If you just look at the box score, you might miss Mo Dioubate's impact on Saturday night. He finished 1-for-5 from the field and 3-for-6 from the free-throw line. Not exactly a line worth bragging about shooting-wise.
But anyone who watched the war in Fayetteville knows that Dioubate was the heartbeat of Kentucky's toughness. He grabbed 5 rebounds, swatted 3 shots, and played with a level of violence that Arkansas simply couldn't match, not legally anyway.
He also picked up one of the most ridiculous technical fouls of the season for flexing at a TV camera after a massive block. The referees tried to penalize his emotion. But after the game, Dioubate made sure he got the last word.
Mo Dioubate calls Arkansas "Road Kill"
Taking to Instagram shortly after the final buzzer, Dioubate posted the final score graphic with a simple, brutal two-word caption: "Road Kill."
Mo Dioubate on Instagram after Kentucky’s win over Arkansas:
— Tristan Pharis (@TristanUda) February 1, 2026
“Road kill 😈” pic.twitter.com/vHabUjyBy0
It is the perfect capstone to a night where Kentucky walked into a "White Out" and silenced the noise.
Arkansas wanted to bully the Wildcats. They shoved Otega Oweh. They threw the ball at Dioubate's head. They tried to intimidate.
Dioubate took all of it, blocked their shots, grabbed their rebounds, and then labeled them as nothing more than speed bumps on Kentucky's journey.
This team may lose some games, and they may even get blown out. But when they are locked in and ready to go like they were in Fayetteville, they can be special.
The enforcer
This is exactly the kind of edge Kentucky has been missing. For too long, this team has been accused of being one that refused to go for the throat. Dioubate isn't worried about that. He is petty. He is loud. And he is exactly the kind of enforcer you need if you want to survive in the SEC.
Arkansas can have the "White Out." Mo Dioubate will take the "Road Kill."