NCAA tournament 2012: Kentucky is tops, but far from unbeatable While neither Louisiana State nor Florida beat Kentucky (32-1), both teams provided a blueprint for how to successfully challenge the Wildcats, whose lone loss came when Indiana sank a buzzer-beating three-pointer on Dec. 10. If nothing else, the SEC tournament adversity has underscored what LSU guard Chris Bass said Friday: "They are not invincible at all." Of course, things could be worse for the Wildcats, who set a program record for regular season wins. But for all of their strengths - physical length, shot-blocking ability and sheer talent chief among them - the Wildcats are susceptible to lackadaisical play, early fatigue, cold outside shooting spells and turnover-plagued lapses on offense. "These kids are not machines," Kentucky Coach John Calipari said. Florida had lost by a combined 35 points in two regular season games against Kentucky. But the Gators built a 10-point first-half lead in Saturday's SEC semifinal yet could not pull back ahead in the game's final minutes, losing 74-71. Afterward, Florida Coach Billy Donovan said there are two ways to potentially beat Kentucky. "You have to do what LSU did and just be extremely physical at the basket, and body" all cutting Kentucky players, Donovan said. Or you need to play really, really fast. Really fast and force Terrence Jones and Anthony Davis and those guys to constantly have to run during the course of the games, on misses and makes. When venerable broadcaster Marv Albert looks at Kentucky, he said he sees one thing: six future NBA players. But beyond those six standouts, the Wildcats hardly have any other players of consequence. The Gators played fast to fatigue the Wildcats, whose reserves account for just 22.4 percent of Kentucky's team minutes this season, which ranks 317th nationally. The Gators tried to push the ball at every opportunity, forward Patric Young said, because they knew Kentucky players would tire because "they have been playing way too many minutes all year" and are not in the "best of shape." During the game, Young said, Davis himself told him that he was gassed. "It wore Davis out a lot - he is not the most physical guy out there," Young said of Kentucky's star freshman. Him just jogging down the court, lackadaisical, and I am being aggressive and ready to score. Davis, the nation's leading shot-blocker and a candidate for national player of the year, said he was more fatigued than usual Saturday, but he attributed exhaustion largely to playing 33 minutes in Friday's game against LSU.