# Mark Pope & Co. Receive Hostile Crowd Treatment After a ‘Forced’ Incident During Kentucky’s Game vs 299th-Ranked Northern Arizona
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3 outlets covering · First listed: EssentiallySports, Nov 13, 2026, 9:43 PM · Read it:
For a moment, it looked as though Kentucky was about to suffer one of the most embarrassing defeats of Mark Pope’s tenure. Northern Arizona had the Wildcats on the ropes, Rupp Arena was growing increasingly hostile, and the home team appeared to have no answers. It took a late three-pointer from Alex Wilkins to spare
## Who's covering it
In the order they published:
- Nov 13, 2026, 8:07 PM: [Takeaways from Kentucky's 78-77 win against Northern Arizona]() — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States)
Kentucky dodged a scare on Friday night as they escaped with a one-point win against Northern Arizona.
- Nov 13, 2026, 8:21 PM: [Kentucky survives Northern Arizona, but ‘Fire Mark Pope’ chants say it all]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
Kentucky escaped Northern Arizona 78-77, but “Fire Mark Pope” chants showed how an ugly win only turned up the heat on the Wildcats coach.
- Nov 13, 2026, 9:43 PM: [Mark Pope & Co. Receive Hostile Crowd Treatment After a ‘Forced’ Incident During Kentucky’s Game vs 299th-Ranked Northern Arizona]() — EssentiallySports (Sports)
For a moment, it looked as though Kentucky was about to suffer one of the most embarrassing defeats of Mark Pope’s tenure. Northern Arizona had the Wildcats on the ropes, Rupp Arena was growing increasingly hostile, and the home team appeared to have no answers. It took a late three-pointer from Alex Wilkins to spare