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Mark Pope has suffered his worst loss at Kentucky thus far. Pope’s No. 12-ranked Wildcats fell 89-79 at home to Arkansas Saturday afternoon — and it wasn’t an ordinary upset defeat. The contest marked Pope’s first meeting with former Kentucky head coach John Calipari, whom Pope replaced after Calipari left for Arkansas last April.

Kentucky head coach Mark Pope dismissed any concerns about the Wildcats being distracted by John Calipari’s return to Rupp Arena. Arkansas pulled off the upset on the road, 89-79, to give Kentucky their sixth loss of the season.

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Mark Pope left BYU 10 months ago to return to his alma mater Kentucky, where he plied his craft at the direction of legendary coach Rick Pitino. Now, as head coach roaming the sidelines of Rupp Arena, that leap of faith is paying off big time.

The Kentucky basketball team dropped its third game in the last four outings on Saturday, this time a painful one against Arkansas and former coach John Calipari. The Razorbacks got hot shooting and never really cooled off.

John Calipari is set to make his return to Kentucky and Rupp Arena Saturday night, which led to a former Wildcats coach sharing his thoughts on the return.

You can argue that Pope was outcoached Saturday, and you wouldn’t be wrong. Arkansas attacked Kentucky’s weakness. The visitors’ unexpected 3-point success opened the driving lanes for D.J. Wagner, the former Kentucky point guard who scored all 17 of his points in the second half and was the key to the game.