Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats have been really good this season when their backs are against the wall, which is why many thought they would take down Ole Miss i

The Kentucky Wildcats suffered an ugly blowout loss to Ole Miss on Tuesday. Here are five takeaways from the game.

No. 25 Ole Miss picked up its largest win ever over No. 14 Kentucky, 98-84. Prior to Tuesday, Ole Miss' largest margin of victory over the Wildcats was a 65-55 win in 2001. It was the program's first win over a ranked Kentucky team since 2011 while the 98 points were the most the Rebels have scored against Kentucky in program history.

The No. 25 Ole Miss Rebels came out hot in Tuesday's matchup with the No. 14 Kentucky Wildcats. Although they haven't done much of this during SEC play, everything came together, especially in the first half as the Rebels jumped out to a lead that they rode to a 98-84 win over the college basketball blue blood.

Chris Beard has the Ole Miss Rebels in the thick of the Southeastern Conference standings. He credits what he learned from Bob Knight.