson and left with a 70-66 loss in easily the worst offensive display of the season from Mark Pope‘s team.

While the SEC/ACC Challenge tilted toward the SEC, Clemson delivered the ACC's lone victory, a 70-66 upset of No. 4 Kentucky on Tuesday in the Wildcats' first road test under new coach Mark Pope.

Kentucky men’s basketball was back at full strength for the first true road game of the Mark Pope coaching era. Sophomore big man Brandon Garrison played for the Wildcats on Tuesday night in UK’s 70-66 upset loss at Clemson in the SEC/ACC Challenge.

Kentucky is undefeated and No. 8 in the country. How has first-year coach -- and former Cat -- Mark Pope shifted the program?