Kentucky head coach Mark Pope reacts during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Ohio State in the CBS Sports Classic, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Ohio State's Ques Glover (6) shoots over Kentucky's Otega Oweh (00) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the CBS Sports Classic, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Kentucky's Lamont Butler (1) steals the ball from Ohio State's Bruce Thornton (2) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the CBS Sports Classic, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Ohio State head coach Jake Diebler calls out to his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kentucky in the CBS Sports Classic, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Ohio State's Ques Glover (6) and John Mobley Jr. (0) celebrate during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kentucky in the CBS Sports Classic, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Kentucky's Otega Oweh, center, drives past Ohio State's Sean Stewart (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the CBS Sports Classic, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Ohio State's John Mobley Jr. (0) drives past Kentucky's Jaxson Robinson (2) and Otega Oweh (00) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the CBS Sports Classic, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Ohio State's John Mobley Jr. (0) celebrates during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kentucky in the CBS Sports Classic, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)