Five things you need to know from No. 14 Kentucky’s 98-84 loss to Chris Beard and No. 25 Mississippi in men’s SEC basketball: 1. There’s no “D” in “Kentucky. ” The UK defense is really struggling.

Mississippi 13-30 (Murrell 6-11, Brakefield 2-3, Dia 2-4, Murray 2-4, Davis 1-2, Barnes 0-1, Brown-Jones 0-1, Pedulla 0-4). Rebounds_Kentucky 32 (Williams 11), Mississippi 24 (Murrell 5). Assists_Kentucky 21 (Williams 10),