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4 Takeaways: Kentucky Basketball Loss at Auburn

By Chaka Cummings

AUBURN, AL - FEBRUARY 01: Tyrese Maxey #3 of the Kentucky Wildcats drives to the basket during the first half of the game against the Auburn Tigers at Auburn Arena on February 1, 2020 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
AUBURN, AL - FEBRUARY 01: Tyrese Maxey #3 of the Kentucky Wildcats drives to the basket during the first half of the game against the Auburn Tigers at Auburn Arena on February 1, 2020 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) /
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ATHENS, GA – JANUARY 27: Ashton Hagans #0 of the Kentucky Wildcats control the ball during the first half of a game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Stegeman Coliseum on January 7, 2020 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
ATHENS, GA – JANUARY 27: Ashton Hagans #0 of the Kentucky Wildcats control the ball during the first half of a game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Stegeman Coliseum on January 7, 2020 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) /

Turnovers are becoming a significant story for Hagans & Kentucky Basketball.

Fouls interrupted Ashton Hagans’ flow in this game, as it was a rarity for him to have a steady stretch of time where he was on the floor in his traditional role as the primary ball-handler, playmaker, and leader.

Hagans played only 21 minutes. He fouled out with 5 points and 3 assists, clearly his worst performance of the season.

How bad did it get for Hagans? He had 0 steals. None. Nada. Zip. Goose egg- like the number on his jersey!

The one part of Hagans’ game that was familiar for Wildcat Blue Nation, unfortunately, was his turnovers. As mentioned in the post about Kentucky’s victory over Vanderbilt, Hagans has been turning the ball over at a crazy high rate for as talented and as positively impactful as he is.

His 6 turnovers nearly matched Auburn’s entire team, as the Tigers committed only 7.

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