Sources Say celebrates Mark Pope's first March Madness win, previews Illinois

Sources Say recaps Kentucky's win over Troy and previews the Illinois matchup

The celebration continues in Milwaukee! Kentucky ran away with a blowout victory over No. 14 seed Troy to get March Madness rolling, leading to a second-round battle vs. No. 6 seed Illinois on Sunday.

How did the Wildcats get it done? What’s the confidence level going into the Round of 32? And how about that bright orange ball that has gone viral for all of the wrong reasons — just as Steven Peake called going into the event? Don’t forget the head-to-head matchup between Coach Cal and Rick Pitino earlier in the day…

It’s a three-person panel today on Sources Say, joined by Peake and KSR’s Tyler Thompson to prepare for Sunday at the Fiserv Forum.

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